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THE ZOOLOGIST.
THIRD SERIES.
REPORT ON THE
MIGRATION OF BIRDS IN THE
AUTUMN OF 1879.[1]
By John A. Harvie-Brown and John Cordeaux.
[1] I would here direct attention to another paper of mine bearing upon thissubject, which was read at the meeting of the Glasgow Natural History Society onSept. 30th, 1879, and forms part of its 'Proceedings' for the Session 1879-80, nowin the press. It forms a Report upon Migration of 1878, Journal of the severewinter of 1879-80, and Observations on the effects of the weather, under the differentspecies of Mammals and Birds noticed. I read a similar Report on 1879-80 at themeeting of the same Society in March last.—J. A. H.-B.
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| EAST COAST OF SCOTLAND | 161 |
| Separate Report of Each Species Observed | 162 |
| EAST COAST OF ENGLAND | 172 |
| Separate Report of Each Species Observed | 173 |
| WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND | 189 |
| Separate Report of Each Species Observed | 190 |
EAST COAST OF SCOTLAND.
Printed forms of enquiry and letters of instructions weresent to twenty-six lighthouses on the east coast of Scotland.Thirteen stations have sent in returns, and thirteen have eithersent in none, or have returned blank forms, owing to unusualscarcity of birds. The stations from which co-operation was askedare the following, commencing with the most northerly. Thosefrom which returns have been received are marked with a *.
*North Unst, Shetland; white and red sectors, fixed. Robert Burnett.
Whalsey Skerries, Shetland; white, revolving every minute.
Bressay Sound, Shetland; red and white alternately, rev. every minute.
*Sumburgh Head, Shetland; white, fixed. William Anderson.
*North Ronaldshay, Orkney; white, flash every 10 seconds. John Tulloch.
Start Point, Orkney; red, fixed.
*Auskerry, Orkney; white, fixed. Charles C. Irvine.<