ibish coast. 85 



Snow Bunting. 



Arranmore. — April 5th, four Snow Buntings left island. 



Galley Head. — Nov. 30th, two '* Snow Birds " passed north. 



Rathlin Island. — Nov. 5th, seven Snow Buntings arrived and 

 will remain some time ; 31st, thirty. 



InnishtraJmll. — Nov. 7th, Snow Buntings; 19th to end of 

 month, frequented island. Dec. 23rd and 24th, fifty to one 

 hundred in a flock ; wind, strong N.W. Jan. 3rd, 1883, Snow 

 Buntings daily to 18th on island. 



Tory Island. — Nov. 9th, one flock. Jan. 6th and 7th, 1883, 

 Snow Buntings. 



Arranmore. — Oct. 4th, one seen. Nov. 4th, 18th ; Dec. 4th, 

 5th, 12th ; Jan. 4th and 6th, 1883 ; — on all these dates some 

 seen. 



Chaffinch. 



Kish Bank Light-ship. — Oct. 25th, flock of Chaffinches going 

 W. ; 30th, four Chaffinches. 



Arramnore. — Oct. 26th, four Chaffinches. Jan. 4th, 1883, 

 one. 



Sparrow. 



Rathlin Island. — June 9th, fifteen or sixteen Sparrows ; 

 remained two or three days. Dec. 16th, Sparrows. 



" Goldfinch." 

 Arranmore. — May 4th, six Goldfinches *' come to build." 

 Valentia. — Oct. 6th, four Goldfinches. Nov. 8th, five. Dec. 

 18th, eighteen. 



[The Goldfinch is now rare and local in Ireland ; hence 



inverted commas.] 



Linnet. 



Galley Head. — March 4th, one hundred or more going N. 

 May 21st, flocks of small birds, " taken to be Linnets," going N. 



Coningheg Light-ship. — March 9th, two Linnets flying west- 

 ward. 



Tuskar Rock. — March 18th, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., continually 

 striking, seven killed ; wind fresh S.W., fog. April 21st, 10.30 

 p.m. to 4 a.m., continually striking, five killed ; wind fresh S.E., 

 fog. 



Clare Island. — Flocks of " Grey Linnets " noticed on March 

 6th, 10th, 28th ; April 11th, 27th ; May 3rd, 30th ; and June 



