76 REPORT OX THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. " 



the Capelona Islands, off Belfast Loch, and seem to prefer the 

 wind directly against them. Very large flocks of Starlings have 

 arrived within the last few days ; they start hefore sunrise, hut 

 steer to the southward. The Lapwings have also arrived, hut 

 these birds do not take their flight till day has set well in ; they 

 appear to go directly across. I see all these birds at each end of 

 their passage (twenty-one miles), and few, I think, perish." 

 (P.Z.S., 1831, p. 145.) 



Wren. — Returns from Skerryvore, Dhuheartach, Sker^iiile, 

 and Turnberry. The earHest date available was at Dhuheartach, 

 Aug. 18th, when one was seen flying S. at noon, during light 

 S.W. wind and haze. None are again reported until Oct. 1st, 

 when "Wrens" were seen mixed with Larks and Thrushes; 

 winds variable, light, and haze. Then at Skerryvore, Oct. 9th, 

 one fl^'ing about at 11 a.m., light N.E. breeze, clear; and at 

 Turnberry, Oct. 12th, one struck the lantern at midnight, wind 

 light N.E. airs. In the autumn migration of 1879 {q.r., loc. cit.) 

 records came from Monach Island and Dhuheartach. Earliest 

 Aug. 17th, latest Dec. 9th. 



GoLDCREST. — At Turnberry, Sept. 24th, 3 a.m., one struck, 

 but was not killed, wind light S., and haze; and at Corsewall, 

 Sept. 27th till 30th, there appears to have been a migration. On 

 27th, two were seen to strike the lantern at 2 a.m., in fresh south 

 breeze and haze ; on 28th, two also struck in clear weather, 

 light S. breeze ; and on 30th, eight remained around the lights 

 from 8 p.m. till daylight, wind light S.E., and haze. From the 

 Mull of Galloway, the negative note is given, " None seen this 

 year." In 1879, numbers were reported (see Eeport, 1879) at 

 Mull of Galloway on July 18th — only date. 



Note. — Mr. E. Warren, in lit., notes the unusual scarcity of 

 Gold-crested Wrens at Ballina at the end of July, 1880. 



KoBiN, Erithaca ruhecula. — The most northern station where it 

 is noted is Cape Wrath, where one bird arrived upon Oct. 20th, and 

 remained until Jan. 11th (when the schedule was returned), or 

 later. It came at 11.30 a.m., with an E. wind and snow. My 

 correspondent adds, '* It is much thought of." I have ten records 

 from eight stations, viz., Cape Wrath, Stornoway, Kyleakin (2), 

 Isle Ornsay, Dhuheartach, Rhuvaal, Lismore, and Turnberry. 

 These date from Aug. 18th (Dhuheartach) and Sept. 4th 

 (Kyleakin) to Dec. 31st (Stornoway), where one was observed for 



