184 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Coningbeg Lightship. — April 4th, four ; 19th, 20th, 26th, 

 one to six about ship. On 20th, one struck and was disabled at 

 9 p.m., overcast. 



Barrels Rock Light-ship.— Apr il 12th, 14th, 19th, 20th, 23rd, 

 flocks are entered flying in various directions. Sept. 2nd, flocks. 



Arklow North Light-ship. — May 3rd, " Mackerel Cocks " 

 going N. at noon ; 8th, ditto, flying about, wind S.W., strong. 



South Maidens. — Sept. 11th, three " Shearwaters " fishing in 

 vicinity the last few weeks. 



Ratldin Island. — March 17th, Shearwaters heard at night. 

 Aug. 20th, one Shearwater killed striking. 



Arranmore. — March 29th, two "Manx Shearwaters, called 

 night-birds," flew into yard at night ; taken and stuffed. April 

 19th, twenty all day. Quantities " at rocks " building. 



Blackrock, Mayo. — June 10th, Manx Shearwaters at mid- 

 night, one struck, wind light S.W., clear ; 14th, three struck at 

 1 a.m., wind N.W., light, overcast ; one caught. Aug. 9th, 

 Manx Shearwaters all night ; several struck, two caught ; wind 

 S., light, misty. 



Tearaght. — April 10th, Manx Shearwaters first heard. Left 

 about July 15th. Oct. 10th, two near rocks on N. side. 



Skelligs. — March 1st, Manx Shearwaters first heard. Shear- 

 waters heard up to Aug. 29th ; noticed them getting scarce 

 about the 12th. 



Birds not identified. 



Coningbeg Light-ship. — Nov. 14th, one " Schinz's Sandpiper " 

 struck, 10p.m., disabled; wind E.S.E., light, gloomy. "The 

 size, colour, and length, according to the description in vol. vi-." 

 — Morris's ' British Birds.' 



Tuskar Rock. — May 25th, " a yeliow bird, black head with 

 stripes, shape and fly of a Wagtail," on rock at 7 p.m. ; wind 

 light S.E., overcast, misty. 



Arklow North Light-ship. — Dec. 27th, a large flock of " Sally- 

 pickers" going S.W. at 10 a.nr: ; wind light S. ["Sally- 

 pickers" have hitherto been placed under Willow Wren or 

 Chiffchaff, but in this case it is not easy to suggest the species. 

 — K. M. B.] 



South Maidens. — Jan. 14th, "one golden Bobin " struck lan- 

 tern, 10 p.m., not injured ; wind S.W., fresh, overcast, gloomy. 



