observed in Ushant, &;c. 263 



Alderney. On September 20th one was noted on the 

 south cliff. 



47. FaLCO iESALON. 



Alderney. A Merlin was seen at the west end of the 

 island on September 23rd, doubtless a migrant. 



48. Falco tinnunculus. 



Ushant. Migratory Kestrels were not uncommon^ and 

 several were seen daily during our stay on the island — Sep- 

 tember 9tli-17th. 



Le Conquet. Observed. 



Alderney. Extremely abundant during the last weeks in 

 September. Eight or nine were seen on the wing simul- 

 taneously, and a considerable number — a score or two — 

 must have been present on several days. These birds were 

 undoubtedly migrants, and were probably attracted by the 

 abundance of a coleopteron rejoicing in the name of the 

 '' bloody-nosed beetle ^^ {Timarcha sp.). The late Mr. Smith 

 doubted whether the numbers of this bird were at all increased 

 during the migratory season in the Channel Islands. His 

 remark certainly does not apply to Alderney, where we saw 

 a score of different individuals in a few minutes on several 

 occasions. 



49. Pandion haliaetus. 



Ushant. On September the 9th an Osprey w^as observed 

 quite close to our steamer, on leaving the island of Molfene 

 for Ushant. 



50. Phalacrocorax carbo. 



Ushant. The Cormorant was very abundant at the period 

 of our visit. It is probably a winter visitor to Ushant and 

 the adjacent islands, arriving early in the autumn. 



Le Conquet. Common. 



Alderney. Very abundant. Mr. Cecil Smith regarded this 

 species as uncommon in the Channel Islands, being replaced 

 there by the Shag : a species which did not come under our 

 notice on Alderney. 



