88 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



May 23d. — Langness l.h., large number of Swifts at 11 a.m. 

 (Light N. ; clear.) Chickens Rock l.h., two Terns at 7 a.m. 

 (N.W. strong breeze ; haze.) Holyhead Breakwater L.H., one 

 Kingfisher at 8 a.m. (N.N.W., 3 ; gloomy.) Cardigan Bay L.v., 

 four Swifts going 1ST. at 2 p.m. 



May 24th. — Langness l.h., one Willow Warbler and two 

 Whitethroats at 1 p.m. (Light N.W. ; cloudy.) South Bishop 

 l.h., a few Swifts from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 



May 25th. — Cardigan L.V., six Martins going E.S.E. at 3 p.m. 

 Eddystone L.H., flocks of Sandpipers, Wheatears, Warblers, and 

 Swallows from 9.30 to 12 p.m. One Sandpiper caught ; many 

 Warblers killed and lost over. (E. by N., 4 ; 0. R. M.) 



May 26th. — South Bishop L.H., large number of "Flycatchers" 

 between 12 p.m. and 3 a.m. ; many struck lantern, thirty killed. 

 (E., 4 ; B. c. M.) 



May 27th. — South Stack l.h., several " Siskins " from 10 p.m. 

 till midnight. Cardigan Bay L.v., two Swifts at 7 P.M. Eddy- 

 stone L.H., hundreds of birds here from 11 P.M. until 3 A.M. 

 (28th ?). Flocks passing, their call like Plovers; only Warblers 

 close to lantern, and none caught. 



May 28th. — South Bishop l.h., several " Flycatchers " from 

 12 p.m. to 3 a.m.; several struck, ten killed. (E.N.E., 2; c. M.) 

 A Cuckoo and a small bird at 7 p.m., left rock and flew east. 

 Godrevy l.h., a Cuckoo struck the lantern. Eddystone l.h., — See 

 under yesterday. 



May 29th. — Cardigan Bay L.v., two Swifts at 7.30 p.m. 

 Bishop's Bock l.h., a Turtle Dove and nine Swifts at 7 p.m. flying 

 from W. to E. (E.S.E., 5 ; o. M. R.) 



May 30th. — Nash (E.) l.h., a Cuckoo captured at lantern at 

 10 p.m. Eddystone L.H., flocks of Sandpipers passing lantern — 

 a few striking — from 12.15 till 3 a.m. Also hundreds of 

 Wheatears, Warblers, Swallows, and Swifts from 12.15 to 3 a.m. 

 Great numbers of Warblers killed against lantern and cowl, and 

 lost over. (E. by N., 4 ; CD. m.) 



JUNE. 



June 1st. — Cumberland, two Black Terns seen near Carlisle. 

 Eddystone l.h., several Swallows, Swifts, and Warblers from 

 12 p.m. until 3 a.m.; none caught. (E.S.E., 2; fog.)'. 



