68 The Irish Natm-alist, April, 



August i8th. — Several small parties of 4 to 6 birds in each 

 passed between 9 and 10 a.m., going N.W. 



August 19th to 24th. — None seen. 



August 25tli. — Several small parties passed about 9 a.m., 

 going N.W. 



August 26th. — Same as on previous day. 



August 27th. — No Swallows seen. 



August 28th. — From 8 to 9 a.m. some hundreds of Swal- 

 lows passed, going fast in a N.W. direction, very scattered, 

 never more than perhaps 6 or 7 birds in sight at the same 

 time ; as usual, when passing here, all the birds were keep- 

 ing low. No birds seen after 9.30 a.m. 



August 29th. — Very high wind ; none seen. 



August 30th. — Large numbers of Swallows coming in from 

 the eastward from 7 a.m., resting and feeding and passing on 

 to the north-west. The flocks are very straggling, but so 

 far there is no steady stream, as seen in former years. The 

 flight lasted till 3 p.m., the Swallows near the shore going 

 W. or N.W., but when observed at a point some f mile N. 

 of the end of Rosslare Pier, it was seen that the birds were 

 coming in from the E. or S.E. and that most of them turned 

 due N. The majority passed straight on, but now and then 

 a lot would stop for half an hour and feed ; none stopped to 

 rest except one lot of about 200 that rested from 7.30 to 

 8 a.m. 



August 31st. — About 20 seen passing N.W. about 6 p.m^ 



September ist. — No Swallows seen passing, but at 6.30 

 p.m. a large flock was seen going to roost in some trees 

 about i mile inland from here. 



September 2nd. — From 1.30 to 5 p.m. large numbers of 

 Swallows came in off the sea from E. and S.E., stopped to 

 feed and rest, and went on W. or N.W. A few House - 

 martins with the Swallows. 



September 3rd. — Walked some 4 miles W. from Wexford 

 along the ridge of the Mountain of Forth, saw no Swallows 

 travelling, only a few small lots feeding. 



September 4th. — One small lot of about 20 passed about 

 9 a.m. from S.E. to N.W. 



