112 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Dungarvan. — Oct. 9th, large flocks all day about shore ; and 

 on Oct. 21st and Jan. 11th, large flocks. 



Barrels Bock Light-ship, — March 21st, eight, flying N.W. 



Bockahill. — March 5th, one Green Plover struck, killed, 

 4 a.m., cloudy ; wind fresh N. ; 27th, Green Plover going N. ; 

 wind N., snow showers ; 28th, large flocks of Plover going N. ; 

 wind S.E., snow showers. 



Copelancl Island. — April 4th, thirty, at 10 a.m. ; 7th, a large 

 flock from mainland, going towards Scotch coast ; 25th, con- 

 tinuous flocks flying towards Scotch coast, all day; wind E., 

 clear. Sept. 29th, twenty alighted and remained on island; 

 30th, large flocks, some hundreds in each, going N.E. and very 

 high ; wind strong, N., gloomy. 



BatJdin Island. — April 6th, six Green Plover, 4 p.m. ; Oct. 

 30th, two seen ; Nov. 24th, one. 



Innishtrahtdl. — April 2nd, four at 5 p.m. ; wind E.S.E., fresh, 

 misty. Sept. 20th, about twenty "Lapwing Plover"; wind 

 E.S.E., strong; stayed two days and then left, going S. 



Tory Island. — Sept. 15th, seven at noon, rested on island. 



Bathlin O'Birne. — Sept. 21st, twelve alighted, then flew to 

 N.E. 



Killyhegs. — April 7th and 8th, four to eight ; they hatch in 

 vicinity. 



Slyne Head, North. — Dec. 14th, four Lapwings; wind N.E. 



Tearaght. — March 24th, one Lapwing, 8 a.m.; wind N.E., 

 light ; seemed tired, and remained a few hours. 



Turnstone. 

 Tory Island. — Jan. 10th, 1884, flock of Turnstone, going S., 

 1 p.m. ; wind N.W., gale. 



" Sand Larks." 

 Old Head, Kinsale. — Dec. tlth, five Sand Larks ; these 

 were strange birds. I have not seen them before on the coast. 

 Coningheg Light-ship. — Dec. 9th, one, the first seen for two 



years. 



Barrels Bock Light-ship. — Jan. 19th, 19th, seven Sand 



Larks. 



Arklow South Light-ship. — April 15th, two flocks of Sand- 

 birds. 



