Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1886. Eighth Report (Vol. II, No. 3.)

"Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1886" by J. A. Harvie-Brown documents detailed observations of bird migrations, is a scientific record from the late 1800s. The report is a detailed account of bird migrations focusing on species counts, migratory patterns, and environmental factors affecting bird movements which were across British lighthouses and light vessels during the spring and autumn of 1886. The study involved coordinated data collection from Scotland, England, and Ireland to document migrations, and summarizes data from schedules returned that also showed species sightings, variations in migratory patterns, and the abundance of the birds.

John Alexander Harvie-Brown was a Scottish ornithologist and naturalist.