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(N.N.W., 2; fog.) Eddystone l.h., a small flock of Golden 

 Plovers passing at 2.30 a.m. A few Warblers flying round the 

 lantern. (W. light ; c. v.) 



May 10th. — Nash (E.) l.h., four Sedge Warblers killed at 

 2.30 a.m. A few Wheatears struck at 3.30 a.m. (N.W., 3; fog.) 

 A Willow Warbler at lantern at 9 p.m. ; Wheatears at 10 p.m., 

 one killed. (KT.W., 3 ; b. c.) 



May 1 1th. — Langness L.H., one Swift at 2 p.m. (Light W. ; clear.) 

 May 13th. — Cumberland, nine Dotterel seen on a Solway 

 marsh. 



May 14th. — Langness l.h., one Cuckoo at 11 a.m. (Light 1ST. ; 

 clear.) Merionethshire, Nightjar arrived. (Light E.) Nash (E.) 

 l.h., one Cuckoo passed W. at 8 A.M., and two at 11 A.M. (N.E., 

 2 ; c. M.) A large flock of Swallows passed to W. at noon. 



May 15ih. — Langness l.h., a few Willow Warblers at 1 p.m. 

 (Light N. ; clear.) Several Whimbrel for the last three days. 

 St Bees L.H., Some Whitethroats flying round lantern at 1.30 

 a.m. (KO., 1 ; c. M.) River Dee L.V., Swallows passing the 

 whole day, in ones and twos, all flying N.E. (N.N.E., 1 ; o. v.) 

 Skerries Rock L.H., several Whimbrel flying round the island all 

 day. (N.E., 4; misty.) Carnarvon Bay L.v., a *Whitethroat 

 killed at lantern. South Bishop l.h., several Wheatears ; a few 

 striking between 12 p.m. to 3 a.m. (E.N.E., 3 ; c. v.) Helwick 

 L.v., a good many birds flying round the lantern during the 

 night; three *Sedge Warblers and one *Einged Plover killed. 

 (N.E, 1 ; o. M.) 



May 16th. — Carnarvon Bay L.v., the first " Sea Swallows " 

 {Sterna) appeared at 6 a.m. Eddystone L.H., large numbers of 

 small birds — Wheatears and Warblers — striking lightly from 

 10 p.m. (? 15th) to 3 a.m. (M.E, 3 ; c. G. v.) 



May 18th. — Merionethshire, Spotted Flycatcher arrived. 

 (Strong N.W. ; cold.) South Bishop l.h., several Swallows all 

 day. Eddystone l.h., hundreds of Wheatears, Warblers, and 

 Swallows from 12 p.m. to 3 a.m. ; many striking the lantern and 

 lost over ; three Warblers killed. (W. by S., 3 ; c. d. m.) 



May 19th. — Cardigan Bay L.V., two Swifts going E. at 11 a.m. 



May 20th. — Cumberland, twelve adult Eichardson's Skuas 

 flying past Silloth from W. to E. (After N.W. gale.) 



May 21st. — Nash (E.) l.h., a large flock of Swifts passed 

 W.S.W. at 5 p.m. 



