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September 14th. — Portland (Low) L.H., two C( Flycatchers " at 

 lantern at 1 a.m. (N.KW, 5 ; c. v.) 



September 15th. — Cumberland, Jack Snipe, first seen at 

 Allonby. South Bishop l.h., several flocks of Swallows flying 

 W. from 6 a.m. till noon. Nash (E) l.h., four Whitethroats 

 killed at 9 p.m. (Calm ; b. c.) Bull Point L.H., many Swallows 

 passing W. all day. (W. ; p.) 



September 17th. — Nash (E.) l.h., a very large flock of Star- 

 lings flying round the lantern at 11 p.m. A Nightjar killed at 

 11.30 p.m. (E.X.E., 3 ; o. m. p.) Longships l.h., " several birds " 

 from 2 a.m. to daylight, (W.X.W. to X.X.E., 3; P. R.) Eddy- 

 stone l.h., Wheatears, several struck from 3 to 5 a.m. (S. W. by 

 S., 4; o. R. M.) A *Grey Wagtail caught at 7.30 p.m. (X., 2; 

 c. o. m.) Several Wheatears, Whitethroats, Warblers, also a 

 Blackbird and a Thrush, passing the lantern from 7.30 to 9.30 

 P.M. ; two Whitethroats caught. (X.E. by E., 4 ; c. G. M.) 



September 18th. — Cumberland, Grey Geese (spe. inc.) passing 

 along Solway at Allonby and Elimby. Skerries Bock L.H., one 

 ^Turnstone struck lantern and killed at 4 a.m. One Wagtail 

 on island at 9 a.m. One Thrush and four Wheatears on island 

 at 9.30 a.m. (E., 4; B. M.) Nash (E.) l.h., flocks of Starlings 

 and Common Linnets, and a few Skylarks, passed S.W. during 

 the morning. 



September 19th. — Sevenstones L.v., one Swallow at 6 p.m. flew 

 on board to rest. (E.X.E., 4 ; clear.) Eddystone l.h., a few 

 small birds — Whitethroats and Warblers — from 3 to 5 a.m. 

 (E.X.E., 3 ; B. c. v.) 



September 20th. — Langness l.h., one female Blackbird at 11 

 p.m. on lantern. One Bobin at 3 P.M. (Light E. ; clear.) Skerries 

 Rock l.h., four Carrion Crows on island at 3.30 p.m. (Calm ; 

 b. v.) Nash (E.) l.h., forty-two *Sedge Warblers killed at 

 lantern between 11 and 12 p.m. (E., 3; B. c. m.) Longships 

 L.H., a party of Guillemots passing S. Eddystone l.h., a few 

 Wheatears and Whitethroats at 2.30 A.M. ; two caught. (X. by 

 E., 1 ; B. c. v.) Whitethroats and Warblers from 7.20 to 9.30 

 p.m. (X. by E., 1 ; B. c. M.) Portland (Low) L.H., " Flycatchers 

 and Wrens" striking at 12.40 A.M. (E., 5 ; B. c. v.) 



September 21st.—- Langness l.h., two Thrushes, one Lark, and 

 one Spotted Flycatcher on lantern at 2 a.m. ; other birds strik- 

 ing. (Light S.; haze.) Setter L.v., one Lark found dead on deck. 



