164 The Irish Naturalist. August, 19 13. 
Recent Notes on Irish Birds. 
Prof. C. J. Patten has published articles on " Robins on migration 
observed at the Tuskar Rock and Lighthouse " {Zoologist, Jan., 191 3) ; 
" The diurnal migrations of certain birds observed at the Tuskar Rock 
{Zoologist, June, 191 3) ; and " Discovery of a colony of Tree -Sparrows, 
on Inishtrahull Island, co. Donegal " {British Birds, Jtdy, 191 3). Mr. R. 
Warren has published short notes as follows : — Sabine's Snipe and Great 
Northern Diver in co. Cork {Zoologist, Jan.) ; Stone-Curlew in co. Cork, 
Black-tailed Godwit living in a garden, and Ivory Gull at Cork {Zoologist, 
March) ; Greenland Falcon in Mayo, and Ivory Gull in Donegal {Zoo- 
logist, April) ; Greenland Falcon and Black-throated Diver in Mayo 
{Zoologist, June). Other recent short notes include : — Golden Oriole 
in Tyrone, and Greenland Falcon in co. Derry (W. C. Wright), and Lesser 
Whitethroat at Rockabill (R. M. Barrington), in British Birds for June ; 
Whinchat breeding in co. Cork (J. H. Stenhouse), and Fulmar Petrel 
breeding on the Great Skellig (R. M. Barrington) in British Birds for 
July. 
Fulmars and Great Shearwater on Tory Island. 
After inspecting the Donegal colony of Fulmars, announced in 191 1, I 
visited Tory Island in company with Dr. F. Lindner on ist July, 191 3. 
On the passage, while stilla mile or more fromithe island, a Great Shearwater 
flew rapidly across the bows of our boat in a westerly direction, giving 
us ample opportunity of observing it about 30 yards off. It was alone, 
flying close to the water. On reaching the island we ascended the hill 
at the east end, and on the cliffs among the Razorbills we saw two pairs of 
Fulmars sitting, and one or more besides gliding in circles close to these. 
An islander who accompanied us said that these birds had just appeared 
" a month and a half " previously. This new colony just started is the 
second in Donegal, and the fourth or fifth known in Ireland ; for on the 
Mayo coast eggs have been obtained on a precipitous island, though not 
far from the great cliff where I first saw Fulmars breedmg in July, 191 1. 
From Mr. Barrington I have learned of the new colony discovered this year 
on the Skelligs, co. Kerry ; so that this species has estabhshed itself 
in the extreme north, the north-west, and the extreme south-west of 
Ireland, and may be looked for henceforth at any intermediate suitable 
pomt on the coast. 
Cappagh, Co. Waterford. R. J. Ussher. 
