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Sylvia nisoria (Bechst.). Barred Warbler. — An immature bird, in Dublin 

 Museum, was obtained 24th September, -1884, at Belmullet, after a- 

 stormy night. 



Regulus cristatus, B. L. Koch. Golden-crested Wren. — Though not observed 

 on Clare Island, where the light-house is placed too high for birds to 

 strike, this little bird must visit it on its migration, as no islet is too 

 remote for it to visit. Barrington has received reports or specimens of 

 the species in autumn from Inishtrahull, Black Rock (Mayo), the Aran 

 -. Islands, Tearaght, and Skelligs, and in April it has been- observed. at the 

 • Aran Islands. It is resident on-Achill, breeding in Gleiidarary wood, 

 though Sheridan says it was unknown in 1860-1870; and about 

 Ballina (where Warren spoke of it as scarce in 1896) it now breeds 

 commonly in fir plantations (H. W. Scroope). Foster and Lindner 

 identified it near Belclare in June, and Goldcrests have been found in the 

 Dingle district (Lord Ventry). It occurs numerously on wooded islands 

 in the great lakes of Mayo and Galway in winter (Good and Palmer). 



Phylloscopus rufus (Bechst.). Chiff-chaff. — Common in the wooded districts 

 about Westport and in Donegal, Mayo, Galway, and Kerry, but only 

 where plantings extend, as on the Dingle peninsula; before planta- 

 tions grew up it was unknown there ; it is absent from the bare coast 

 districts and islands. ISTo specimen has reached Barrington from western 

 light-houses. A Chiff-chaff has been seen near Ballina on 24th January, 

 1878 (Scroope). 



Phylloscopus trochilus(Linn-). Willow Wren. — Not observed on Clare Island 

 by the Survey party, but common in woods round Westport and Belclare 

 (Foster) ; a regular summer visitor to Glendarary and south Achill 

 (A. Williams); numerous round Ballina (Warren). Lord Ventry knew 

 it long since in the Dingle district; but it is generally absent from moors 

 and coasts. Barrington has received specimens from Aranniore, Eoss's 

 Point (Sligo), Black Eock (Mayo), the Aran Islands, Tearaght, and Bull 

 Eoek. 



Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Bechst.). Wood Wren. — The first specimen received 

 by Barrington from a light-house was shot on 27th May, 1890, on Black 

 Eock, Mayo, 22 miles 1ST.W. of Clare Island, and over 8 miles from the 

 mainland. No other warbler exeept a Willow Wren has been senr, 

 from there. The Wood Wren is the rarest of the warblers that has 

 bred in Ireland, but has been obtained and repeatedly noticed by 

 Hart in Donegal; and only one other has been sent from a light-house 

 (Eockabill, 4th May, 1912). 



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