174 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF 1URDS. 



TearaghU — Jan. 28th, Guillemots arrived. Feb. 24th, came 

 on rock. Began to leave about 20th July ; all gone by Aug. 5th. 

 Jan. 12th, 1885, one diving. " I think it should be noted in the 

 Annual Report that it is some time during the night that these 

 birds come on the rock this time of the year, and as the 

 morning twilight fades they disappear one after another." 



Skelligs. — Feb. 5th, Guillemots first appeared on rock. April 

 12th, continuous flocks. July 20th, noticed young fledged 

 Guillemots leaving rock. Aug. 5th, all left with one or two 

 exceptions. Dec. 22nd, one Guillemot fishing. 



"Little Auk or Rotche." 



Tearaght. — Dec. 21st, two. Jan. 9th, one diving among the 



young Razorbills. 



Puffin. 



Old Head, Kinsale. — April 20th, commence to build about 

 this date. May 20th, hundreds of Puffins ; 28th, ditto. 



Dungarvcun. — July 5th, 12th, 25th, and 31st, numbers all 

 day in bay feeding. 



Coningbeg Lightship. — April 5th, flocks going S.W. ; clear. 

 May 6th and 7th, passed at distance in great flocks, going 

 W. and S.W., wind N. to N.W., light; 12th, several thousands, 

 going W. and S.W. ; 18th, 19th, 22nd, and 23rd, " various 

 kinds" in great flocks, ditto: 26th and 27th, some; 29th, 31st, 

 and June 8th, several " Parrot-billed Puffins " about. June 10th, 

 great flocks of Puffins about. Dec. 28th to Jan. 8th, 1885, great 

 flocks of "Puffins " about ship. 



Barrels Rock Lightship. — Flocks of " Puffins " noted on 

 Feb. 6th, 8th, 18th, and 19th, going E. and S.W. "Parrots" 

 noted, April 20th and 24th, May 6th and 8th, -going W. 



Taskar Rock. — " Puffins and Sea-parrots " almost always on 

 the rock ; scarce this summer. 



Howth Bailg. — Aug. 19th, numbers in bay after fry. 



South Maidens. — Aug. 23rd and 24th, large flocks in vicinity. 



Rathlin Island. — Aug. 22nd, Puffins, Guillemots, and Razor- 

 bills leaving island. 



InnishtrahuU. — April 1st, several "Puffins and Sea-parrots" 

 all day round island. May 6th, several Puffins. 



Rathlin O'Birne. — July, twenty to one hundred on rocks. 



Eagle Island, East. — Oct. 20th, about two hundred "Puffins," 



