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Feb. 23/24. Bardse;/ Liylithouse. 



10 P.M. to daylight. Thousands of birds (Black- 

 birds, Starlings, Siiy-Larks and Mistle-Thrushes) 

 flying round the lantern. In the morning the fields 

 around the lighthouse for a quarter of a mile were 

 strewn with dead birds. Most of these were 

 Blackbirds and Song-Tlnnishes, although by far the 

 greater number seen at night were Starlings. 

 Altogether many hundreds were killed. Hundreds 

 of Lapwings were passing IV. up till midniglit, but 

 none struck the lantern. AVind S.E. 1. Overcast. 



Hariland Point Lighthouse. 



2-5 A.M. A few Starlings, Song-T!irusiies and 

 Blackbirds seen, 11 killed. Wind E.S.E. Hazy. 



Newarp Lir/ht-vessel. 



10 P.M. to midnight. 14 S'"arlings seen and 4 

 killed. AVind E.S.E. 3. Misty. 



St. Catherine'' s Lighthouse. 



11 P.M. to 5 A.M. Hundreds of Starlings with a 

 few Sky-Larks and Song-Thrushes seen, 7 birds 

 killed. Wind E. 4. Overcast. 



,, 24/25. Edihjstone Lighthouse. 



4 A.M. 3 Blackbirds killed. Wind E. 4. Clear. 



St. Catherine's Lighthouse. 



1 A.M. Large flocks of Starlings flying South. 

 3 Blackbirds killed. Wind E. 3. Cloudy. 



,, 25/26. St. Catherine's Lighthouse. 



Midnight to 3 a.m. A few Starlings and Song- 

 Thrushes seen, 6 killed. Wind E. 2. Overcast. 



„ 27. Moon, Eirst Quarter. 



,, 28/29. Eddystone Lighthouse. 



8 P.M. A few Blackbirds and Starlings seen. 

 Wind E. by S. 3. Clear. 



March 4. Ilartland Point Lighthouse. 



2 Grey Wagtails seen. 



