wind S.W., fresh, thick, overcast.--_F. peregrinus_, one; _nisus_,
some. _Sturnus_, some flights of fifteen to twenty. _Turd. musicus_ and
_torquatus_, _Num. luctuosa_, _Sy. phœnicurus_, _suecica_, _rubecula_,
_cinerea_, and _trochilus_, all pretty many. _Anth. arboreus_, some;
_rupestris_ and _pratensis_, many. _Sax. ænanthe_, many; _rubetra_,
fewer. _Emb. hortulana_, not many. _C. pratensis_, _Scol. gallinago_,
_gallinula_, and _Col. palumbus_, scattered.
20th, early, light W. clouds, W. cirri; N. and N. by E. in evening,
wind fresh. Nothing.--_Sax. ænanthe_, early, from 8th to 9th very many
arrived, but besides these, all the species suiting the season, but
singly.
21st, S.W., violent, thick, rain; noon clear, N.W.; in evening N.N.W.,
cold.--Nothing. Very few _ænanthe_.
22d, N.W., fresh, cloudy; P.M., W., clear.--Nothing.
23d, W. to N.W., fresh, overcast.--Nothing. _Char. auratus_, pretty
many. One Bat.
24th, northerly, light, cirri violent from W.; P.M., N.W. Early not a
bird; later on some. _M. luctuosa_ and _Char. auratus_. Winter Sparrows
arrived.
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.
3d, S.W., thick, very stormy, No. 8.--Nothing. A great flight of Snow
Buntings. _Par. major_ and _cæruleus_, a few.
4th, S.W., fresh, overcast; in evening, S.W., clear to
northward.--Nothing. At noon pretty many young _Hit. rustica_. Several
_Sax. ænanthe_ and _rubicola_. _Char. auratus_, ten to fifteen.
5th, S.W., stormy, early. No. 9; in evening and night, thunder,
lightning, and hail.--Nothing. A couple of _Par. major_.
6th, W. by S., W. to N., violent; early, thunder, lightning, and hail
squalls; in evening stiller, W.--Nothing. _Hir. rustica_, pretty many
young birds; _urbica_, fewer. Some 31. _flava_ and _alba_ and _Anth.
pratensis_.
7th, N. and N.N.W., better, clear; later, violent, with rain
squalls.--_C. cornix_, flights of hundreds. _Sturnus_, great flights.
_T. musicus_, scattered. _Mot. alba_, some. _Sax. ænanthe_ and
_rubicola_, both stray old birds. _Al. arvensis_, tolerable flights;
_alpestris_, scattered. _Fr. cœlebs_ and _montifringilla_, not many.
_Par. major_ and _cæruleus_, a little party. _Col. palumbus_, some.
_Char. auratus_, several. _Lar. minutus_, many at sea off the island.
8th, W.N.W., fresh, cloudy; P.M., violent, overcast; in evening, S.W.,
stormy. Scotland, low minimum.--_F. æsalon_, [male]; _nisus_, jr.,
some. _C. cornix_, many flights. _Sturnus_, pretty many. _T. musicus_,
tolerable; _merula_, some jr.; _iliacus_, a couple. No _Sylviæ_.
_Sax. ænanthe_ and _rubicola_, some. 31. alba, few. _Anthus_, pretty
many. _Al. arvensis_, tolerable; _alpestris_, flights of twenty
to thirty; _arborea_, some. _Troglodytes_, many. _Fr. cœlebs_ and
_montifringilla_, pretty many; _cannabina_, fewer. _Par. cæruleus_,
scattered. _Scol. rusticula_, six to eight been shot; _gallinago_, some.
