94 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



(4, S. by W. ; o., misty.) One " Willy the Wisp " rested on 

 deck at 11.30 a.m., then flew to E. One Thrush flying round 

 ship from 8 to 12 P.M. (Misty.) Skerries Rock L.H., several 

 Flycatchers and Crested Wrens on island, and one Blackcap, at 

 9 A.M. (E.S.E., 4 ; c. M.) One Skylark struck lantern, but not 

 killed, at 11 p.m. South Bishop L.H., a flock of Swallows flying 

 E. at 9 a.m. A Sparrow Hawk flying round the rock at 10 a.m. 

 Nash (E.) L.H., two Willow Warblers killed at 10.3 a.m. A 

 large flock of Titlarks passed S.E. at 11 a.m. A small flock of 

 Linnets passed S.E. at 4 p.m. (E.S.E., 3.) Zongships L.H., a few 

 Puffins passing S. Eddy stone l.h., Wheatears and Whitethroats 

 from 2 to 5 a.m. (E.N.E., 4 ; B. v.) Numbers of birds at the 

 lantern from 9 to 12 p.m. — * Whitethroats, *Tree Pipits, 

 ^Dunlins, *Sedge Warblers, and *Wheatears killed; many lost 

 over. (E.KE., 3 ; o. v.) 



September 22d. — Langness l.h., several Swallows and Pied 

 Wagtails at 8 a.m. (Light S.E. ; haze.) Selker L.v., a few 

 Thrushes flying round the ship at 3.30 a.m. A Blackbird and a 

 Lark flying round ship at 4 a.m. (Misty.) Found a " Ely- 

 catcher" dead on deck at 6.30 a.m. One Wren flying round 

 ship at 7.40 a.m. (3, S.S.W. ; misty.) Skerries Rock L.H., several 

 Skylarks, Flycatchers, and Thrushes flying round island all 

 day ; also two Kobins and four Swallows. (S. by E., 1 ; c. M.) 

 South Bishop l.h., a large flock of Swallows at 11 a.m. 



September 23d. — Menai l.h., a quantity of Linnets, four 

 Wagtails, one Eobin, and one * Blackcap at 6.30 a.m. Flocks of 

 Sparrows and Starlings at 8 a.m. One Blackcap killed. (E. by 

 S., 3 ; very misty.) Skerries Rock L.H., two Flycatchers struck, 

 but not killed, at 2.30 a.m. One Skylark settled on gallery at 

 2.45 a.m. One Chaffinch on island at 10 A.M. (E., 4; misty.) 

 Merionethshire, Woodcock, one shot. Nash (E.) L.H., four Black- 

 birds at lantern at 10 p.m. ; one killed. Breaksea L.v., several 

 Chaffinches, Wagtails, Linnets, and other small birds from 6 to 

 8 a.m. (E.N.E., 4 ; B. m.) Eddystone L.H., Eing Ouzels, Black- 

 birds, Thrushes, Wheatears, Warblers, and Whitethroats in large 

 numbers from 10 to 12 p.m. ; many killed — six Ring Ouzels, 

 thirteen Wheatears, two Whitethroats, two " Warblers," and one 

 Thrush — and many lost over. (E.N.E., 4 ; c. M.) 



September 24th. — Cumberland, Barnacle Goose arrived at 

 Rockliffe. Selker L.v., one Thrush rested on rail for a short 



