igiz. A^ofes. • 207 



Yellow Wagtail on the Tuskar Rock. 



I collected on Monday morning, August 26th, 19 12, at 6 a.m., and 

 again on Wednesday, August 28th, also at 6 a.m., a Yellow Wagtail 

 {Motacilla Rait) on the Tuskar Rock, and the more I compare it with the 

 Wagtail I obtained on the 12th September last, the more I am convinced 

 that the latter bird is an example of the Blue-headed Wagtail {Motacilla 

 flava). My fellow-worker on bird -migration, Mr. Barrington. will, no 

 doubt, be interested to read this note, 



C. J. Patten. 



Tuskar, Co. Wexford. 



Barred Warbler at Rockabill. 



A Barred Warbler {Sylvia nisoria) killed striking at Rockabill light- 

 house, on 17th September, at 2 a.m., has just been received in the flesh. 

 The other two Irish records are Co. Mayo, September 24th, 1884, in 

 National Museum, and Rockabill, September 25th, 1896, in my collection. 



This species has not so far been noticed on spring migration — either 

 in Ireland, or at Fair Isle or the Isle of May, in Scotland. 



Richard M. Barrington. 

 Fassaroe. Bray. 



Wryneck on Aran Island. 



I received on September 22nd, a Wryneck from the north Aran light- 

 house, CO. Galway — killed striking on Sept. 19th — being the seventh Irish 

 record — and the second from this station. Details of the other occur- 

 rences are given in Irii>h Naturalist, 1896, p. 16. There is only one 

 spring record. 



Richard M. Barrington. 

 Fassaroe, Bray, 



Adolescent Purple Sandpiper from the Tuskar Rock. 



On Monday, August 5th last, I obtained a Purple Sandpiper in that 

 interesting plumage which closely resembles the true nuptial garb, so that 

 I designate it " nuptialoid." In the case of this Sanderling, I have in- 

 sisted that such a plumage exists (Report Brit. Assoc, Winnipeg, 1909), 

 and that birds in this garb remain throughout the summer in Ireland. 

 The very early date at which I have now secured the Purple Sandpiper 

 and the plumage it exhibits affords strong evidence that the bird remained 

 all the summer on our coast, and brings this characteristic habit of 

 Limicoline birds into closer line one with another. 



C J. Patten. 



Tuskar, Co. Wexford. 



