Report on the migration of birds, by J.A.H. Brown, [and others]. |
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April arrived Auskerry autumn Bell Rock Blackbirds Butt of Lewis Chaffinches clear continuous flocks Corsewall Crows Curlews Dhuheartach Earliest east coast Farne Islands Farne L.H. Fieldfares Flamborough flock flying flock passed flying S.E. gale Gannets Geese Godrevy going Grey Gulls haze Heligoland Inner Farne Isle July June killed Kyleakin lantern Lapwings large flocks large numbers Larks latest light S.E. lighthouse Lightvessel Lincolnshire Linnets Lismore Lt.-ship male March misty Monach Morecambe Bay N.E. breeze Nash night North numbers observed October Pentland Skerries Plover Point of Ayre Puffins rain Rathlin records Redcar reported Rhinns of Islay Rhu Stoir Rhuvaal rush S.W. breeze seen flying Sept September shot Skerryvore Skervuile Skua Sky Larks Snow Buntings Sparrows species Spurn Starlings stations struck Sumburgh Head Teesmouth Thrushes Wagtails weather Whalsey Skerries Wheatears wind fresh wind light wind S.E. wind strong Wrens young birds
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Page 62 - Lone wandering, but not lost. All day thy wings have fanned, At that far height, the cold, thin atmosphere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land, Though the dark night is near.
Page 63 - Independent of the normal or ordinary migration, we have frequently local migrations, due to sudden changes of weather, or in search of fresh feeding-grounds. These "great rushes...
Page 52 - SE, a considerable flight of the Silver Gamma Moth, Plusia gamma, but nothing to be compared with the perfect snow-storms of this moth which passed in the autumn of 1882, all going west. On Oct. 11th, SSW, there was a considerable flight of Hybernia defoliaria, the Mottled Umber Moth, mixed with Hybernia aurantiaria, the scarce Umber ; and also during the nights of the last week in October repeated flights of these moths.
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