9th, S.W. by S., fresh, cloudy, rain; in evening, light, clear, stars,
on mainland S., slight.--_F. nisus_, some. _T. musicus_, pretty many;
_merula_, jr., fewer; _torquatus_, some. No _Sylviæ_. _Sax. ænanthe_,
tolerable. _Mot. alba_ and _Anthus_, do. _Troglodytes_, many. _Al.
arvensis_, many, especially passing on over the sea numerously;
_alpestris_, little flights; _arborea_, a couple. _Fr. cœlebs_,
_montifringilla_, and _cannabina_, many. _Par. major_ and _cæruleus_,
some. _Hir. rustica_ and _urbica_, tolerable. Few Woodcocks. Altogether
but slight migration.
10th, S.W., violent, chasing loose clouds; in evening light,
southerly, misty; later clear.--Almost nothing. _T. musicus_,
_torquatus_, and passing on overhead; _pilaris_, some. _Fr. cœlebs_ and
_montifringilla_, many; _cannabina_, fewer.
11th, E.S.E., moderate; A.M., rain; P.M., clear; in evening E.N.E.,
light, clear.--_F. nisus_, some. _C. cornix_, innumerable flights;
_monedula_, very many. _Sturnus_, flights like clouds in many
thousands. _T. musicus_, tolerable; _torquatus_, scattered. No
_Sylviæ_. _Accentor_, a couple. _Troglodytes_, tolerable. _Mot. alba_,
some. _Anthus_, many. _Al. arvensis_, many, extremely many passing over
the sea; _alpestris_, pretty many; _arborea_, single. _F. cœlebs_,
_montifringilla_, _cannabina_, _spinus_, not very many. _Hir. rustica_
and _urbica_, scattered. _Col. palumbus_, _Scolopax_, and _Char.
auratus_, all not many.
12th, N.N.E., light; in evening S.W., slight; rain showers during
day.--All the above, but in considerably smaller numbers. _F.
peregrinus_, one old bird shot. _Sy. rubecula_, very many; _rufa_, also
pretty many. _Accentor_, also many. _Reg. flavicapillus_, pretty many.
_Fr. linaria_, some.
13th, S.W., violent, overcast, rain shower.--Nothing. _T. iliacus_,
flights; _musicus_ and _torquatus_, few.
14th, S. by E., very violent, thick clouds, overcast.--Nothing. _Fr.
cœlebs_, _montifringilla_, and _cannabina_, some flights passing.
Thrushes, almost none. _Regulus_, some.
15th, S.E., slight clear, middle high clouds from W. by S.; noon,
light, cloudy. Wind, E. by N., clouds from S. In evening, E. by N.,
violent, clouds from S. by E. In night, east, very violent, thick
clouds from S.E.--_F. peregrinus_, old; _æsalon_, _tinnunculus_,
_nisus_, of the latter three several. _Corv. cornix_, extraordinary
many, hundred thousands. _Monedula_, flights of hundred and above.
_T. musicus_, _torquatus_, _iliacus_, few. _Viscivorus_, a couple.
_Sylviæ_, very strayed. _Regulus_, do. _Accentor_, none. _Anth.
pratensis_, few. _Richardi_, one. _Al. arvensis_, very many;
_alpestris_, hundreds. _Emb. citrinella_, some. _Fr. cœlebs_, numerous,
passing on overhead, but so high that the call of thousands over
thousands could only be heard from aloft without the birds being
visible. _Scol. gallinago_, some. _Rusticula_, none.
_Note._--According to the weather in the morning, there ought to have
been considerable migration--Thrushes and Woodcocks but prominent
westerly currents in higher regions acted adverse.
During the night to 16th, extraordinary strong migration of Larks,
Thrushes, Starlings, _Numenius_ and _Charadrius_; also _Strix otus_
(?) was present, and robbed on the wing at light fire, especially _T.
musicus_.
