29th, light, overcast; noon, clouds slowly from N.E.; 3 o clock in afternoon, E., fresh, wind and moving clouds.—C. cornix, many great flights, thousands. Sturnus, a flight of 500 to 600. T. musicus, few; pilaris, great flights; no merula. Sy. rubecula, numerous. Reg. flavicapillus and Par. major, pretty many. Anthus, few. Al. arvensis, pretty many passing on overhead; alpestris, flights of hundreds; arborea, twenty to thirty. Woodcocks, ten to fifteen obtained.
30th, E. by N., fresh, overcast, cold, clouds from E.—During the night many Tringæ passed. F. æsalon, several. C. cornix, very many passed. Sturnus, extremely many. Turdus, altogether few; merula, some; torquatus, few; pilaris, many. Sy. rubecula, scattered. Anthus, pretty many. Richardi, one. Al. arvensis, pretty many; alpestris, very numerous; arborea, some. Emb. citrinella and schœniclus, pretty many. Fr. linaria and montium, some flights; cœlebs and montifringilla, fewer. Woodcocks, twenty to thirty shot. Very many Geese and Ducks passed. Cinc. melanogaster, one fine male shot.
Late in evening, many Ch. squatarola overhead passing; the air full of call tones.
31st, E. to S.E., very fresh, cloudy, cold; in evening, wind again more easterly.—F. nisus and buteo, some. C. cornix, very many; monedula, some flights. Sturnus, few. T. merula, few; viscivorus, some; pilaris, many. Lan. major, one fine male. Sy. rubecula, scattered. Anth. pratensis and rupestris, tolerable. Accentor, the same. Al. arvensis, pretty many; alpestris, in masses. Emb. citrinella and nivalis, pretty many; miliaria, some. Par. major, many. F. cœlebs, extraordinary many passing on overhead; linaria, a few flights; cannabina and montium, some. Col. palumbus and Scol. rusticula, several.
Note.—In course of the month, almost no curruca at all; no Reg. pyrocephalus; very few Accentor; Lar. trydactyla, already early very numerous on the sea; Sula alba, the same; almost no Strix brachyotus at all.
November
1st, E. by N., fresh, clear, cold; P.M., light clouds from N. by W.; in evening, cloudy, light easterly.—Not particularly much migration. C. cornix, few flights. Sturnus, the same., Turdus, none at all. Rubecula and Accentor, pretty many. Al. arvensis, few; alpestris, very many passing on overhead. Emb. nivalis and Fr. montium, pretty many. Par. major and cæruleus, some. Woodcocks, few.
2nd, S.W., pretty violent, overcast; P.M., fine rain.—Nothing.
3rd, S.W., pretty violent, overcast; P.M., clear, little high clouds N.—Nothing; at Cuxhaven, fog.
4th, S.S.W., fresh, quite clear; in night, thick.—Nothing. T. pilaris, a little flight. Emb. nivalis and F. montium, several small flights. Par. major, ten to fifteen in the garden.