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Eedwing struck lantern and killed between 1 and 4 a.m. Large 

 flock of Green Linnets at 10.30 a.m. (Fresh S.W. ; clear.) 

 Skerries Rock L.H., several Blackbirds and Starlings killed against 

 glass from 11.30 p.m. to 5.30 a.m. One Heron, one Teal, and 

 one Woodcock settled on island at 9 p.m. (W., 5 ; cloudy.) 

 Holyhead Breakwater L.H., Starlings at 2 A.M. flying round 

 lantern. (W.S.W., 5 ; overcast.) Cardigan Bay L.V., several 

 flocks of Starlings and other small birds throughout the day 

 going S.E. Helwick L.V., a good many Greenfinches around the 

 lantern during the night. (KW. and W., 4; B. c. M.) Nash 

 (E.) L.H., about thirty Starlings at 9 p.m. ; five killed. (N.N.W., 

 3 ; c. G. P.) Longshijps L.H., scores of Puffins passing S. most of 

 the day. (S.S.W. to N.W., 3.) Eddystone l.h., Starlings from 

 7 to 8.30 p.m. ; several struck. (W.N.W., 3 ; b. c. v.) 



October 25th. — Skerries Rock l.h., flocks of Linnets and 

 Chaffinches going N.W. from 9 a.m. to noon. Two Blackbirds, 

 male and female, killed at glass at midnight. (W.S.W., 4 ; 

 clear.) Carnarvon Bay L.V., several Blackbirds and Finches 

 flying S.E., low, during the forenoon. (KE., 7.) Nash (E.) l.h., 

 a Wren killed at 3.30 a.m. (N.E., 4 ; B. c. M.) A large flock 

 of Lapwings passed W.N.W. at 7 a.m. ; large flocks of Linnets 

 passed to W. between 7 and 8 a.m. ; two flocks of Fieldfares 

 passed W. at 9 and 9.30 a.m. (E.N.E., 4; c. G.) Eddystone 

 l.h., 25th (p.m.) and 26th (A.M.), birds crossing all night; one or 

 two small species coming to lantern. (Wind light and variable; 

 visibility.) 



October 26th. — Skerries Rock l.h., about a dozen Blackbirds 

 and Starlings killed at midnight. (W.S.W., 4 ; clear.) South 

 Stack l.h., a few Starlings and Thrushes from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. 

 (27th). Nash (E.) L.H., two Eavens passed W. at 3.30 p.m. 

 Hundreds of Crows, Books, and Jackdaws passing inland at 

 3.30 p.m. (S.W., 4 ; c. G. u.) Large flocks of Skylarks passing 

 inland at 4 p.m. Eddystone l.h., birds crossing in the early 

 morning and last night (q.v.). 



October 27th. — South Bishop l.h., several companies of 

 Linnets flying N.W. all day. Helwick l.v., one Woodcock 

 killed at 2.30 am. (S.W., 7 ; c. Q. P.) Nash (E.) l.h., a Storm 

 Petrel killed at 4 a.m. (S.W., 3 ; o. M. R.) A hundred or more 

 Common Gulls passing inland at 10 a.m. (W.S.W., 3 ; 0. M. R.) 

 Eddystone l.h., a Brambling caught at 2.30 A.M. (S.S.W., 6; c. v.) 