16th, E. and E. by S., violent, thick, low clouds S.E.; in evening,
light, E., uniform thick, damp.--Early, six to seven, yet extremely
strong migration of Thrushes, Larks, Finches, and Starlings. _F.
peregrinus_, _æsalon_, _tinnunculus_, and _nisus_, strayed. _Str.
otus_, some. _Lan. excubitor_, a couple. _T. musicus_, many during
forenoon; _iliacus_ and _pilaris_, many during day. _Sturnus_, very
many. _Sy. rubecula_, pretty many, besides no _Sylviæ_ and _accentor_,
_Regulus flavicapillus_, pretty many. _Anth. pratensis_, many.
_Richardi_, some. _Emb. schœniclus_, early, many. _Pusilla_, one.
_Al. arvensis_, very many; _alpestris_, the same. _Fr. cœlebs_ and
_montifringilla_, many; _cannabina_, fewer. _Par. major_, pretty many.
_Scolopax_, none. In the afternoon, from 5 to 6, a bat flew about in
the garden, chasing.
17th, northerly, light, quite thick, with rain, low loose clouds,
slowly from N.W. and N.; after midnight, dead calm.--During the early
hours until 9 o'clock, extremely large flights of Thrushes, flying
about high, just as if bad weather was approaching. _F. tinnunculus_
and _nisus_, some. _Corvus_ and _Sturnus_, few. _T. musicus_ and
_torquatus_, extraordinary many during the whole of the day; _merula_,
_iliacus_, and _viscivorus_, fewer. _Sy. rufa_, many; _rubecula_,
extremely many. _Accentor_, none. _Regulus_, many. _Anthus pratensis_,
many. _Alauda_, very few. _Emb. citrinella_ and _schœniclus_, some.
_Fr. cœlebs_ and _montifringilla_, many, the latter very many.
_Linaria_, some. _Spinus_, many. _Par. major_, pretty many. _Scol.
rusticula_, twenty to thirty shot. _Gallinago_, pretty many. _Rallus
aquaticus_, some.
18th, N.N.W., slight, overcast, easterly, horizon clear; P.M., high
cirri from E. by N., light, sunny, low clouds lazy from N.N.W.--_F.
æsalon_, scattered; _nisus_, some. _Str. brachyotus_, few. _Corvus_,
very single. _Sturnus_, some flights. _Lan. excubitor_, one. _Turd.
musicus_ and _torquatus_, many. _Merula_, _iliacus_, _viscivorus_, and
_pilaris_, tolerable. _Sy. rubecula_ and _rufa_, as _Regulus_, pretty
many. _Accentor_, some. _Anth. pratensis_ and _rupestris_, pretty many.
_Al. arvensis_ and _alpestris_, fewer. _Emb. schœniclus_, tolerable;
_nivalis_, some. _Par. major_, pretty many. _Fringilla_, not many.
_Linaria_, twenty to thirty; some _spinus_. _Col. palumbus_, some.
_Scol. rusticula_, about thirty shot. _Gallinula_ and _gallinago_,
several. About eve a bat flying about in the garden, besides two
observed.
19th, N.W., slight, light rain squalls.--Early, nothing. _F. nisus_,
some. _C. cornix_, some flights; _monedula_, fewer. _Sturnus_,
but few. _Sy. rubecula_ and _rufa_, scattered. _Par. major_, few.
About eve Blackbirds and Finches arrived. _Linaria_, the same. _Al.
brachydactyla_, one male shot.
During the latter days plenty _Lar. tridactyla_ on the sea, also
_minutus_. _Anas molissima_, one old male shot.
20th, N. by E., slight, quite cloudy, rain showers; later, N.E., almost
clear; in evening, clear, light.--Very little, more migration across
the sea. _Corvus_, few. Sturnus, many. Turdus, very few. _Sy. rubecula_
and _rufa_, few. _Al. arvensis_, pretty many; _alpestris_, very many,
in flights of thirty to fifty. Woodcocks, but a few.
21st, westerly, light, and rain showers.--Very slight migration.
_Sturnus_, pretty large flights. _Lan. excubitor_, one. _Turdus_, very
few. Woodcocks, early, very many, 150 to 200 captured.
