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time the wind got round to the east, and on the 12th was blowing 

 from the S.E. and freshening. On the 16th it blew strong from 

 the N.E., and remained N.E. or N., variable in force, until the 

 20th, when it was lighter, and the weather much warmer ; on 

 the 20th the wind backed to the N. For the next few days the 

 wind was off the sea, W. or N.W. ; it fell on the 25th, and blew 

 from the S. or S.W., freshening again on the 28th, and backing 

 to the S.E. on the 30th, finally settling in the S. During the 

 night it dropped, but continued gentle from the same quarter. 

 On May 2nd the wind veered to N.W. and rose high, continuing 

 thus until the 4th, when it veered to N.E., and next day to the S. 

 After that we had warmer weather and westerly winds until the 

 12th, when the wind again got round towards the N., and later 

 to the N.E. and E., where it continued until the 23rd. Then it 

 backed to the N.W., W., and S.W., until on the 27th we had 

 warm light breezes from the S., the month closing with gentle 

 winds from the N.W. 



These indications of the wind-direction roughly correspond 

 with the observations made in Manchester, but as a rule the 

 force of the wind, especially when off the sea, is stronger in 

 Anglesea than further inland. Wind rather than temperature 

 appears to influence the arrival of migrants and their movements 

 after they have arrived ; I have therefore only stated the most 

 noticeable changes in the wind which might have influenced the 

 arrival or departure of the various birds. 



I was able to add eight species to the list of birds which occur 

 in Anglesea or off the coast. One of these, the Fieldfare, is no 

 doubt common in the winter ; and the Goldeneye is likely to occur 

 on the llyns, but we had not come across it before, not having 

 visited the island at the right season. The Garganey is never a 

 common duck, and I was lucky to see it ; Wigeon we had heard 

 of, but had not actually seen until this year. Mr. S. C. Cum- 

 mings met with them first in March. The Woodcock may or 

 may not have been a breeding bird, but, considering the time of 

 year when I saw it, I think that it probably had nested. The 

 Little Stint and the two Divers — Eed- and Black-throated — were 

 of course passing migrants, as were also the Yellow Wagtails, 

 birds we have not previously met with in the island. Other 

 species which we had seen before I met with in new localities or 

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