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during the night. Eighty-eight struck the lantern, and forty 

 were killed. (N.W., 6 ; cloudy.) 



Flatholm l.h. — A small flock of Blackbirds and Thrushes at 

 8 a.m. (S.W., 6 ; calm.) 



November 6th. 



Bahama Bank l.v.— Four Crows at 8.30 a.m., flying W.N.W. 



Selker l.v. — Eight Larks going N.E. at 1.40 p.m. (S.E., 4 ; 

 b and m.) 



Smalls Rock l.h. — Numbers of Blackbirds, Thrushes, Bed- 

 breasts, Wrens, " Lady Wagtails," Greenfinches, Larks, Water 

 Bails, and Ducks, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. (7th). One hundred 

 struck the lantern, and seventy were killed. (S.E., 5 ; o, m.) 



Nash {E.) l.h. — Eight to ten Fieldfares at noon, passing to 

 S.W. (E., breeze; misty, rain. 



November 8th. 



Smalls Rock l.h. — A very large flock of Books at 10.30 a.m. 

 /E.S.E.; b, c, v.) 



Nash (E.) l.h. — A Woodcock, wheeling round the lantern at 

 2.45 a.m., and after a while passed S.W. (N.E., light; clear.) 



November 10th. 



Bahama Bank l.v. — A large number of Thrushes, Blackbirds, 

 and Larks, all night. Fifty or sixty killed. (S., 5 ; fog.) 



Selker l.v. — A great many Titlarks and Starlings around the 

 lantern from 7 to 11 p.m. ; numbers striking. Ten Larks and 

 seven Starlings found dead on deck. (S.S.E., 5 ; b and misty.) 



Morecamhe Bay l.v. — Several Sky Larks and Titlarks, 

 between 8 and 12 a.m., flying S. by E. 



Dee l.v.— Many Thrushes, Blackbirds, Starlings, and Tit- 

 larks, from 8 a.m. to midnight. Fourteen picked up on deck, 

 and large numbers falling overboard. (S.E. by E. ; fog.) 



Carnarvon Bay l.v. — " Large quantities of birds all night," 

 leaving for south at daylight. (S.S.E., 5 ; b, c, m.) 



Nash {E.) l.h. — Blackbirds and Thrushes from 2 to 4 a.m. ; 

 eleven killed. (N.E., breeze; misty.) Blackbirds, Thrushes, 

 Bedwings, Larks, and Starlings, passing all night, many 

 striking, and a few killed. (E.S.E., breeze ; misty.) 



Godrevy l.h. — Many birds at lantern from 10 p.m. (Nov. 10th) 



