182 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



never seen." — 3rd Rep., p. 86 ; and 4th Rep., p. 104, R. M. B.]. 

 Dec. 12th, five Royal Gulls ; 22nd, large flocks of Gulls on 

 the water. Jan. 9th, 1885, six small Gulls ; 11th, five Royal 

 Gulls. 



Clare Island. — March 6th, Sea Gulls and Kittiwakes ; 25th, 

 large numbers ; 30th, thousands. Sept. 25th, two large Royal 

 Gulls. 



Slyne Head, North. — Oct. 11th, Gulls, about ten to twenty. 



Arran Island, North. — Oct. 2nd, large flock of Gulls. 



Straw Island. — Feb. 20th, twenty Gulls. March 27th, two 

 Royal Gulls. April 28th, four large white (Herring) Gulls going 

 N., wind light, W. ; 30th, two Black-headed Gulls. Nov. 4th, 

 four large grey Gulls. Dec. 28th, four Royal Gulls. 



Tearaght. — The Kittiwakes commenced to build this year on 

 April 1st. The young birds were seen flying about the last week 

 in July. None of the young birds are to be seen during the 

 winter ; but on Feb. 7th a few were observed among the old 

 birds. They left shortly afterwards, and were not to be seen 

 until June 24th, when there were about one hundred on the rock 

 with the old birds : they remained about a week. The Royal 

 Gulls do not breed here. Aug. 14th, Herring Gull (young), 

 about half a dozen ; still about island, Jan. 15th, 1885. Jan. 

 5th, Kittiwakes (young), thirty or forty, with other Gulls. None 

 of these young Kittiwakes were seen since they left their nests 

 on Sept. 20th. Some of the black has disappeared. 



Valencia. — A few "Royal, Common, and Skua" Gulls at 

 intervals during April, May, and June. Skua Gulls, Sept. 2nd, 

 Oct. 24th. Dec. 24th and 25th, two to fifteen Royal Gulls. Nov. 

 18th and 20th, a few. 



Skelligs. — March 26th, Kittiwakes first seen on rock. Kitti- 

 wakes leaving from the 15th to the 28th August. December, 

 great numbers of Herring Gulls and young Kittiwakes and a few 

 Black-backed Gulls. 



Dursey Island. — Large flock, March 15th and April 30th. 

 March 9th, four Royal Gulls. 



Stormy Petrel. 



Coningbeg Lightship. — May 8th, 9th, and 13th, one to two 

 about ship ; 14th to 17th, several during day, foggy and hazy, 

 wind moderate ; 24th, one killed striking. June 2nd, 5th, and 



