WEST COAST OF ENGLAND AND WALES. Ill 



November 13th. 



Morecambe Bay l.v. — Several Chaffinches at 11.30 a.m., 

 flying S-.S.E. (N.N.E., 4; b, m.) 



Caldy l.h. — Blackbirds, Larks, and Plovers, from 3.30 to 

 4.30 a.m., flying about the lantern. Several of each species 

 killed. (N.N.E., 5; o, g, m.) 



Helwick l.v. — " A great number of species," including Black- 

 birds, Thrushes, Larks, and Starlings, at the lantern all night 

 and till sunrise. A great number killed. (N.E., 3 ; o, m.) 



Scarweather l.v. — Flocks of Larks passing at intervals during 

 the day. A Blackbird killed at 10.30 p.m. (E., 4 ; g, m.) 



Nash (E.) l.h. — Blackbirds, Larks, Woodcocks, Snipes, and 

 Wood Pigeon, from 2 to 5 a.m. Some of each species killed. 

 (E., gentle; mist and rain.) 



Long ships l.h. — " Scores " of Fieldfares, Blackbirds, and 



Starlings. Many striking, and several killed. (E.N.E., 3 ; 



very misty.) 



November 14th. 



Caldy l.h. — A large flock of Plovers flying inland at 11 a.m. 

 (N.E., 5; b, c, m.) 



Scarweather l.v. — A very large flock of Books at 11 a.m. 

 (S.E., 5; b, c, m.) 



Nash (E.). — Two Woodcocks (killed), and Starlings at 3 a.m. 

 Fieldfares, Redwings, Blackbirds, and Larks, from 12 p.m. to 

 4 a.m. ; eleven killed. (E., gentle breeze; misty.) 



Bishop Rock l.h. — Several hundreds of Thrushes, Missel 

 Thrushes, Redwings, Fieldfares, Larks, Starlings, and Lapwings, 

 from 10 p.m. to daylight. (E., 4.) 



Eddy stone l.h. — ''Several birds" struck, but "lost over," 

 from 11 p.m. to midnight. (E.S.E., 5 ; b, c, v.) 



December 23rd. 

 Smalls Rock l.h. — Thrushes and Blackbirds from 1 a.m. 

 until sunrise, flying round the lantern. (S.E., 5 ; o, m.) 



1885. 

 February 15th. 

 South Bishop l.h. — Ninety-seven Blackbirds, Thrushes, Larks, 

 and Starlings, caught at 3 a.m. (S.E., 2 ; fog and rain.) 



