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good number struck, and one Blackbird (young), one Thrush, one 

 Bedwing, and two Starlings killed. (E.N.E., 4 ; B. c. M.) Nash 

 {E) L.H., a *male Chaffinch killed at 7 p.m. ; six Starlings killed 

 at 8 p.m. ; two Snipe struck at 8 p.m. ; six *Bedwings killed at 

 8.30 p.m. ; and eleven *Common Thrushes killed between 9.20 

 and 10 P.M. (KE. to E., 5 ; c. M. R.) BreaJcsea L.V., two 

 *Thrushes and a Lark killed at 7.45 p.m. (KE., 5 ; o. M. R.) 

 Eddystone l.h., Golden Plover, Lapwings, Thrushes, Blackbirds, 

 Bedwings, and Larks crossing in large numbers from 6 to 10 

 P.M. ; chiefly Thrushes. Eight Thrushes, five Bedwings, and 

 three Larks killed, striking windward side of lantern; chiefly 

 birds of the year. (N". by E., 5 ; c. P. m.) 



November 8th. — Chickens Bock L.H., number of Books coming 

 over from Ireland, seemed much exhausted, during the day. 

 (E. strong breeze ; haze.) Skerries Bock L.H., *Jacksnipe shot 

 on island at 2.30 p.m. A female *Golden-eye killed against 

 glass at 9.15 p.m. (E., 6 to 7 ; misty, to c. G-. m.) South Bishop 

 L.H., Linnets and Starlings all day flying E. ; five " Crows " at 

 9.30 A.M. Helwick L.V., two hundred Larks at 8.30 A.M. going 

 S.E. Nash [E.) l.h., two Goldcrests, one killed, at 9.40 p.m. 

 (E., 3 ; B. c. M.) Bull Point l.h., two Thrushes found dead at 

 foot of tower at daylight. Eddy stone L.H., hundreds of birds — 

 Blackbirds, Thrushes, Bedwings, Fieldfares, Starlings, and Larks, 

 from 7 p.m. to 3 A.M. (9th). Caught eighteen Thrushes, sixty- 

 seven Bedwings, three Fieldfares, three Blackbirds, twenty-three 

 Starlings, and one Lark ; many scores killed and lost .over. 

 Four Tree Sparrows seen. (E.N.E., 5 ; o. M. R.) Portland 

 {Low) l.h., a Lapwing at lantern at 10 p.m. (E., 4 ; c. M.) 



November 9th. — Langness l.h., one female Blackbird killed 

 on lantern. A few Fieldfares and Bedwings from 10 p.m. to 

 daybreak ; one Fieldfare, one Bedwing, and one Thrush found 

 dead. (Light E. ; haze.) Chickens Bock l.h., large flock of 

 Blackbirds, Thrushes, Fieldfares, Larks, Linnets, and two Gold- 

 crests flying round the lantern all night ; a few struck. (E.N.E. 

 strong breeze ; haze.) South Bishop l.h., Blackbirds, Thrushes, 

 and Larks passing singly all day to E. A few birds flying 

 round the lantern during the night; two Larks and two 

 Thrushes killed. (KE. ; c. v.) Nash (E.) l.h., a Woodcock at 

 7 p.m. ; four Snipe from 7 to 7.30 p.m. ; a small flock of Lap- 

 wings at 8 p.m. ; all flying round the lantern. Four *Grey 



