After the 3d and to the 19th of November, birds continued to arrive, but in greatly reduced numbers, the throbs and pulsations of the great inrush becoming daily more feeble and less sustained. After this date to the end of the year, migration was more or less spasmodic, the entries in the schedules being chiefly confined to the occurrences of various birds seen in the vicinity of the stations.

Swans and Grey Geese have been remarkably scarce. Brent Geese (Bernicla brenta) fairly numerous. All accounts agree that it has been an extraordinary Duck year, large numbers of various species frequenting all favourable localities along the East Coast. The Common Scoter (Œdemia nigra) has occurred in enormous flocks, also a few Œ. fusca. Considerable numbers of the Long-Tailed Duck (Harelda glacialis) have visited the coast from the Farn Islands to Yarmouth.

Amongst the rarer and more interesting species we may notice the occurrences of Tringa temmincki (three) at the Spurn, also Podiceps nigricollis at the same place. Anthus richardi at Tetney. Cypselus melba, Recurvirostra avocetta, and Tringa maculata at Yarmouth, also Pandion haliaëtus at the Cromer lighthouse.

It is unfortunate that we do not know more about those smaller night wanderers which are usually entered in our schedules under the general name "Flycatchers" or "various small birds." The wings occasionally forwarded are always very interesting, and, what is most important, give definite and reliable results. As a rule all these small insect-eating species get lumped together as "Flycatchers," a result not to be wondered at considering the circumstances under which they are seen, helplessly fluttering against the lanterns, or dancing like gnats in the yellow glare. Those "hundreds of Flycatchers," from midnight to 4 P.M., seen at the Swin L.V. on the night of April 29th, no doubt represented many species of our small summer visitors, and the Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola) was not seen in the Isle of Thanet before May 4th.

WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND.

In the same way as we treated of the East Coast returns, we treat the West Coast. The contents of one or two schedules written across the columns have been omitted for reasons before stated, more especially as none of these are of great importance.

LIST OF STATIONS.

The names of the Reporters are given under "Diary from the Stations."

In 1887,
Schedules
filled in.		Returns
in 9 years,
including
1887.		In
1887.		List of Stations.Values.Feet.
Sutherland.
0481.Cape Wrath,III.400
0482.Rhu Stoir,II.195
Outer Hebrides.
38*83.Butt of Lewis,I.170
0384.Stornoway (2 Lights),{II.
I.		}56
0385.Island Ghlais,I.130
88*86.Monach Islands,{I.
II.		150
62
0287.Ushenish, N. Uist,VI.176
2588.Barra Head,II.683
14*89.Rona, Skye,IV.222
38*90.Kyleakin, W. Ross,IV.53
0291.Isle Ornsay,I.58
0292.Ardnamurchan,I.
49*93.Skerryvore and Hynish
Signal Tower, Tiree,		II.150
49*94.Dhuheartach,I.146
0695.Sound of Mull,V.55
0096.Corran Ferry,IV.38
0497.Lismore, Oban,I.103
0298.Fladda, Easdale,VI.42
0499.Rhuvaal,IV.147
07100.M'Arthur's Head,IV.128
39*101.Skervuile,II.73
99*102.Rhinns of Islay,IV.159
84*103.Lochindaul,IV.50
00104.Mull of Cantyre,VI.297
00105.Sanda,
00106.Devaar,II.120
00107.Pladda, Arran,II.130
16*108.Lamlash, Arran,IV.46
04*109.Turnberry, Ayrshire,IV.96
31109B.Ailsa Craig, 1885
18*110.Corsewall,IV.112
00111.Loch Ryan,I.46
07*112.Portpatrick,I.37
18*113.Mull of Galloway,II.325
45*114.Little Ross,IV.176

Diary from the Stations.