134 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Dec. I heard one barking, and saw him go down to the sea 

 afterwards." — George H. Brownell. 



Sh/ne Head, North. — " Very few land birds seen this winter. 

 The sea-fowl are about the island at all times. The number of 

 birds striking lantern is less than preceding year." — Robert 

 Tyrrell. 



Arran Island, North. — ''During August a great number of 

 Sandlarks, Sea-pie, Curlew, and Titlarks, remained on island. 

 Puffins, Gannets, Gulls, and Cormorants flying past occasionally. 

 Redshanks, Sea-pie, Sandlarks, and Curlew during fine weather 

 remain on island ; when rough they go to the big island of 

 Arran." — Thomas Fortune. 



Straw Island. — " Spring : The following species were never 

 so scarce : — Gulls, Gannets, Puffins, and Sea-pies. I have never 

 seen so few birds early in spring, but as the spring advanced the 

 numbers of Linnets, Fieldlarks, Stonechats, and Yellowhammers 

 increased so much that I have not seen such numbers for many 

 years past. The different species of Gull and Cormorant 

 remain throughout the year ; they breed on the cliffs on the 

 large island of Arran. No birds ever strike this lantern, the 

 light being red, and not showing in the direction of the general 

 flight of birds. Autumn : I have noticed fewer birds than usual. 

 The Cormorant, White-backed Gull, and Royal Gull are the only 

 species remaining during the winter. A number of small birds, 

 such as Thrushes, Blackbirds, Starling, Linnets, &c, frequently 

 fly from the mainland, especially in severe weather. All through 

 the autumn to the present (Dec. 30th) I have remarked flights of 

 wild Duck and Barnacle going N.E." — Charles Boyle. - - 



Tearaght. — "I heard the Manx Shearwater for the first time 

 this year on the night of April 10th, but as usual the note 

 ceased after the moon rose. I have not seen any of the ' Mackerel 

 Cock ' since March 29th. [A specimen of ' Mackerel Cock ' sent 

 Jan., 1885, was a young Razorbill in winter plumage. — R. M. B.] 

 Birds remaining on the island on- July 31st : — Sea-parrots, Razor- 

 bills, Guillemots (only a few), Kittiwakes, Royal Gulls, and the large 

 White Gulls, Stormy Petrels, Sea-pies, Choughs, and Hooded 

 Crows. Birds remaining Jan. 15th, 18*85 : — Razorbills (} T oung), 

 Kittiwakes (old), Royal Gulls, Herring Gulls (young and old), 

 Chough, Hooded Crow, Wrens, Titlarks, Rock .Pipit, Peregrine 

 Falcon, Sparrow-Hawk, Mountain Linnet (Twite), Gannets, 



