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Rathlin Island. — Aug. 23rd, three, at 8 a.m. 

 Innishtr ahull. — Nov. 3rd, five Titlarks; 5th, one; 22nd, three. 

 Lough Sivilly. — May 2nd, two, 4 p.m. ; wind N., strong. 

 Arran Island^ South. — Nov. 2nd, one Titlark striking at 4 

 a.m. ; caught by keeper. 



Tearaght. — The Titlark is resident. 



Skelligs. — Titlarks common all the year ; they breed. 



Yellowhammee. 



Eathlin O'Birne. — Nov. 16th, Yellow Buntings around walls 

 of station ; 22nd, large flocks of Buntings all day. 



Snow Bunting. 



Rathlin Island. — May 16th, ''shot a bird very like a Snow 

 Bunting." Oct. 14th, thirty; wind N.W., squally. Some seen 

 also on 15th, 17th, 18th ; Nov. 7th, and one on 29th. 



Innishtralmll. — Jan. 24th, continuous flocks of Snow Buntings 

 for the rest of the month. Dec. 4th, flock at 11 a.m., apparently 

 just come to island, and are on it ever since ; wind N., gale. 

 Seen on 7th, 8th, 9th, and on 25th, Snow Buntings all day ; 

 wind S.W., fresh. 



Arranmore. — Jan. 23rd, Snow Buntings all day. Feb. 18th, 

 eight. They leave in spring. A]3ril 27th, one shot. Aug. 18th, 

 one Snow Bunting at 4 p.m. ; wind S., fresh. Sept. 1st, eight. 

 Dec. 8th and 11th, a few. 



Killybegs. — An occasional Snow Bunting visits us, but I have 

 seen none this winter nor during the winter of 1882-3. 



Blackrock Mayo.— Oct. 30th, about thirty alighted on rock ; 

 wind S.S.E., fresh, misty. Nov. 30th, about forty, 9.30 a.m.; 

 wind N., light. Dec. 4th, twenty. Jan. 10th, 1884, forty on 

 rock; wind strong S.W., misty. 



Arran Island^ South. — Nov. 5th, six arrived on island at 2 

 p.m. ; wind S., misty. 



Tearaght. — Feb. 10th, Snow Buntings mentioned in last 

 report, still on island; left about March 1st. Sept. 30th, 

 about six, but may have been on the island some time previously. 

 Eemained about a fortnight. 



N.B. Arranmore. — " Two Lapland Buntings shot, one on May 

 1st, the other on 4th, very rare, and the oldest person has never 



