CHAPTER VIII.. _migration on the Coast._

MIGRATION ON THE COAST. The Best Coasts for Observing Migration—Migration of Species in Present Volume—Order of Appearance of Migratory Birds—In Spring—In Autumn—Spring Migration of Birds on the Coast—The Earliest Species to Migrate—Departure of Winter Visitors— Coasting Migrants—Arrival of Summer Visitors—Duration of Spring Migration—Autumn Migration of Birds on the Coast—The Earliest Arrivals—Departure of our Summer Birds—Arrival of Shore Birds—Direction of Flight—Change in this Direction to East—The Vast Rushes of Birds across the German Ocean—The Perils of Migration—Birds at Lighthouses and Light Vessels—Netting Birds—Rare Birds 279-295

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Black-backed Gull and Common Tern Faces page 15 Ruffs—Sparring ” ” 63 Guillemot and Razorbill ” ” 125 Great Northern Diver ” ” 153 Tufted Duck ” ” 187 The Stormy Petrel ” ” 243 The Chough ” ” 261 Migration Time (on the Friskney foreshore) ” ” 281

Gulls and Terns