The East Coast stations included in this report are as follows, those making returns being marked with a star (*):--
*Longstone L.H. + Thomas O. Hall. *Inner Farn L.H. Thomas H. Cutting. *Tees L.V. Henry Harbord. Coquet Island L.H. *Whitby High L.H. John Odgers. *Flamborough Head L.H. Charles Hood. *Spurn L.H. James B. Smith. Spurn (Newsand) L.V. *Outer Dowsing L.V. William Stock & J. N. Utting. *Inner Dowsing L.V. William King. Dudgeon L.V. *Llyn Wells L.V. George Rees. *Hunstanton L.H. William Westmoreland. *Cromer L.H. Richard Comben. *Leman and Ower L.V. John Artis. *Hasbro' L.H. By Mr. Gurney from G. H. Dunsford. *Hasbro' L.V. J. Nicholas & B. Darnell. *Newarp L.V. C. Campbell & W. Rees. *Winterton L.H. John Watson. *Cockle L.V. Samuel Pender & C. Prefrement. Orfordness L.H. Corton L.V. *Shipwash L.V. The Principal. *Languard Point L.H. Owen Boyle. *Galloper L.V. The Principal: two batches of wings from Mr. Gurney. Kentish Knock L.V. Swin Middle L.V. *Tongue L.V. John Webber. Nore L.V. North Foreland L.H. Goodwin L.V. *Gull L.V. Francis Harvey & Joseph Jenkins. *South Sand Head L.V. Joseph Ditcham. *Eastside L.V. Edward le Gallais. South Foreland L.H. Casquets L.H., Alderney *Hanois L.H., Guernsey Charles Williams.
† For nature of light, position, and distances from the nearest land, see Report for 1880.
[Footnote 5: The sequence and nomenclature are adopted from the 'List of British Birds,' compiled by a Committee of the British Ornithologists' Union. London: John Van Voorst. 1883.]
_Turdus viscivorus_, Missel Thrush.--Great Yarmouth, Oct. 20th, hundreds arriving; 23rd, one shot from flock coming in from sea. Longstone L.H., 30th, several, and at intervals to Nov. 15th, many being killed between these periods against lantern; on Nov. 4th, great rush, coming all night. Great Cotes, N.E. Lincolnshire, Nov. 13th, very numerous, fresh arrivals.
_T. musicus_, Song Thrush.--Spring, 1883, Farn L.H., Jan. 20th to Feb. 1st, Thrushes with Blackbirds and Fieldfares on island, also through March and at intervals to May 10th, at which date several of each and one Ring Ouzel were seen. Whitby L.H., March 9th, E.N.E., snow squalls, many with Fieldfares and other birds apparently moving south. Flamborough, April 27th, first Thrush struck, and on May 7th four. In the autumn at Farn, Flamborough and Spurn, Sept. 21st, great flight; and at the majority of the east coast stations from Farn Islands to Hanois L.H., Guernsey, up to Nov. 8th; great rushes, with other _Turdidæ_, Oct. 13th, and all through first week of November. Longstone L.H., Jan. 2nd, 1884, during the snow-storm before daylight, many, with Blackbirds and Redwings, round lantern--perhaps a local migration from north to south.[6] Heligoland, from Sept. 21st, S.S.E., to Nov. 12th; greatest rushes on Sept. 24th, Oct. 13th, 29th, and first week in November.