92 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



■ith. — No entry. 



5th. — Barrels Rock Lt.-ship, flock of White Gulls, 5 p.m., 

 wind light W.N.W., clear, going S.E. Arklow South Lt.-ship, 

 three Gannets, 10.15 a.m., wind light E., cloudy, passing S.W. 

 Rathlin Island, forty Gannets, 3 p.m., wind light S.E., clear, 

 going E. Slyne Head South, many flocks of Gannets from 

 sunrise to sunset, wind very strong S.E., gloomy. 



6th. — Fastnet, one " Stone Chatter," 3.30 p.m., wind light 

 S.E., gloomy. Clare Island, small flock of Pigeons, 1 p.m., 

 wind fresh W., cloudy, going N. 



7^/i. — Slyne Head North, a large number of Gulls going S., 

 4 p.m., wind light W., misty. 



Sth. — Barrels Rock Lt.-ship, flock of nine Gannets, 8 a.m., 

 wind light N.N.W., clear, going W. ; flock of about seventeen 

 Swallows, 2.30 p.m., wind light E., rain, going S. Copeland 

 Island, five Black-backed Gulls all day, remained during winter. 

 Oyster Island North, seventy Barnacles, 11 a.m., wind strong 

 N.W., overcast, showery, going S. ; fifty Rooks, 2 p.m., wind 

 same, going S.E. 



9th. — Barrels Rock Lt.-ship, eight Gannets, 3.30 p.m., wind 

 fresh N.N.W., showery, going E. 



10th. — Ho^\i;h Baily, ten Grey Crows flying inland, 11.15 

 a.m., wind strong W., clear. Rockabill, one Blackbird, 9 a.m., 

 wind fresh S.W., clear, showery, male seen on the rock. Copeland 

 Island, one Swallow, 10.30 a.m., wind light S.E., fog; twelve 

 Greenfinches, 11 a.m., remained until fog cleared. Rathlin 

 Island, sixty Linnets, 11 a.m., wind strong N.W., misty, going 

 N. Tory Island, Barnacle, 10 a.m., wind mod. S.W., cloudy, 

 coming from the east, flew round the island ; they frequent other 

 islands near, but seldom alight on this island. Oyster Island 

 North, several flocks of Barnacles, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., wind strong 

 N.W. to W., showery, going S. 



11th. — Fastnet, small flocks of lamd-birds, 8 a.m., wind fresh 

 N.W., showers; two Titmice killed, flying S. on rock; four 

 Chaffinches, 11 a.m., two killed, male birds. Innishtrahull, 

 flocks of Barnacles, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., wind strong N.W., hail- 

 showers. 



12th. — Barrels Rock Lt.-ship, two Stormy Petrels, 12.30 p.m., 

 wind strong W.N.W., cloudy; seldom seen at this station; 

 remained about the ship all evening. Kish Bank Lt.-ship, two 



