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ever, from the W.S.W. Small flocks of Wagtails came in from 

 the sea during the whole day. 



31st. — A light wind from the N.N.W. A Common Tern came 

 over from the S.E. 



September. 



2nd. — Almost calm ; weathercocks pointing to the E.N.E. 

 some Quails were taken during the morning. 



3rd. — Wind very light, blowing from the S.E. Quails were 

 taken in rather large numbers. I observed a Hoopoe and several 

 Dotterels, these passing to the S.W. 



5th. — A moderate N.N.W. wind. Wagtails and Short-toed 

 Larks passed to the S.W.; several Turtle-Doves passed also in 

 the same direction. A Curlew was seen in the afternoon passing 

 over to the west. About an hour before sunset a Woodchat came 

 in from the sea ; it was shot by a so-called sportsman directly it 

 alighted on a branch of a carob-tree at the mouth of Wied il Buni. 



6th. — Almost calm, weathercocks pointing to the N.N.W. A 

 good number of Wagtails came over from the east, while the 

 Short-toed Larks were observed going out in the opposite 

 direction. During the day there appeared a very sensible 

 diminution of Sparrows, which up to this date could be seen, 

 relatively abundantly, on the roofs of farmhouses. 



7th. — A light N.W. wind. Wagtails and several Curlews 

 passed over to the west. 



8th. — Wind blowing moderately from the east. Flocks of 

 Turtle-Doves came in with the wind ; of these several were 

 taken during the morning. Curlews passed, very high, in a 

 westerly direction, probably without alighting. Seventeen 

 Cranes were seen on the barren rocks at Binghisa, and one of 

 them was killed ; towards sunset five Purple Herons came over 

 from the north ; they hovered for nearly an hour over Wied il 

 Buni, where they at last alighted ; before dawn they all flew 

 towards the south. 



9th. — The wind changed to a very light E.S.E. Twenty 

 Turtle-Doves passed over to the south ; seven Herons passed in 

 the same direction ; two Curlews were seen towards sunset 

 passing over from the S.W. 



10th. — Almost calm, weathercocks pointing to the S.E. Only 



