202 The Irish Naturalist, September, 



Magpie. Ringed Plover. 



Swallow. Ou August 7th, 1905, I Grey Plover. Occurs on the shore 



saw two pure white oues about in vSepteiuber and October. 



Baruageara. Green Plover. 



House -Martin. Golden Plover. Fairly common, 



Saud-Martin. seen usually in flocks with 



Swift. Green Plovers. 



Cuckoo. 03'ster-Catcher. 



Kingfisher. Once seen flying Turnstone. 



across the railway station Snipe. Frequent in suitable 



towards the sea ; seen also localities. 



flying along the shore. Dunlin. Frequent ou the sea-shore. 



Long-eared Owl) Often seen about Curlew- Sandpiper. Cry heard at 10 

 Barn-Owl S Ardgillan by day. p.m. at Barnageara, September 



Peregrine Falcon. Frequently seen. 12th, 190S. 



Kestrel. Sanderling. One seen in September 



Sparrow-Hawk. at Barnageara. 



Cormorant. Common Sandpiper. 



Shag. Redshank. 



Gannet. Occurs from the second Greenshank. Only very occasion- 

 half of July onward ; one seen all}' heard, not yet seen. 



in June, 1909. Bar-tailed Godwit. P'requeut. 



Heron. Numerous Breeds in Curlew. 



Hampton Demesne. Whimbrel. 



Swan. On July nth, 1907, I saw Common Tern. 



three large white Swans flying Arctic Tern. 



high over Skerries in a lyittle Tern. Much less numerous 



northerly direction. P'light than the preceding two species. 



very swift ; in long graceful Black-headed Gull. 



curves, now to the right, now Common Gull. Not by any means 



to the left. Wing movement common. 



comparatively slow, but very Kittiwake. Frequent. 



strong, making a loud whist- Herring-Gull. 



ling noise. Great Black-backed Gull. Frequent. 



Sheldrake. For several years a pair Lesser Black-backed Gull. Fre- 



uested on Church Island. quent. 



Mallard. At the " Bog of the Ring." t^, . t -ii / Swarm along 



Common Scoter. Swarms along „ ^ -n A the coast in 



"I ^ 



^ ,, * Common Guillemot , , ^ , 



the coast from the end of Sep- I Aug. & Sept. 



tember onward. Puffin. A few seen about the Is- 



Ring-Dove. lands. 



Rock-Dove. Occasionally crosses Red-throated Diver. Occurs along 



from Lambay. the coast from September 



Pheasant. Preserved in Hampton. onward. 



Land-Rail. Little Grebe. At the " Bog of the 



Water- Rail. Nested at the " Bog Ring." 



of the Ring" in 1 90S. Manx Shearwater. P'requently seen 



Moor-Hen. ^ on the sea between Lambay and 



Skerries. 



