i8o The Irish Natu7'alist. September, 



ZOOLOGY. 



Eecords of Birds in June and July, 1912, from Tuskar Rock 



and Lighthouse lantern. 



I crossed to the Tuskar Rock on Monday, July ist, and was informed 

 by the light-keepers that on the previous da}^ (June 30th) a very large 

 Wheatear and a Whitethroat appeared and perched on the rock ; they 

 remained for several hours. On July 4th, at 2 a.m., a small female Willow- 

 Warbler fluttered against the glass of the lantern and was captured by Mr. 

 Power, who preserved it in spirit and has since kindly handed it on to me. 

 On July 5th, at 5 a.m., Mr. O'Leary tells me that the noticed a Pied Wagtail 

 on the rock, also an immature Starling (in brown plumage). The latter 

 remained all day and was seen by the other light -keepers on duty at the 

 Tuskar. Moreover, at 11 p.m. same night, Mr. Power saw a similar bir,! 

 (he believes it to have been a young Starling) flying in the rays close to the 

 glass of the lantern. Between 10 p.m., July 14th, and 2 a.m., July 15th, 

 several birds were noticed flying in the rays of the lantern. They were 

 probably Starlings. On the evening of Jul}^ 14th the light-keepers sav/ 

 a common Sandpiper on the rock. 



On July 15th Mr. Glanville observed a Whinchat on the rock. I am 

 satisfied he knows the bird well, having pointed it out to me more that 

 once. Mr. Glanville also tells me that he saw several Willow- Warbler j 

 and Sandpipers on the rock between July 15th, and 22nd. 



On Monday, July 22nd I crossed to the rock and Mr. Glanville very 

 kindly handed me the following birds collected by him in the early hours of 

 the morning ; — A young male Starling (brown plumage), picked up dead 

 on the balcony at 2 a.m. An injured immature female Swift, caught on the 

 balcony, 2.30 a.m. A female Sedge -Warbler, picked up dead on the rock, 

 4.15 a.m. There was also a Cuckoo (immature) on the rock that morning. 

 Of the four specimens received, the occurrence of the Willow-Warbler at th'j 

 lantern on July 4th is certainly remarkable. The occurrence of the 

 Sedge -Warbler, whose injured skull affords objective evidence that it also 

 struck the lantern, indicates, I should think, the earliest Irish record of ils 

 emigration. The earliest autumnal specimens of these two Warblers 

 which were received by Mr. Barrington (as mentioned in his " Migration of 

 Birds ") bears the date of July 29th. The date of capture of the Swift is 

 interesting as it affords us evidence of migration of this bird at a date when 

 such was hardly supposed to have commenced. 



Rosslarc Pier, Co. Wexford. 



C. J. Patten. 



The Fulmar in Ireland. 



It may interest readers of this magazine to learn that I have discovered 

 a new breeding place of the Fulmar Petrel in Co. Donegal. For the last 

 two years I have known of Fulmars which remained during the summer on 

 an exposed headland on the west coast of this county. Until this year, 



