Lanius Excubitor, Great Grey Shrike.—Spurn, October 25th, two or three seen about this date. Farn L.H., October 26th, 3 P.M., one seen, with small bird in bill. Spurn, November 1st, one shot, another seen. 27th, a Great Grey Shrike was shot to-day on Butterwick Common, near Brigg, which at the time was eating a Snipe (probably a wounded bird). L. collurio, Red-Backed Shrike.—Languard L.H., August 15th, noon, one seen. Hasbro' L.V., August 27th, 11 P.M., one caught on deck (wing sent).
Muscicapa Atricapilla, Pied Flycatcher.—Flamborough, April 26th, Pied Flycatcher; May 13th, 14th, and 15th, N.E., great many, with Redstarts.
Autumn: Mr Gurney informs me that Colonel Fielden observed a migration of Pied Flycatchers at Wells, on the Norfolk coast, on September 3d. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire coast, October 12th, one seen (J. C.).
Hirundo Rustica, Swallow.—First observed, Whitby and Hunstanton L.H.'s, on April 13th; Yarmouth and Hanois L.H., Guernsey, on 14th; in no numbers anywhere till the end of the month. Hanois L.H., April 22d, all day in two's and three's, sometimes six or seven, low on water to N.E. and E. Leman and Ower L.V., 30th, 9 A.M. to noon, great many to S.W. Tees L.V., April 27th, six to N.W.; May 16th, 17th, 18th, and 21st, great numbers, two and three together to N.W. Farn L.H., 19th and 20th, rush. Hunstanton, May 4th, rush to S.W. all day. Swin Middle L.V., July 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, and 16th, numbers from E. to W.; on 14th, five flocks of about twenty each between 3 and 4 A.M.
Autumn: Hanois L.H., September 15th, 16th, and 17th, rush to S. about mid-day, and on 20th at sunset; and 21st during morning, to S.W. and S., as many as twenty-five together. Swin Middle L.V., October 2d and 3d, 7.30 to noon, at intervals to S.E.; and at Hunstanton on October 1st, 3d, and 4th. Nab L.V. (Channel), October 1st, at intervals daylight till dusk, twenty together, to S., wind S. to S.E. (4). Languard L.H., October 3d.—Mr Owen Boyle writes: "Thousands of Swallows congregated here at 6.45 A.M., pitched on the lantern top and gallery rails; every available spot was covered with them. Thousands also were on the wing all round the lighthouse. The birds pitched were all quite silent. At 8.10 A.M. they all rose in a mass, and went to the S.W.; not one was to be seen at noon." Trent Lock, October 3d, hundreds congregating on telegraph wires. Kentish Knock L.V., October 1st, several to S. Hanois L.H., October 6th, great many; last seen, Spurn, November 1st, one. Lewes, Sussex, 8th, some to W. From September 30th to October 7th pressure system cyclonic; type first south-westerly and afterwards south-easterly.
Chelidon Urbica, Martin.—Cromer L.H., May 15th, first. Autumn: South Sand Head L.V., September 24th, twenty to thirty Martins; 29th, twenty Martins to N.W. Farn L.H., October 5th, one flying round tower. Great Cotes, November 15th, last seen, one. Cotile riparia, Sand Martin.—On the 8th of August I saw between six and seven hundred perched together on the telegraph wires by the turnpike side near Tamworth.
Ligurinus Chloris, Greenfinch.—Swin Middle L.V., October 18th, during day, with others at intervals to the W. Farn L.H., January 3d to 8th, seven. Carduelis elegans, Goldfinch.—Hanois L.H., September 24th, N.E., 9 A.M., large flock to S.E.
Passer Domesticus, Common Sparrow.—Is recorded at eleven stations, but at none north of Spurn. Leman and Ower L.V., August 30th, great many on board. There was a great rush between the 3d and 7th of October observed at Spurn L.V.; 6th and 7th, forty to fifty on deck—remained about one and a half hours. Inner Dowsing L.V., 6th, one hundred on board, ten killed; flew at 5 P.M. to N.W.; 8th, fifty, E.S.E. to W.N.W. Hasbro' L.V., 6th, forty; some died on board. Large numbers also between the same dates at the Goodwin, Gull, and South Sand Head L.V.'s. Many at the East Side and Varne L.V.'s on the 9th. A second large immigration was observed between the 16th and 23d at Spurn, Outer Dowsing L.V., Kentish Knock, the Goodwin L.V.'s, and Varne L.V.
Passer Montanus, Tree Sparrow.—Spring: Outer Dowsing L.V., April 2d and 3d, several from E.S.E. to W. and S.W. Autumn: A considerable immigration between the 3d and 8th of October, chiefly observed at the Outer Dowsing and South Sand Head L.V.'s; and again, between the 15th and 23d, at some of the southern light-ships off the East Coast. On November 13th I saw a flock, evidently recent arrivals, of about 2000 in Great Cotes Parish, within two miles of the East Coast. The observers on the light-vessels now readily distinguish and discriminate the two species.
Fringilla Cœlebs, Chaffinch.—Much the largest immigration of this species hitherto recorded; were observed at twenty-one stations covering the whole of the East Coast between the Farn and Channel Islands. The main body came in between the 3d and 6th of October at eleven stations in large numbers; and there was a second large arrival from October 15th to 23d at nine stations. The first was seen on the night of August 15th at Llyn Wells L.V., with Thrushes and Larks round the lantern. The last entry is from Hanois L.V., October 24th, Starlings and Chaffinches, 9 P.M. till morning. E. (4); and Kentish Knock L.V., 25th, seven or eight, at 9.30 A.M., to S.W. In the Spring of 1886, Chaffinches were observed at the Dudgeon L.V., with Larks, Hedge Sparrows, and Starlings on March 22d, going from S.E. to N.W.; Longstone L.H., April 20th, two to E.; and Outer Dowsing L.V., March 24th, several to W. and W.N.W.; May 29th, four to W.