25th, westerly, light, heavy cumuli, showers of rain with hail; in evening light northerly.—F. æsalon and nisus, some. Sturnus, many. T. musicus, pretty many. Sy. rubecula, very numerous; phœnicurus, many; cinerea and curruca, fewer; trochilus, many; rufa, fewer. Anth. arboreus, few; pratensis and rupestris, many. Sax. ænanthe and rubetra, many. Mot. flava, many; alba, fewer. Al. arvensis, some; arborea, a couple, Emb. schœniclus, very many; hortulana, fewer; nivalis, some. Fr. cœlebs and montifringilla, some. Col. palumbus, several. Scol. gallinula and gallinago, scattered. In afternoon a flight of Corv. cornix of several hundreds.
Note.—It is striking that with such monstrous heavy cumuli, that have the appearance of storm-clouds, so much migration takes place. There must be better weather at hand.
26th, early calm, draught of air southerly, still so heavy threatening cumuli at W. and N., but in spite thereof much migration; in evening south-easterly, light, clear, clouds disappear, therefore more favourable weather for migration.—Very numerous migration. F. peregrinus, one; æsalon and nisus, several. C. corax, a little flight, about fifteen. T. musicus and torquatus, many. All Sylviæ, especially rubecula, very many. Sax. ænanthe, many; rubetra, fewer. Trog. parvulus, pretty many. Anthus and Motacilla, fewer. Al. alpestris, pretty many. Emberiza, fewer; several nivalis; cœlebs, many; montifringilla, fewer. Col. palumbus, pretty many. First Woodcock shot; two or three more. Gallinula and gallinago, pretty many. Tr. alpina, many; subarquata and maritima, of each a young bird. Sy. superciliosa, one, Anth. richardi and cervinus, of each one.
27th, S.E., slight, overcast.—F. peregrinus and æsalon, young. Strix brachyotus, about fifteen. C. cornix, 400 to 500. Sturnus, many flights. T. torquatus and musicus, pretty many. Sy. suecica, cinerea, atricapilla, trochilus, and rufa, many. Mot. flava, few; alba, pretty many. Sax. ænanthe, many; rubetra, fewer; Anthus, few; richardi, a couple. Fringillæ, few, Emb. hortulana, some. Certh. familiaris, several. Hir. rustica, pretty many; Cypselus, some late. Col. palumbus, Scol. gallinula and gallinago, tolerable. Fr. cœlebs, very many arrived about evening.
28th, E.N.E., slight, light clouds, sunny.—F. peregrinus, old and young; æsalon, young; nisus arrived about evening. It is strange that nisus mostly and suddenly arrives late in the afternoon in great numbers. C. cornix, not many. Sturnus, numerous flights. T. musicus, pretty many; torquatus, fewer; pilaris, some. Mus. luctuosa, few. Sax. ænanthe, many; rubetra ceases. Sy. rubecula, phœnicurus, cinerea, atricapilla, and trochilus, numerous; rufa, fewer; of trochilus, now mostly old faded birds. Sy. superciliosus, two very fine specimens been shot. Another warbler with light bands on wings, the size of rufa, wounded, but not obtained. Mot. flava, few; alba, more. Anth. pratensis and rupestris, many; arborea ceases. Emb. schœniclus, many; nivalis, very many; hortulana ceases. F. cœlebs, many; montifringilla, do.; spinus, some. Al. alpestris, a few. Regulus flavicapillus, pretty many. Hir. rustica, many. Col. palumbus, tolerable. Scolopax, pretty many; rusticula, five been shot. Ch. auratus, many. Tringæ, many, all young birds. Procellaria glacialis, a fine old bird with white head obtained.
29th, S. by E., light, later fresh, S.E. clouds, S. by W. to W.; P.M., wind S.W.; about evening rain. Storm notified from America between 28th and 30th.—F. æsalon, tinnunculus, and nisus; St. brachyotus—all, but singly. C. cornix, several flights of hundreds; frugilegus, about eighty. Sturnus, some flights of a hundred and above. T. musicus and torquatus, early, many. Sylviæ, few. Muscicapa, over. Reg. flavicapillus, many. Hir. rustica, tolerable. Al. arvensis, pretty many early in forenoon. Emb. schœniclus, many. Fringillæ, few. Anthus, do. Scol. rusticula, some.
30th, early, light, N.N.W., clear; P.M., S. by W., thick, windy.—Almost nothing at all. Only very scattered C. cornix, Turdus, Sturnus, and Sylviæ. Trochilus, Anth. arborea, and hortulana, over.
October
1st, S.W.; violent in night, N.W., stormy. No. 7, heavy rain, squalls strong, lightning.—Nothing. Parus major and cæruleus, some.
2d, N.W. to W., stormy, squalls, No. 7; in night, No, 8 to 9.—Nothing.