90 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Storm Petrels at 3 p.m. around the vessel. Bideford Bar L.H., 

 two hundred Guillemots at 11.30 a.m. going to sea, W. 



August 10th. — Langness L.H., several Wheatears at 10 a.m. 

 (Fresh N.W. ; clear.) Skerries Bock l.h., one Cormorant at 

 noon. (N.E., 6 ; B. c. v.) One Wheatear on island at 7 p.m. 

 (N.N.E., 6.) Merionethshire, most of the Swifts left about this 

 date. 



August 11th. — Langness l.h., four Oystercatchers and a few 

 Whimbrels at 5 a.m. (Light N. ; clear.) Skerries Bock l.h., 

 one Lapwing on island at 6 p.m. (N. by E., 5 ; B. c. v.) Nash 

 (E.) l.h., four Willow Warblers struck (two killed), eight to ten 

 Sedge Warblers struck (three killed), and three Whimbrel 

 struck between 11 and 12 p.m. (N.E., 2; c. M.) Four White- 

 throats killed at 1 A.M. (August 12th). 



August 12th. — St TudwaVs l.h., the Puffins left the island. 

 Cardigan Bay L.v., six Swifts and one Rook going S.E. at 

 8 P.M. 



August 13th. — Skerries Bock L.H., two Yellow Buntings on 

 island at 4 p.m. (KK, 6 ; G, M. R.) Nash (E.) l.h., a Land Rail 

 killed at 2.40 a.m. (E.N.E., 2 ; c. G. P.) Two Sedge Warblers 

 killed at 9.20 p.m. (WI.W, 3 ; O. G. M.) 



August 14th. — Langness l.h., large numbers of Wheatears all 

 day. (Light S.W. ; clear.) Nash (E.) l.h., a Swift killed at 10 

 P.M. (S.E., 1 ; B. c. M.) 



August 15th. — Langness l.h., large number of Swallows from 

 7 to 9 a.m. (Light S. ; clear.) Nash (E.) l.h., two Swifts killed 

 between 9 and 11 p.m. (E., 4 ; c. 0.) Bideford Bar l.h, large 

 flocks of Swallows from N. at noon. At 10 p.m. a Swallow 

 struck lantern and was caught. (S.E., 2 ; c. m.) Eddy stone 

 l.h., " several Wheatears, Reed Warblers, and Willow Wrens 

 from 9 p.m. (? 14th) till 3 a.m. The first autumn birds." A few 

 caught. (K, 2 ; c. p. v.) Portland [Lovj] l.h., a Wheatear killed 

 at 12 P.M. (E., 4; o. m.) 



August 16th. — Chickens Bock l.h., six Wheatears, two Larks, 

 and three Meadow Pipits on lantern from 12 till 3 a.m. (E. 

 strong airs ; haze.) St Bees l.h., four Willow Warblers struck 

 glass at midnight, but were not killed. (S.E., 1 ; o. M.) Skerries 

 Bock l.h., three Whimbrel flying S. at 6 p.m. (Calm, clear.) 

 * Willow Wren and *Sedge Warbler killed against glass. Holy- 

 head Breakwater L.H., two Yellow Buntings at noon. (N.E., 3 ; 



