Chapter VIII

_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_