22d, E. and E. by N, light, clear, scattered clouds; in evening,
highest clouds from N., middle W., low, loose, hasty clouds from E. by
S.--_F. peregrinus_, a couple. _Corv. cornix_ and _monedula_, not many.
_Sturnus_, early flights of 2000 to 3000. _Turdus_, but few. _Anthus_,
not many. _Al. arvensis_, few; _alpestris_, many. _Emb. citrinella_,
some. _Fringillæ_, the same. Some _Col. palumbus_ and Woodcocks.
The westerly currents in middle stratum of air may have acted
unfavourably on migration.
23d, E. by S., fresh, light clouds from S.E.; in evening, E.S.E., very
fresh; clouds hasty from S.E., at 9 o'clock, thick, overcast.--_F.
peregrinus_ and _æsalon_, some. _C. cornix_, very many; _frugilegus_,
in afternoon, flights of several hundreds. _Sturnus_, single flights.
_Sy. rubecula_ and _rufa_, but strayed. _Reg. flavicapillus_, pretty
many, but yet no _pyrocephalus_. _Anth. pratensis_ and _rupestris_,
pretty many. _Al. arvensis_, few; _alpestris_, many; _brachydactyla_,
one shot, No Thrushes and but a few Woodcocks.
24th, early, S.S.E., violent, thick rain; 10 A.M., S.; P.M., S.S.W.,
rain, clear to northward.--Early and forenoon, nothing; afternoon,
during calm, _T. merula_, _Sturnus_, _Fr. cœlebs_, and a few Woodcocks.
25th, S.W. and W.S.W., fresh, light, rain showers; in evening,
lighter.--Nothing.
26th, S.W. to S. by W., violent, thick rain; P.M., very stormy, No.
8; in night, W. and W.N.W., No. 8.--Minimum, west, Scotland; stormy
westerly winds in Nordsea. Almost nothing; very strayed single
seasonable birds. _Al. alpestris_ and _Emb. nivalis_, the most.
27th, W., lighter; during day, rain and hail squalls; P.M., W.N.W. and
N.W., lighter betwixt squalls.--Nothing; two to three Woodcocks.
28th, early, N.W., No. 7, rain and hail squalls; noon, S.W.,
clear, high cirri and little clouds from E. by S.; in evening, W,,
lighter.--Nothing; early, few _merula_, young birds. Pretty many _Al.
alpestris_, and one flight _Emb. nivalis_.
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.
5th, S.W., fresh, thick, with rain; afternoon, sun through.--Nothing; a
few _merula_, _Par. major_, _Regulus_, _E. nivalis_, and _F. montium_.
6th, southerly, still, clear; evening, S.S.W., nearly calm.--Early,
heavy dew; Bremen, fog; scarcely any passage. _T. pilaris_, some.
_Al. alpestris_, pretty numerous; _arvensis_, few; _E. nivalis_, _F.
montium_, and _Par. major_, some. _Lestris catarrhactes_, a very fine
specimen obtained; waited thirty years for it!
7th, southerly, still, clear; 9 A.M., fog whole day and
night.--Nothing: one Firecrest. 10 P.M., when for a short time clear,
great many _Num. arquata_ passing overhead.
8th, E., early, morning, fog; A.M., S.E., thick, with clouds; evening
clear.--Nothing. Early in the morning, _T. torquatus_ passing overhead.
Towards evening, great many _F. cœlebs_ and _cannabina_, alighting from
great height.
9th, E.S.S., fresh, hazy clouds, cold.--_T. pilaris_, _Al. arvensis_,
pretty numerous; _arborea_, a few.
_Fr. cœlebs_, _chloris_, _spinus_, _linaria_, _cannabina_, _montium_,
all great many. _E. citrinella_ and _nivalis_, also great many.
10th, S.E., fresh, hazy clouds drifting along; evening clear,
still.--During night some Woodcocks and Ring Ouzels at lighthouse.
