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flocks of Ducks, 10.30 a.m., strong S.W. breeze, clear. Howth 

 Baily, three Gannets flying N.E., 10.45 a.m., wind fresh W., 

 clear. Innishtrahull, one Teal, 9 p.m., wind N.W., a hurricane, 

 struck lantern. Eathlin O'Birne, four Barnacles, 11 p.m., wind 

 very strong N.W., showery. Oyster Island North, 100 Barnacles, 

 2.30 p.m., wind N.W., wild and showery. Arran Island North, 

 large flocks of Gannets and Gulls all day, wind very strong 

 N.W., rain. 



13^/i. — Barrels Kock Lt.-ship, two Sparrowhawks, 9.30 a.m., 

 wind light N.N.E., clear, going N. ; seldom seen at this station. 

 Arran Island North, large flocks of Gulls all day, wind very 

 strong N.N.W., rain. 



14:th. — Kathlin O'Birne, one Martin killed against lantern, 

 wind very strong N. Arran Island North, large flocks of different 

 species of Gulls all day, wind very strong N.W., rain ; flock of 

 Wild Geese, 8 p.m., came from S.W., going N. 



15th. — Arranmore, continuous flocks of Barnacles, 6 a.m. to 

 6 p.m., each flock numbering four to eighty, commenced to come 

 from the north on this date, wind strong N. Broadhaven, ten 

 Wild Ducks, 8.30 a.m., wind strong S.W., rain. 



16th. — Kathlin Island, sixty Gannets, 3 p.m., wind fresh 

 N.W., cloudy, going W. Eathlin O'Birne, twenty Barnacles, 

 3 p.m., wind strong S., overcast. Arran Island North, flock of 

 Gannets and Gulls, 4 p.m., wind fresh S., clear. 



17th. — Eathlin Island, 100 Skua Gulls, 2 p.m., wind fresh 

 S.W., cloudy. 



ISth. — Barrels Eock Lt.-ship, large numbers of Gulls, 10 

 a.m. to 5 p.m., wind strong S.S.E., clear, apparently feeding 

 about the ship. Eockabill, Oct. 18th to 26th, twelve Eed- 

 breasts, seven Common Wrens, and about fifteen young Starlings 

 seen on the rock. Arranmore, flocks of Gannets from two to 

 twenty began to come from the south, going north, on this 

 date, and continue to the end of the month at intervals of 

 fifteen to twenty minutes during daytime ; cannot be seen or 

 heard during night. 



19th. — Barrels Eock Lt.-ship, small flocks of Starlings, 9.30 

 a.m. to noon, wind high S.E., cloudy, trying to get to S.E., 

 driven towards shore by the force of the wind; two Stormy 

 Petrels, 11 a.m. to dusk, wind high S.E., remained at ship all 

 day. Slyne Head South, one Snipe, 3 a.m., very stormy. 



