Schedules were sent to forty-five stations, lighthouses, and light-vessels, and returns have been received from forty-two. The total number of schedules sent in is eighty-four, and the greatest number from any single station, nine from Mr Thomas H. Cutting, of the Farn Lighthouse; and six from Mr Thomas O. Hall, of the Longstone Lighthouse.
The East Coast stations included in this report are:—
| Longstone L.H. | Thomas O. Hall. |
| Farn, Inner, L.H. | Thomas H. Cutting. |
| Coquet Island L.H. | William Evans. |
| Tees, 5 Buoy L.V. | Henry Harbord. |
| Tees Breakwater L.H. | M. Grant. |
| Whitby High L.H. | John Odgers. |
| Flamborough L.H. | Charles Hood. |
| Spurn L.H. | James B. Smith. |
| Spurn L.V. | Nil. |
| Outer Dowsing L.V. | William Stock. |
| Inner Dowsing L.V. | William King. |
| Llyn Wells L.V. | George Rees. |
| Dudgeon L.V. | J. F. Warder and J. H. Harrison. |
| Hasbro' L.V. | J. Nicholas and B. V. Darnell. |
| Hasbro' L.H. | Nil. |
| Hunstanton L.H. | Wm. Westmoreland. |
| Cromer L.H. | C. H. Overton. |
| Winterton L.H. | John Watson and John Leggett. |
| Leman and Ower L.V. | J. Artis and John Bowen. |
| Newarp L.V. | C. Campbell and W. Rees. |
| Cockle L.V. | Charles Perfrement and E. Cole. |
| Orfordness L.H. | J. Garrett. |
| Corton L.V. | I. H. Johnson and W. Bowen. |
| Languard Point L.H. | Owen Boyle. |
| Shipwash L.V. | David Dale. |
| Galloper L.V. | P. Frost. |
| Kentish Knock L.V. | W. R. Carter and W. Dorney. |
| Swin Middle L.V. | Samuel Pender. |
| Tongue L.V. | John Webber. |
| Nore L.V. | Nil. |
| Goodwin L.V. | David Johns. |
| Gull L.V. | Francis Harvey and J. Jenkins. |
| South Sand Head L.V. | F. G. Foreman. |
| East Side L.V. | Edward le Gallais and W. Nicholls. |
| Varne L.V. | Nil. |
| Hanois L.H. | Charles Williams. |
Reports and notes have also been received from:—
| Roker, Sunderland | Alfred Crawhall Chapman. |
| S. S. "Aycliffe" | John Osborn Morgan (2d engineer). |
| Seaton-Carew | C. Donald Thompson. |
| Redcar | T. H. Nelson. |
| Flamborough | Matthew Bailey. |
| Spurn | Wm. Eagle Clarke. |
| Spurn | Philip Lawton. |
| Spurn | J. Fisher. |
| East Lincolnshire | John Cordeaux. |
| Northrepps and Cley | J. H. Gurney, Jun. |
| Yarmouth | Arthur Patterson. |
| Yarmouth | Benjamin Dye. |
| Yarmouth | G. Smith. |
| Thanet | Lord Clifton. |
| Malmo, Sweden | Frank R. Newton. |
Notes also bearing on the migration of birds on the east coast of England have been utilised from the Zoologist, Naturalist, and. Field newspapers; also from MS. notes made at Cley, Norfolk, in the autumn of 1885 by Messrs G. E. and F. D. Power.
Separate Notes on each Species.
TURDINÆ.—Missel-Thrush, Turdus viscivorus.—Spring migration, March 25th, 1885: Farn L.H., two. Autumn: Roker, Sunderland, August 9th, 7 P.M., "for about an hour a continual stream kept flying over the lawn at Silksworth; they were about one hundred yards high, going from N.E. to S.W., in parties of two or three, then twenty or thirty at once." Teesmouth, October 11th, great rush, "thousands in one particular field." North-East Lincolnshire, October 20th, great many. Common Thrush, T. musicus.—Spring, 1885: Longstone L.H., March 13th, night, N. hazy, several round lantern. Northrepps, middle of March, many moving north.[6] Autumn; An enormous immigration, first indicated at Farn L.H., July 3d to 11th, a few none in August, sparingly in September, and an enormous rush from October 12th to 18th, covering the east coast, and, more or less, continuous night and day on 15th and 16th, wind E.N.E. A second rush November 8th to 12th, and less at intervals to end of month; a few Farn L.H. throughout January to February 10th, 1886. Redwing, T. iliacus.—Spring, 1885: Thanet, April 19, last seen. Autumn; Farn L.H., September 15th, first. An enormous immigration in October, much the largest recorded. The bulk arriving in two great rashes, covering the east coast, from October 15th to 17th, night and day; and again November 9th to 17th, but in less numbers. Hasbro' L.V. on 22d and 23d, all day; a few at Farn L.H. to December 3d, when the migration of this species ceased. Fieldfare, T. pilaris.—Spring, 1885: North-East Lincolnshire, March 26th, large flocks in coast marshes. Thanet, April 19th, last seen. Farn L.H., May 4th, fifteen. Autumn: Dudgeon L.V., July 7th, one young bird caught on board; October 15th to 26th, first arrivals on east coast—a great rush on 15th and 16th at various stations, and a second very large immigration, old birds, November 8th to 12th. Longstone L.H., November 8th, S. to S.W., one on gallery at midnight; 9th, 10th, and 11th, great rush night and day, and up to 10.30 P.M. on 12th, and in less numbers at intervals on east coast to end of first week in January 1886. Shipwash L.V., January 23d, many till midnight, one killed. In North-East Lincolnshire, large numbers of old birds arrived at intervals from the last week in November to middle of January 1886, either direct from the Continent, or from more northern localities in Great Britain. Blackbird, T. merula.—Spring, 1885: Migration observed at Longstone L.H. April 4th and 12th to W. Farn L.H. March 13th to May 4th. Whitby, March 13th and 14th, E. to W. during night. Autumn: October 15th to 18th, very large arrivals both by night and day, and again from November 8th to 12th, in both cases covering the east coast. Corton L.V., November 21st, noon, twenty to W.N.W.; and Dudgeon L.V., November 24th, last recorded. Ring-Ousel, T. torquatus.—Spring, 1885: Spurn L.H., April 9th, male and female. Farn L.H., April 12th to May 4th, Longstone L.H., 23d, S., one. Thanet, 22d, two old males; 23d and 25th, younger males; 30th, females. Autumn: Spurn, August 25th; Flamborough, October 6th, many, Cromer L.H., 16th, all night, seven killed. Thanet, 16th, N.E. gale, several; 22d, E,, old males and old females.
[6] Malmo, Sweden, May 6th, flock of thrushes to N.E.
CINCLINÆ.—Black-Bellied Dipper, Cinclus melanogaster.—October 23d, E. and N.E. gale, one shot on morning of 24th. Humber Bank, in Stallinborough parish, great flight of Woodcock at the same date.