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Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1882. Fourth Report

Chapter 3: PREFACE.
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A committee-compiled report organizes observations made at lighthouses and lightships around the British, Irish, and nearby island coasts during the spring and autumn migration period, arranged by regional sections. It presents station-by-station returns recording species seen, specimen deposits, numbers, flight directions, and prevailing weather, and notes patterns of arrival and departure. The report highlights routes and concentration points of migrants, records unusual occurrences, assesses gaps in coverage, and recommends more consistent directional and observational reporting to improve understanding of coastal migration dynamics.

PREFACE.

The following Report contains a summary of investigations of a Committee, appointed by the British Association for the Advancement of Science, at Southampton, in 1882, to consist of Professor Newton, Mr. J. A. Harvie Brown, Mr. John Cordeaux, Mr. Philip M. C. Kermode, Mr. K. M. Barrington, and Mr. A. G. More, for the purpose of obtaining (with the consent of the Master and Elder Brethren of the Trinity House, the Commissioners of Northern Lights, and the Commissioners of Irish Lights) observations on the Migration of Birds at Lighthouses and Lightships, and of reporting upon the same at Southport in 1883. Mr. Cordeaux to be the Secretary.

An abstract of the Report was read by Mr. John Cordeaux at the Meeting of the Association, held at Southport, in September, 1883.

The returns relating to Scotland have been arranged by Mr. J. A. Harvie Brown; for the East Coast of England, by Mr. Cordeaux; and those for the Coasts of Ireland, by Mr. R. M. Barrington and Mr. A. G. More.

CONTENTS.

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East Coast of Scotland 1
East Coast of England 27
West Coast of Scotland 55
Irish Coast 73