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thirty Books, 2 p.m., wind mod. E., cloudy. Clare Island, large 

 flock of Books, 10 a.m., wind fresh E., fine, going N.E. Slyne 

 Head North, two Thrushes, 2 a.m., wind mod. E., gloomy, 

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

 fresh E.S.E., gloomy. Arran Island South, two Ducks, 3.15 

 p.m., wind fresh E., clear, going E. 



26th. — Fastnet, small flocks land-birds, 8 a.m., wind fresh E., 

 gloomy; three Titmice killed, flying S. Tuskar, Starlings, 



8 p.m., wind strong E.N.E., overcast, twelve struck, four killed 

 (young birds) ; Thrushes at midnight, wind same, five struck, 

 one killed (young bird). Bathlin Island, continuous flocks of 

 Gannets, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., wind fresh E., overcast, going E. 

 Bathlin O'Birne, continuous flocks of Sea Gulls, 9 a.m., wind 

 light E.S.E., overcast. Clare Island, continuous flocks of Puffins 

 all day, wind fresh E.N.E., blue sky, cloudy, going N.W. 



'2,7th. — Barrels Bock Lt.-ship, continuous flocks of Linnets, 



9 to 10.30 a.m., wind fresh E., gloomy, going N.E. Tuskar, 

 " Grey-breasted Blackbird," 7 p.m., wind strong E.N.E., overcast, 

 struck and killed ; Starlings from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m., wind fresh E. 

 to N.E., overcast, striking constantly, five killed; Blackbirds and 

 "Fieldfares or Mountain Thrushes" striking occasionally between 

 same hours, seven Blackbirds and fifteen Fieldfares killed ; many 

 of these birds will die on rock, being too exhausted to leave, 

 particularly Starlings. Bockabill, six Larks, three young Star- 

 lings, and one female Blackbird killed in night, wind E., stormy, 

 very dark, Starlings much wasted. Bathlin Island, thirty 

 Linnets, 12 noon, wind fresh S.E., overcast, remained on island. 

 Arran Island North, thirty Gulls different species all day, wind 

 light S.E., gloomy. 



28i/i. — Barrels Bock Lt.-ship, continuous flocks of Starlings, 

 8.30 to 11 p.m., wind fresh N., cloudy, apparently going E. 

 Tuskar, one Golden-crested Wren, 8 p.m., wind fresh N., over- 

 cast, gloomy, killed; Fieldfares, 10.30 p.m., three killed; also 

 one Green Linnet. Kish Bank Lt.-ship, a flock of Ducks, 1.30 

 p.m., wind mod. N.W., clear. Bockabill, one Golden-crested 

 Wren and two young female Blackbirds, killed in night, clear, 

 showery ; the first Goldcrest I ever saw at this station. Arran 

 Island North, twenty Gannets, 2 to 4 p.m., wind light N.E., 

 gloomy. 



29t/i.— No entry. 



