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two to three hundred passed W.N.W. At Caernarvon Bay, Oct. 

 22nd, mod. E. gale, hazy, a flock with Larks passed S.E. ; and 

 on 24th, during the day, similar flocks S.S.E. ; wind now mod. 

 and from N.N.W. At Flatholm, same day, 8 a.m., gentle E.N.E. 

 breeze, small flights appeared and remained till Oct. 26th, at 

 7.30 a.m., when they departed S.W., fresh W.S.W. breeze, 

 cloudy. At South Stack, Oct. 29th, 7 a.m., fresh N.N.E. gale, 

 clear, very large flocks passed ; BOth and 31st, fresh N.W. breeze, 

 continuous flocks passed to N.W. At Sevenstones, Oct. 30th, 

 3.30 p.m., light E. air, clear, several flocks were seen flying to 

 W. and N.E. At Nash, Nov. 1st, 9 a.m., gentle N.N.E. breeze, 

 clear, a flock of Crows and Starlings passed overland. At 

 Smalls, same day, from sunset to midnight, three were seen 

 about the lantern. At Morecambe Bay, Nov. 2nd, 4 p.m., from 

 two to three dozen passed, flying S. ; and at the same hour, at 

 Helwick, a flock of male Starlings passed, flying from S.W. to 

 N.E., and at 8 p.m. several were killed. At Longships, 7 p.m., 

 a few fluttered against the glass; at Caldy, 10.30 p.m., one was 

 noticed flying about the lantern ; at Godrevy, 11 p.m., four 

 struck, several others hovering around ; and at Smalls, before 

 midnight, mod. E. breeze, misty and drizzling, eight were seen 

 with other birds. At South Bishop, from midnight (of 1st), when 

 they first arrived, till morning, a very great quantity, with 

 Thrushes, &c. ; and all day after, continuous flocks of same 

 flying towards N.W. Again, on the 3rd, enormous quantities 

 of Starlings came at midnight (of 2nd) and continued till 

 morning, and at 6 a.m. the Starlings began to fly E. At 

 Caernarvon also, Nov. 3rd, nine young Starlings were killed, 

 gentle E.S.E. breeze, hazy; and at Smalls, before sunrise, 

 .twenty-three female and four male Starlings, among Blackbirds 

 and Thrushes, were counted ; several struck and went overboard. 

 At Nash, 9 a.m., large flights passed overland, with Crows ; and 

 at Godrevy, 2 a.m^., two, with Thrushes and Blackbirds, struck. 

 Thus there appears to have been a decided "rush" lasting from 

 ,Oct. 29th, 7 a.m., to Nov. 3rd, 9 a.m. From Nov. 1st to 3rd 

 alone, we hear from no less than eleven stations. It was on the 

 2nd and 3rd that the slaughter, already mentioned (see " Song 

 Thrush"), took place at South Bishop, and Starlings were 

 numbered among the slain. On Nov. 6th, eight were killed at 

 Lundy, many others striking ; and after this we have almost 



