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25th. — Fastnet, small flocks of Starlings flying N.E. to land, 

 2 p.m., wind light W., passing showers, two young ones struck 

 lantern. Arklow South Lt.-ship, nine Gannets, 7 to 7.30 a.m., 

 wind light W., clear, passing N.E.; six Swallows, 9.15 a.m., 

 passing N.W. 



26//i. — Barrels Rock Lt.-ship, flocks of Grey Gulls, 3.10 p.m., 

 wind light W.N.W., clear, going S. Clare Island, large flock 

 of Puffins, 3 p.m., wind fresh S.S.W., cloudy, going W. Arran 

 Island South, fifty Starlings, 8.15 a.m., wind fresh W.N.W., clear. 



21th. — Arklow South Lt.-ship, four Gannets, 8 a.m., wind 

 light W.S.W., cloudy, passing S.W. 



28^/i. — Arklow South Lt.-ship, ten Gannets, 6.45 a.m., wind 

 very light S.W., cloudy, passing N.E. Copeland Island, thirteen 

 Black Crows, 10 a.m., wind light S.W., fine, going W. 



29//i. — Fastnet, two " Stone Chatters," 4 p.m., wind light S., 

 misty, on rock all night, left in morning. Rathlin Island, thirty 

 Gannets, 3 p.m., wind light S.E., clear, going N. 



dOth. — Tuskar, four Blackbirds, 10 a.m., wind fresh S., misty. 

 Howth Baily, ten Cormorants flying W., 1.20 p.m., wind fresh 

 S.W., gloomy. Oyster Island North, about eighty Barnacles, 

 4.30 p.m., wind mod. E.S.E., clear, going S. 



OCTOBER. 



1st. — Barrels Eock Lt.-ship, flock of twenty-six Swallows, 

 9.15 a.m., wind light S.S.W., clear, going S. Arklow South 

 Lt.-ship, six Gannets, 7.20 a.m., wind light S., gloomy, passing 

 S.W. 



2nd. — Fastnet, one '' Stone Chatter," 3 p.m., wind light S. 

 Kish Bank Lt.-ship, three Gannets, 10 a.m., wind mod. S., 

 clear. Howth Baily, continuous flocks of Gulls and Puffins 

 flying S., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., wind light S.W., clear. Copeland 

 Island, twenty-nine Ducks on Mew Island all day, remained all 

 the winter. Rathlin Island, sixty Black Crows, 5 p.m., wind 

 strong S.E., misty, coming from N., seemed tired. Oyster 

 Island North, about 150 Barnacles, 2 p.m., wind fresh S.E., 

 clear, going S. Arran Island North, large flocks of Gannets and 

 Gulls all day, wind fresh S.S.E., clear. 



drd. — Arklow South Lt.-ship, nineteen Gannets, 4.30 p.m., 

 wind very light S.S.E., cloudy, passing S.W. Kish Bank 

 Lt.-ship, five Wild Ducks, 10.30 a.m., flying W., clear. 



