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Rockabill — Oct. 21st, Barnacles going N., 11 a.m. ; wind S. 

 Dec. 29th, Wild Geese going S., 9 a.m. ; wind light, S. 

 Copeland Island.— Feb. 3rd, eight Wild Geese. 

 Rathlin Island. — Aug. 23rd, nine Wild Geese going N.W 

 Nov. 16th, a flock going S. ; wind S.E., light. 



Innishtr ahull. — April 1st to 10th, several flocks of Barnacles 

 and Wild Geese going N. ; 18th, flocks of Barnacles going N.E. 

 May 4th, one Barnacle. 



Dunree Head. — Jan. 12th, flock of Wild Geese going N. ; 

 wind N.W., strong. Feb. 10th and 16th, flock of Barnacles, 

 about sixty, going N. ; wind N., strong both days. Barnacles 

 frequent a place called Inch, nine miles distant. Oct. 16th, 

 flocks of Wild Geese; 20th to 27th and Nov. 4th, ditto ; 16th to 

 24th and 26th, flocks of Barnacles. 



Tory Island. — Feb. 5th_, three Barnacles going S. March 

 17th, Wild Geese going W., wind S.W., fresh ; 26th, six Barnacles 

 going E. ; wind S.E., light. 



Arranmore. — March 26th, three flocks left on this date. 

 Oct. 20th, one flock of Barnacles arrived on island, wind S.E., 

 strong; 23rd, another flock, wind N.E. , strong; they remain all 

 the winter. Dec. 21st, twenty-four going N.E. ; wind E., light. 

 Rathlin O'Birne. — Nov. 7th, nine ; 9th, eleven ; 11th, forty, 

 in each case going S.E., wind N. Eleven rested on island; shot 

 four of them. 



Oyster Island, North. — March 17th, forty going N.W., 

 alighted ; wind strong, S. April 1st, fourteen flying S.E. ; wind 

 S., light. 



Broadhaven. — Oct. 1st, six dozen W 7 ild Geese going W. ; wind 

 W., strong. 



Eagle Island, East. — Nov. 20th, about eighty Barnacles going 

 N.E. ; wind strong, N.W. I only saw one flock this autumn. 

 At Killybegs I very frequently saw flocks of Wild Geese passing 

 overhead in autumn. Perhaps this island is out of their track, 

 being more to west. 



Blackrock, Mayo. — April 5th, twenty Wild Geese going N.W. ; 

 wind light, E. 



Blacksod. — Nov. 3rd, twenty-four Wild Geese, and seen 

 during month at intervals. Dec. 27th, some seen. 



Clare Island.— Nov. 13th, about two dozen Wild Geese going 

 N.W. ; wind light, E. 



