82 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



General Eemarks of Light-Keepers. 



1. Fastnet. — "Very few birds came on or passed the rock 

 this winter. It must be in consequence of bad weather on this 

 coast. No sea birds build nests near this station." — John 

 Tottenham. 



2. Galleif Read. — " This is one of the worst stations I have 

 been at for birds ; in fact we think it rare to see any only those 

 that are natives of the place. This year they are very scarce. 

 The Starling has not come down to us from the mountains yet." 

 — John Whelan. 



3. Old Head, Kinsale. — *' No birds, only the above (i. e., five 

 Golden-crested Wrens on Oct. 24th, and several flocks of Lap- 

 wings on Dec. 12th) have appeared in the vicinity this season. 

 The Gannet usually proceeds to the eastward in August and 

 September, and flies westward from January to March. The 

 Guillemots, Eazorbills, Cormorants, Kittiwake, and Herring Gulls 

 all arrive here to breed in March, and depart in August and Sep- 

 tember." — John Dunleary. 



4. Mine Head, — " Birds of all descriptions were not so scarce 

 at this station for the last seven years as during the year 1881." 

 — Joseph Hammond. 



5. Coningheg Light-ship. — "There were no birds about the 

 station in the month of December, or up to- the 20th of January, 

 with the exception of a few Sea Gulls each day." — Patrick 

 Cullen. 



6. Barrels Bock Light-ship. — General remarks none, but a 

 full schedule of daily entries. — Joseph Oxford. 



7. Tuskar. — General remarks^ none. A full schedule. — Eichard 

 Hamilton. 



8. Arkloiv, South, Light-ship. — General remarks, none. A full 

 schedule.— William Shea. 



9. Wicklow Head. — No reply. 



10. Kislt Bank Light-ship. — " Less birds passed the station 

 this winter than ever. No birds have been killed by striking our 

 lantern for some years." — William Daly. 



11. Howth Baily. — General reiliarks, none. — Joseph Brownell. 

 .12. Bockahill. — "Sept. Ist. Eeceived schedule; a great 



number of different species -of Gulls in vicinity of Eock, and on 