_T. torquatus_ and _pilaris_, pretty numerous. _Al. arvensis_ and
alpestris, less. _F. montium_, many; _linaria_, some. A few Woodcocks.
11th, S.E., moderate, clear, fine; evening, fog.--_St. otus_, one
in thrushbush. _C. cornix_, pretty numerous early in the morning.
_Sturnus_, less so. _Al. arvensis_, not many; _alpestris_, great many;
_arborea_, ten to fifteen. . _Emb. miliaria_ and _citrinella_, pretty
numerous. _F. cœlebs_, great many; _cannabina_, _chloris_, _montium_,
_linaria_, many. _Col. palumbus_, some.
12th, southerly, fresh; night and all day, fog.--Nothing. During night,
_T. torquatus_ and _pilaris_, _Ch. auratus_, and _Num. arquata_, heard
at lighthouse.
13th, S.W., moderate, thick.--Nothing. Some _T. torquatus_ and
_pilaris_. _E. miliaria_, a few.
14th, W., windy, rain.--Nothing. _T. pilaris_, rather numerous; perhaps
east wind approaching.
15th, N.E., fresh; early, rain and hail squalls; from noon, clear.--_C.
cornix_, a few small flights; _merula_ and _pilaris_, rather numerous,
particularly the latter; _musicus_ also. _A. arvensis_, flights;
also during night at Lighthouse. _A. alpestris_, small flights. _F.
montium_, a party of from eighty to a hundred; _E. nivalis_, less.
16th, N. still, clear; during night some frost; evening calm, clouds
from E.N.E., clear.--_C. cornix_, small flights. Sturnus, forty to
fifty. _T. pilaris_, some flights. _Al. arvensis_, some; _alpestris_,
great many; _arborea_, a few. _E. nivalis_, scattered; _F. montium_,
twenty to forty. Woodcocks, about ten. _Col. palumbus_, some.
17th, S., faint, clear, somewhat below zero; evening, S.E.,
fresh.--Nothing; not a bird.
18th, S.S.E., still, clear, some frost.--Nothing. A few _C. cornix_,
early passing overhead. _P. major_, a few flitting about.
19th, N., faint, scattered clouds, about zero; evening,
E.N.E.--Nothing. Very few _C. cornix_, _Al. arvensis_, and _E.
nivalis_. _F. linaria_, ten; _carduelis_, one. _Par. major_, some.
20th and 21st, S.E., windy, cloudy, below zero.--Nothing. _C. cornix_,
about ten. _F. linaria_ and _E. nivalis_, a few.
22d, S.E., little wind, thick.--Nothing. _F. cannabina_, eight to ten.
_Strix otus_, one.
23d, E. still, very thick; noon, N.E.; evening, E. by S., faint.--_T.
pilaris_, several large flights, from 300 to 500. _C. cornix_, also
many. _E. nivalis_, considerable numbers. _Ch. vanellus_, great many.
24th, E., windy, overcast; during night, S.E., very hard.--_C. cornix_
and T. pilaris, some flights. Accentor, some. _Cinc. aquaticus_
(_melanogaster_), one. _Anser_ and _Anas_, great many passing on.
25th, S.E., very hard, thick, some snow, a degree below zero.--Nothing.
_T. pilaris_, a few. Some _Scol. gallinago_. _Anser_ and _Anas_, great
many passing on over the sea.
26th, S.E., blowing hard, cloudy; night, stormy.--Early and forenoon,
hundreds of _C. cornix_ passing overhead westward; otherwise, nothing.
27th, S.S.E., blowing hard, rain and snow; afternoon, S.W,--Nothing.
Storm warning. Magnificent fall of stars, uninterrupted.
28th, S.S.W., windy, thick; night, stormy.--Nothing.
29th, N.W., somewhat better, windy, cloudy; evening, still,
rain.--Nothing.