88 irish coast. 



Daily Entries in Schedules, Sept., 1881, to Jan., 1882. 



september. 



1st. — Eathlin Island, eight}' Swallows, 10 a.m., wind light 

 S.E., clear; hovered about. Twenty-six Gannets, 11.30 a.m., 

 going E. 



^nd. — Eathlin Island, eight Gannets, 5.30 a.m., wind light 

 E., clear, going E. Sh^ne Head South, continuous flocks 

 of Gannets, 5 a.m. to 6 p.m., wind light S.E., clear, came from 

 S.W. ; remained for three months. Arran Island North, about 

 200 Gulls, 5 a.m. to 6 p.m., wind N.E., calm, clear. 



Srd. — Galley Head, Teal Duck, number not known, 1 a.m., 

 flying N.E., wind N.E. fresh breeze, clear. Ai'klow South Lt.-ship, 

 nine Gannets, 8.15 a.m., wind light E.N.E., gloomy, passing N.E. 

 Eathlin Island, 200 Starlings, 10.25 a.m., wind light S.E., 

 cloudy, old bii'ds remained on island. Clare Island, large flock 

 of Grey Linnets, 6 a.m., wind light E., clear, going S.E. Arran 

 Island North, 200 Gulls difierent species all day, wind light S.E. 



4:th. — Arklow South Lt.-ship, two Gannets, 1.10 p.m., wind 

 light E.N.E., cloudy, passing N.E. Eathlin Island, seven Gan- 

 nets, 12 noon, wind strong N.E., misty, going E. 



5th. — Clare Island, large flock of Grey Linnets, 7 a.m., wind 

 fresh E.N.E., blue sky, going S. Slyfie Head North, fifty 

 Starlings, 10 p.m., wind fresh E., misty, three killed. 



6th. — No entry. 



7th. — Arklow South Lt.-ship, four Starlings, 10.15 a.m., wind 

 light W., cloudy, passing inland N.W. Howth Daily, six 

 Cormorants fl^'ing N., 11 a.rtu, wind light W., clear. Eathlin 

 Island, forty Linnets, 11 a.m., wind light N.E., cloudy, going N. 

 Arran Island North, twenty to thirty Gannets, 5 p.m., wind 

 light N.W. 



Sth. — Barrels Eock Lt.-ship, five Gannets, 5.10 a.m., wind 

 light N.N.W., clear, going ^\. ; four Gannets at 3 p.m., going W. 

 Arklow South Lt.-ship, four Gannets, 7 a.m., wind very light 

 N.W., clear, passing N.E. ; three Gannets, 9.50 a.m., going same 

 direction. Arran Island North, {hirty to forty Gannets all day, 

 wind Hght N.W. 



9tJi. — Barrels Eock Lt.-ship, flocks of Linnets and Gulls, 



