102 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



October 28th. — Carnarvon Bay L.v., several hundreds of Larks 

 and Finches flying low to S.E. in the forenoon. (W., 6 ; B. c. v.) 



October 29th. — Skerries Rock l.h, large flocks of Starlings 

 and Larks going N.W. all day. (W., 5 ; clear.) Holyhead 

 Breakwater L.H., thousands of Larks going at 10.30 a.m. (W., 5 ; 

 B. c. M.) Carnarvon Bay L.v., several dozens of Skylarks going 

 S.E. during forenoon. (W., 5 ; b. c. v.) 



October 30th. — Bahama Bank L.v., twenty-six Larks flying 

 W.N.W. at 11.25 A.M. (W. ; b. c.) Morecambe Bay L.v., several 

 House Sparrows, from noon till 2 P.M., resting about the ship ; 

 came from N. IST.W. (W. by ~N., 6.) Skerries Bock l.h., large 

 flocks of Starlings and Larks going N.W. all day. (W., 5 ; 

 clear.) A *Wren killed at 1 a.m. Nash (E) l.h., two or three 

 hundred Gulls and Crows passing inland all day. 1 (W. to 

 N.N.W., 6 ; c. Q. p. h.) 



October 31st. — Skerries Rock l.h., Starlings, Crows, and 

 Linnets settled on island during the whole day. (W. by S., 6 ; 

 B. c. v.) Nash (E.) l.h., Gulls, Eooks, Jackdaws, and Starlings 

 passing inland all day. (N.W. to N., 5 ; B. c. P.) 



NOVEMBER 



November 1st. — Langness l.h., a few Thrushes at 11 a.m. 

 (Gale, S.E. ; rain.) Also a few Blackbirds at 9 a.m. Selker L.V., 

 flock of Skylarks at 9.30 and 11.20 a.m. Morecambe Bay L.v., 

 two Starlings rested on the ship at 3 p.m. (S. by W., 8 ; o. Q.) 

 One Blackbird and one Chaffinch rested on ship at 3.45 p.m. 

 Skerries Rock L.H., Starlings, Snipe, and Chaffinch flying about 

 island at noon. (S.W., 10 ; c. R. M.) South Stack l.h., Starlings, 

 Larks, Finches, and Linnets from daylight to noon. Nash (E.) 

 l.h., Crows, Gulls, Eooks, and Starlings passing inland all day. 

 (S. to S.W., 8; c. Q. R.) 



November 2d. — Selker l.v., five Greenfinches at 7.45 a.m. 

 One Chaffinch flying round ship all night. (6, S. by E. ; c. Q. p.) 

 Morecambe Bay L.v., one Greenfinch caught on deck at 11 a.m. 

 (W.S.W., 4; B. c. v.) Skerries Rock l.h., great numbers of 

 Starlings, Larks, Chaffinches, and Blackbirds all day. (S.W., 5 ; 

 clear.) Carnarvon Bay L.v., ten Blackbirds and eight Skylarks 



1 Mr Nicholas says: — "When Gulls, Crows, and Rooks pass inland and 

 alight in the fields all day long, it always foretells rough weather." 



