90 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



passing N.E. Copeland Island, twenty-three Gannets, 4 p.m., 

 wind light S.E., clear, coming from Ailsa Craig. 



17th. — Copeland Island, fourteen Grey Linnets, 3 p.m., wind 

 light S.S.W., rain, remained some time. Oyster Island North, 

 twenty Wigeon going S.E., 11 a.m., wind mod. S.E., clear. 



ISth. — Barrels Rock Lt.-ship, flock of Grey Gulls, 5.10 p.m., 

 wind very light N.N.E., clear, going W. Tuskar, one Owl, 

 8 a.m., wind light N., cloudy. Arklow South Lt.-ship, one flock 

 of Swallows, 6.20 a.m., wind fresh N.E., gloomy, passing N.N.W. 

 Innishtrahull, four Lapwings, 12 noon, wind light N., clear. 



Idtli. — Tuskar, about 1000 Gulls alighted 6 a.m., left 7 a.m., 

 wind light S.W., cloudy, gloomy, appeared young ; 12.30 p.m., 

 a large flock of Gulls going S. Arklow South Lt.-ship, five 

 Gannets, 8 a.m., wind light W.S.W., cloudy, passing N.E.; four 

 Swallows, 9.20 a.m., passing N.W. 



20th. — Oyster Island North, about 100 Barnacles, 9.30 a.m., 

 wind strong S., clear, going S. Clare Island, large flock of 

 Wild Ducks, 2 p.m., wind strong W., overcast, rain, going E. 

 Slyne Head North, one Snipe, 3 a.m., wind fresh S., showers, 

 killed. 



21s^.— Barrels Eock Lt.-ship, flock of ''grey" Gulls, 9.30 

 a.m., wind light W.N.W., showery, going N. Tuskar, a large 

 flock of Skua Gulls alighted 5 a.m., wind light N., overcast, rain, 

 appeared old birds. Copeland Island, one young Corn Crake, 

 wind strong E.S.E., "reared on Copeland Island." Rathlin 

 O'Birne, about fifteen Gannets, 10 a.m., w^nd strong N., rain, 

 remained in vicinity until Oct. 14th. 



22?if/. — Arklow South Lt.-ship, one flock of Swallows, 7.15 

 a.m., wind very light N.W., clear, passing S.W. Copeland 

 Island, Sept. 22nd to 26th, -between these dates Terns which 

 come to breed on Mew Island all left. Slyne Head South, nine 

 Curlews flew to N.E., wind fresh W.S.W., gloomy. 



23?tZ. — Arklow South Lt.-ship, one flock of Swallows, 6 a.m., 

 wind very light E., gloomy, passing N.W. Howth Baily, eight 

 Gannets flying S., 12.30 p.m., wind fresh S., clear. Rathlin 

 O'Birne, continuous flocks of Pufiins, 10 a.m., wind light S.E., 

 overcast, went southwards, continued passing until Oct. 1st. 



24th. — Rathlin O'Birne, continuous flocks of Sea Gulls arrived 

 10 a.m., wind light S.E., overcast, came from N., remained in 

 vicinity. 



