96 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



October 6th. — Skerries Bock l.h., several Blackbirds on island 

 at 9 A.M. Small flocks of Thrushes and Skylarks on island 

 from 7 to 9 a.m. About 100 Starlings on island at 8.30 a.m. 

 (N., 4 ; o. v.) Cardigan Bay L.v., three Martins roosted for the 

 night on the vessel. Nash (E) l.h., a Goldcrest killed at 3 A.M. 

 (E., 2 ; o. M.) Breaksea L.v., Lapwings and a few " Flycatchers " 

 from 9 P.M. to midnight. (N.E., 1 ; o. M.) Wolf Bock L.v., six 

 Skylarks struck at 8 p.m. Two Goldcrests at the lantern at 

 11 p.m. Bishops Bock L.H., several hundred of Titlarks, unmixed 

 with other species, at the lantern all night and until daylight 

 (7th) ; six killed. (N. to E. ; cloudy, misty.) Eddy stone L.H., 

 several birds — Eing Ouzels, Thrushes, Starlings — passing from 

 3 to 7 a.m. One Wren and one Whitethroat caught. (N.E., 3 ; 

 c. G. M.) 



October 7th. — Langness l.h., one Swallow at 11.30 a.m. Two 

 or three Choughs passing W. at 12 noon. (Light N. ; clear.) 

 Skerries Bock L.H., large flocks of Larks at 9 A.M. flying N.W. 

 Four Crows at 7 A.M. flying N.W. Four Lapwings on island at 

 5.45 p.m. (W.N.W., 4; c. G. V.) Holyhead Breakwater L.H., 

 great number of Larks all the morning going W. (N.W., 4 ; 

 overcast.) Longships L.H., a few Starlings and Larks at 10 p.m. 

 (N.E., 1 ; 0. v.) Eddystone l.h., small birds around the lantern 

 all night — among others, Titlarks and Wheatears. Towards 

 morning numbers of Larks and Thrushes passing. (Light and 

 variable ; o. M.) 



October 8th. — Skerries Bock l.h., several flocks of Linnets at 



8 a.m. flying N.W. One Chaffinch on island at 2.30 p.m. (N".E., 

 5 ; c. G. v.) South Stack L.H., Starlings, Larks, Finches, and 

 Linnets in continuous flocks to N.W. from 7 A.M. till noon. 

 Eddystone L.H., small birds crossing E. in small flocks all day — 

 chiefly Linnets. (Light and variable ; gloomy and misty.) 

 Birds crossing all night — Lapwings, Thrushes, Ouzels, Storm 

 Petrels ; also several small birds, a Piobin amongst them, busy 

 eating moths, of which there were scores against the glazing. 

 A Lark and a King Ouzel caught. (E.N.E., light ; c. M. and 

 c. v.) 



October 9th. — Selker l.v., eleven Larks at 8.45 p.m. (3, 

 E.N.E. ; c. V.) Carnarvon Bay L.V., many flocks of Skylarks 

 going E. all day. Nash (E.) l.h., one Song Thrush killed at 



9 p.m. (N.E., 2 ; c. m.) Twelve to sixteen " Common Tern " 



