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Puffin. 



Galley Head. — Feb. 12th, twenty going W. ; 16th, nine ditto. 

 April 29th, continuous flocks, from seventy to one hundred in 

 each, going W. From May 6th to 13th, 18th to 27th, and June 

 16th to 25th, continuous flocks, and occasional flocks to July 

 16th ; all going W. 



Old Heady Kinsale. — Jan. 23rd, continuous flocks, 9 a.m. to 

 3 p.m. ; wind fresh S. Large numbers going S. on Feb. 7th, 

 20th, 22nd, and March 17th ; continuous flocks on March 5th. 

 From Oct. 7th to 10th, some hundreds going S. 



Coningheg Light-ship. — April 21st, continuous flocks flying 

 S.W. ; 26th, flocks. Nov. 16th, flocks, 9 to 11 a.m. ; 21st, 23rd, 

 Dec. 9th and 14th, flocks; passing continuously on Nov. 29th 

 and Dec. 19th ; wind W. to S.W. 



Dungarvon.—^OY. 6th, a great number. 



Tuskar Rock, — From June 13th to 18th, "Puffins and Sea- 

 parrots " alighted in large flocks. Aug. 20th to 22nd, Puffins in 

 hundreds on rock. 



Rathlin Island. — April 12th, "Parrots, Bridle Nebs," &c., 

 begin to arrive ; 22nd, arrived in full force and took possession 

 of the cliffs. The Sea-parrots hatching on the cliffs are not at 

 all as numerous as last year. 



Innishtr ahull. — Dec. 8th, "three Sea-parrots and twenty 

 Puffins." January, 1884, a few " Puffins and Sea-parrots through 

 the month." 



Lough Swilly.—Ai^vil 19th, several flocks of Puffins. June 

 1st, Puffins passing and repassing. 



Arranmore. — March 12th, Puffins passing. 



Rathlin O'-Birne.— May 14th, Puffins passing S. In June, 

 about the island. 



Killyhegs. — A'pvil 22nd, Puffins arriving in large numbers 

 about this date, coming early each morning and leaving in the 

 evening, flying W. Aug. 14th, Puffins leaving, going W. They 

 arrive about the month of July, and are to be seen in thousands 

 until October. 



Oyster Island, iVori/i.— April 19th, several during day. May 



29th, small flocks. 



Black Rock, Ma^/o.— Sept. 9th, Puffins on water round the 

 rock ; a few nearly every day during September and October. 



