VISIBLE MIGRATION IN THE BRITISH ISLES: A REVIEW

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SUMMARY.: This paper aims to bring together the chief observations that have been recorded so far on visible migration in the British Isles.The autumn movements that have been seen on the various coasts, and inland, are briefly described, and the few spring observations are summarized.Maps show the directions which migrating Corvidae, Starlings, Chaffinches and Skylarks have been seen to take in autumn, and there is some discussion of the autumn movements of these four species. The observed movements of some of the other chief passerines, and of the Wood‐pigeon, Stock‐dove and Lapwing, are more briefly mentioned.Some of the differences in the migratory behaviour of different species are mentioned, and some of the most obvious gaps in knowledge of visible migration in the British Isles are pointed out.

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