156 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Rockabill. — Sept. 13th, one Starling. Oct. 6th, large flocks 

 of " Stares " going W. ; wind N., light ; 18th, 19th, and 20th, 

 " Stares," with Blackbirds and Thrushes, all day ; wind light 

 N.W. ; 23rd, " Stares," with Blackbirds, Thrushes, Golden 

 AVrens, and Larks, all day and night ; several killed striking ; 

 gloomy, wind S.E. Nov. 9th, 10th, and 11th, " Stares," with 

 Blackbirds, Thrushes, and Fieldfares, all night ; large number 

 killed striking; wind S.E., misty. Dec. 1st, "Stares" and 

 Thrushes all day; 5th, 16th, and 17th, " Stares " observed ; one 

 Stare with a white tail. 



South Maidens. — Oct. 5th, about one hundred " Stares " going 

 W. ; wind S.E., light. 



Rathlin Island. — May 29th, four Starlings going S.E. 

 Dec. 7th. flocks all day ; remain here ; 29th, seventy remaining. 



InnishtraJudl. — March 17th, one Starling; wind S., light. 

 April 18th, three. 



Dunree Head. — Nov. 24th, flocks of Starling. 



Tory Island. — Feb. 27th, fourteen in fields. 



Arranmore. — June 14th, six going S. Sept. 15th, six going 

 N. Jan. 12th, 1885, eight. 



Rathlin O'Birne. — March 14th, six to twenty going N. ; 

 wind N. ; came off from shore. 



Killybegs. — Nov. 2nd, about fifty going S.E. ; wind S.W., 

 fresh ; 12th, one killed striking at 3 a.m. ; wind fresh S.W., 

 overcast, misty. 



Broadhaven. — Nov. 1st, several flocks going N. ; wind fresh 

 S.E. Starlings generally leave here the last week in Nov. 



Eagle Island, East. — Oct. 31st, about one thousand going W. 

 8 a.m. ; rested; wind light S.W.. Nov. 3rd, about one thousand 

 rested on island going S.W. ; wind light S. ; 5th to 13th, 

 continuous flights of Starlings going W. and S.W. ; the wind W. 

 to N.W. The Starling has visited us in large numbers this 

 month. This is strange, as they have not shown much since 

 1880-81. 



Blackrock, Mayo. — Nov. 4th, about forty- starlings (wind 

 strong S.E.) alighted; 7th, about thirty; wind N., strong; 

 29th, twenty-five ; wind light N.W. Dec. 19th, seven alighted ; 

 stormy, wind W. ; 30th, eleven alighted; one struck at 3 a.m. 

 and was killed ; clear, wind S., light. 



Blacksod. — Oct. 2nd, a large flock going inland ; wind N.W., 



