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lOth October. — Wind N., moderate. Some black clouds 

 passed ov^er without rain. 

 9 a.m. —Three Herons (very noisy) came from the south, they 

 turned east, then north-west, and finally appeared to fly in a 

 northerly direction towards the mainland. In the lighthouse 

 garden, a Robin, a Wren, and a Chaffinch. 12 noon. — A few 

 Sky-Larks, Linnets (?), and Pipits flying high ; some in a 

 northerly direction as if going to the mainland, others in a 

 southerly direction. Some Linnets are flying low and are 

 very wild. Afternoon. — A dozen Pied Wagtails feeding ; six 

 Turnstones. 



nth October. — Rain in the night. Wind very light. Muggy 

 and threatening to rain in the morning. At noon, 

 wind N.W., slight breeze. Sunny. 



In the lighthouse garden, two Hedge-Sparrows and a 

 Robin ; one Lesser Black-backed Gull clearly seen ; a few 

 Pied Wagtails about ; a Barnacle Goose was shot early in the 

 morning by a farmer in the bay near the lighthouse. The 

 bird was thin (after a long flight ?). No food in its crop. 

 I2th October. — Rain in the night. Wind W.N. W. Drizzling. 



A Blackbird killed against the lantern, it fell against the 

 wind, so that the direction of the wind must have changed in 

 the night. A few Starlings, Pipits and Linnets going over ; a 

 Robin, two or three Wagtails ; about thirty Oystercatchers 

 near the northern end of the island ; three Blackbirds in 

 lighthouse garden. 

 13th October. — Wind N.W. Rough night and morning. 



A Robin in lighthouse garden ; a very few Starlings, a 

 Kestrel, a Gannet, a Heron, and a Lapwing. About thirty 

 Turnstones. These great flyers do a very little flying, going 

 straight to another quiet place when put up, and flying low. 

 No excitement as with Redshanks. 



Black-headed Gulls in a little bay playing among the break- 

 ing waves. They avoided the actual breaking wave by raising 

 their wings and giving a stroke that lifted them almost out of 

 the water. 

 14th October. — Wind N.W., not so strong as yesterday. Fine. 



A Wren in lighthouse garden ; a Chaffinch ; a small flock 

 of Linnets flying over ; a Kestrel, the rest seem to have gone 

 for the want of birds ; not many Starlings about ; a few 

 Turnstones. 



15th October. — Wind N.W., strong. 



A Dunlin killed at the lantern. At 11 a.m. three Lapwings 

 and two or three young Turnstones. 



