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time at 5.30 a.m., and then flew off. (3, S.S.W. ; misty.) Car- 

 narvon Bay L.v., a Water Hen caught at 4 a.m. (S.E., 2 ; B. M.) 

 South Bishop l.h, companies of Swallows flying E. all day. 

 Breaksea L.v., Chaffinches and other small birds passing E. all 

 day. (E., 3.) Eddystone l.h, Eing Ouzels, Blackbirds, Thrushes, 

 Wheatears, Warblers, and Whitethroats killed and caught 

 against the lantern, from 12 P.M. to 4.30 a.m. ; many lost over. 

 (EKE., 3 ; B. c. M.) 



September 25th. — Selker L.v., a few Thrushes flying about 

 lantern at 2.30 a.m. (Calm ; misty.) One Blackbird going S. 

 at 5.30 a.m. (3, KW. ; B. m.) Skerries Bock l.h., one Skylark 

 killed at 3 a.m. Carnarvon Bay L.v., about 200 Swallows flying 

 S.S.E., high, at 9 a.m. (W.S.W., 3 ; iff.) St TudioaVs l.h, two 

 Wild Geese flying W. at 6.30 a.m. Eddystone l.h, a Pang Ouzel 

 at the lantern at 11 p.m. (W.KW., 2; B. c. M.) Portland (Low) 

 l.h, Martins, Linnets, and Wrens at 12.30 p.m. going W. 



September 26th. — Eddystone l.h, a few small birds from 1 to 

 3.30 a.m. A Whitethroat caught. (W.X.W., 3 ; c. iff.) 



September 27th. — Cumberland, a young Black-tailed Godwit 

 shot near Silloth. 



September 28th. — Cumberland, one Eed-necked Phalarope at 

 Eockliffe. Chickens Rock l.h, Larks, Thrushes, Wheatears, and 

 two Goldcrests flying in rays of lantern all night ; a few killed. 

 (Light N.E. ; clear and showers.) 



September 30th. — Nash (E.) l.h., forty to fifty Swallows 

 passed S. at 7 a.m. Thirty to forty Skylarks passed S.W. at 

 8 a.m. (E., 3.) Breaksea l.v., a Wagtail at 10.30 a.m. Eddy- 

 stone l.h., large flocks of Grey Plovers, Lapwings, Eing Ouzels, 

 Skylarks, *Meadow Pipits, *Pied and * Yellow Wagtails, and 

 Warblers from 3 to 5 a.m. (E., 2 ; c. p. m.) 



OCTOBEE. 



October 4th. — South Bishop l.h, two Crows alighted on the 



rock at 11 a.m. Nash {E.) l.h, a Goldcrest killed at 1 a.m. (K, 1.) 



Wolf Rock L.v., a pair of Yellow Buntings at 10 a.m. (KE., 3.) 



October 5th. — Holyhead Breakwater l.h, scores of Larks 

 flying W. at 9 a.m. (X., 4; overcast.) Eddystone l.h, several 

 small birds passing from 3 to 6 a.m. (X.E. by X., 4 ; c. o. v.) 

 Xumbers of birds — Eing Ouzels, Wheatears, Whitethroats, and 

 Warblers — passing from 5 to 12 p.m. (X.E., 3 ; c. G. m.) 



