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March 19th. — Langness l.h., twenty-one Geese at 3 p.m. 

 flying KE. (Light E. ; haze.) Bahama Bank L.v., two Thrushes 

 and two Starlings killed at 11.15 p.m. (S.E., 4; hazy.) St 

 TudwaVs L.H., six Wild Geese flying N.E. at 5.40 p.m. Helwick 

 l.v., a Kingfisher struck the lantern at 3 a.m. (S.S.W., 2 ; 

 haze.) 



March 20th. — Bahama Bank L.V., two Thrushes at 10.45 

 p.m. ; one killed. One Flycatcher and one Lark flying round 

 lantern at 10.45 P.M. (S. by E., 3 ; 0. G.) Selker L.v., several 

 Starlings and Larks flying about the light from 12 p.m. to 4 a.m. 

 One Starling caught alive. Carnarvon Bay L.v., several birds 

 all night. One Starling and one Blackbird killed. (S., 3 ; B. M.) 

 Eddy stone L.H., Larks and Lapwings at 3 a.m. (E.N.E., 4.) 



March 21st. — Cumberland, Sand Martins at Cockermouth. 



March 23d. — Selker l.v., a great many Blackbirds and Thrushes 

 flying about the light from 12 p.m. to 4 a.m. (5, S.S.E. ; rain, 

 misty.) Three Thrushes found dead on deck, and one Blackbird 

 caught alive. (5, 1ST. by W. ; c. M.) Merionethshire, Golden-eye, 

 last seen. 



March 24th. — Merionethshire, one Whimbrel. 



March 26th. — Langness L.H., several Thrushes striking between 

 9 and 12 p.m. One Kedwing found dead. (Light W. ; rain.) 

 Selker l.v., a great many Thrushes flying about the light from 

 9 to 12 p.m. (5, S.W. ; R., misty.) 



March 27th. — Langness L.H., one $ Blackbird on lantern at 4 

 a.m. (Light W. ; rain.) A few Wagtails at 3 p.m. St Bees L.H., 

 first appearance of Pied Wagtail. Selker L.v., Thrushes and 

 Larks flying round the light from 12 to 4 a.m. (5, W. by N. ; 

 R., misty.) 



March 28th. — Langness L.H., "a Cuckoo at 10 a.m." (Fresh 

 W. ; clear.) 



March 29 th. — Eddy stone L.H., Lapwings, Blackbirds, Missel 

 Thrushes, Starlings, Fieldfares, and scores of Wheatears at the 

 lantern between 12.30 to 5 a.m. One Blackbird and six Starlings 

 killed. (Light and variable ; B. c. M.) 



March 30th. — Langness l.h., two Golden-crested Wrens, one 

 6 Chaffinch, and a large number of Pipits at 4 p.m. (Light 1ST. ; 

 clear.) Chickens Bock L.H., Eazorbills and Puffins in great 

 ■numbers all day. (Variable, frosty.) These birds breed on the 

 Calf of Man, and Mr Black says they have come about a fort- 



