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showery, killed. Arran Island North, large flock of Gulls all day, 

 very storray wind S.E. 



20th. — Barrels Rock Lt.-ship, large flocks of Larks, 10 a.m., 

 wind very strong E.S.E., clear, going N. Howth Baily, flocks 

 of Gulls flying in all directions during the day, wind strong S.E., 

 gloom3^ Eathlin Island, fifty Plovers, 1 p.m., wind high, stormy, 

 remained on island ; forty White-hacked Crows, always on island. 

 Clare Island, large flock of Gannets, 9 a.m., wind strong E., 

 going N.W. Ai-ran Island North, large flock of Gulls all day, 

 wind very strong S.E., gloomy. 



21st. — Barrels Eock Lt.-ship, continuous flocks of Larks and 

 Linnets, 10 to 11.30 a.m., wind strong E.S.E., overcast, going 

 to E.N.E. Copeland Island, flock of Teal on Mew Island, 

 11 a.m., wind E., stormy, rain ; stay here for winter. Eathlin 

 O'Birne, four Barnacles, 3.30 p.m., wind strong E.S.E., overcast; 

 thirty Gannets, 8.30 a.m. Arran Island South, six Golden- 

 crested Wrens struck lantern, wind E., hazy, not killed; flew 

 away at daylight. 



22nd. — Slyne Head South, one Woodcock, 1 a.m., wind very 

 stormy S.S.E., killed, the only one got for three years; two 

 Thrushes also killed. 



2Srd. — Tuskar, one flock of Starlings, 5 p.m., wind strong 

 E.S.E., cloudy; another 11 p.m., very stormy E.S.E. wind, 

 overcast, striking about one hour, forty killed. Innishtrahull, 

 one Blackbird, 10 p.m., wind S.E., a hm-ricane, struck lantern; 

 one Thrush, 10.30 p.m., struck lantern. Oyster Island North, 

 several flocks of Barnacles, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., wind fresh E.S.E., 

 cloudy, twenty to fifty in each flock. 



24:th. — Old Head, Kinsale, five Golden-crested Wrens, 9.30 

 p.m., wind light S.W^., hazy, struck lantern, none killed; the 

 only ones seen this season. Barrels Eock Lt.-ship, flock of 

 Linnets, 5 p.m., wind strong S.E., cloudy, going N.E. Tuskar, 

 Blackbirds, Thrushes, and Larks, 10.30 p.m., wind E., stormy, 

 overcast, striking until 3 a.m., many of each killed. Eathlin 

 O'Birne, seven Barnacles, 4 p.m., wind strong E. 



25th. — Barrels Eock Lt.-ship, continuous flocks of Starlings, 

 9.30 to 11.30 p.m., wind fresh S.E., one killed (young bird); too 

 dark to notice direction of flight. Tuskar, Starlings and Larks, 

 11 p.m., wind strong E.N.E., overcast, striking for one hour, 

 fifteen Larks and twelve Starlings killed. Oyster Island North, 



