104 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



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InnishtraJmll. — Jan. 24th, continuous flocks of Green Linnets 

 for the rest of month. Nov. 7th, fifty at one p.m., wind S.W., 

 light ; 22nd, four at lantern, wind N.W., gale, gloomy. 



Dunree Head. — Nov. 16th, great flocks of Grey Linnets flying 

 about all day. _ 



Arranmore. — Feb. 23rd, six Grey Linnets. They come daily. -J 

 Dec. 19th, a flock of Grey Linnets. 1 



Rathlia O'Birne. — Sept. 21st, ten Grey Linnets alighted, and 

 flew to N.E. 



Killyhegs. — I noticed during April and May nine or ten Grey 

 Linnets. Aug. 11th, Linnets perched on stays of signal mast, 

 6 a.m. Sept. 18th, 19th, and 20th, continuous flocks flying S.W. 

 all day, arriving and departing after resting; wind E. to E.S.E. 



Oyster Island, North. — Nov. 13th, fifty passing N. ; wind S. 



Clare Island. — April 15th, Linnets during the day. 



Slyne Head, North. — July 9th, twenty Linnets appeared 10 

 a.m., flying high. Nov. 11th, nine Linnets ; wind E.S.E. 



Straiv Island. — Aug. 23rd, a large number of Grey Linnets 

 going south ; flying low, calm. 



Arran Island, South. — April 1st, fifty Linnets ; wind E., 

 drizzling rain. Oct. 6th, forty Linnets hovering about, 4 p.m. 



Tearaght. — Jan. 30th, twelve Grey Linnets, mentioned in last 

 report, left about this date. Sept. 22nd, about twelve Grey 

 Linnets, 8 a.m. ; wind light E. Oct. 29th, five Grey Linnets, 

 one killed striking, four taken alive ; foggy. 



** Small Birds." 



Fastnet. — Sept. 21st, twenty ; 28th, ditto. Oct. 3rd, a flock 

 passing high to N.E. Oct. 7th, "mixed birds" striking glass; 

 fog and mist. 



Kish Bank Light-ship. — June 29th, two small birds flying 

 W. ; rain and fog. July 7th, flock of '* small land birds " going 

 S.E. toN.W. ; weather hazy. -Nov. 26th, flock of small birds, 

 name unknown, flying low to N.W., at 11 a.m. 



Rockahill. — Feb. 8th, several small birds during night. 



Killyhegs. — Sept. 18th, 19th, and 20th, small birds. Sparrows, 

 Linnets, and others unknown to me, flying in a S.W. direction all 

 day; wind E. to E.S.E., cloudy, and misty. Constantly arriving, 

 and departing after resting. Nov. 15th, about thirty small 

 birds remained nearly all day, left at dusk. 



