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Plover killed at 9 p.m. ; eleven Starlings killed at 9.30 p.m. 

 (E.N.E., 2; o. M. R.) Breaksea L.v., Larks and Starlings at 

 lantern from 6 to 12 p.m. (N.E., 4; o. M. R.) Longshvps L.H., 

 Chaffinches and Goldcrests at lantern at 7 p.m. (E.N.E., 3 ; 

 cloudy, misty.) Eddy stone L.H., a few Thrushes, Eedwings, 

 Larks, and Starlings from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. (10th). A Black- 

 bird, one Starling, two Thrushes, one Eedwing, killed ; a few 

 lost over. (N*. by E., 3 ; CD. v.) Portland (Low) l.h., a Chaf- 

 finch caught at 10.20 p.m. (KE.K, 4 ; c. M.) 



November 10th. — Zangness l.h., fourteen Lapwings flying S. 

 at 11 a.m. One Eobin at 3 p.m. One female Blackbird on 

 lantern at 8 P.M. (Light N.E. ; haze.) Chickens Bock L.H., very 

 great flock of Thrushes, Fieldfares, Larks, Linnets, Blackbirds, 

 Starlings, Lapwings, Curlews, and a few Goldcrests, from about 

 an hour after lighting time till the light was extinguished. 

 A great number struck the dome of lantern and were killed, 

 falling into the sea. Mr Black says — "The flocks are most dense 

 to-night, and are all mixed together. It is no use trying to 

 give numbers. We captured a few Blackbirds and Fieldfares." 

 (From N.E. to S., strong breezes ; slight haze.) Bahama Bank 

 L.v., number of Larks, Thrushes, and Blackbirds all night ; one 

 Thrush and three Blackbirds killed. (E., 4 ; o. G-.) Skerries 

 Bock l.h., four Goldfinches on island at 9 a.m. Flocks of 

 Linnets at 10.20 a.m., all flying S.S.E. A Woodcock and 

 four Sparrows shot on island at 4 P.M. Holyhead L.H., four 

 Goldfinches going S.E. at noon. South Stack l.h., Fieldfare 

 caught at lantern at 2.30 a.m. Blackbirds, Thrushes, Eedwings, 

 Starlings, and Larks from 7 p.m. till midnight ; a great many 

 flying around the lantern ; a few killed. (E., 3 ; CM. p.) 

 South Bishop l.h., a few birds striking the lantern from 9 p.m. 

 to 2 A.M. (11th) : one Land Eail, three Thrushes, and two Black- 

 birds lolled. Hehvick L.v., a good many small birds at the 

 lantern ; one " Warbler " killed. (K, 2 ; o. M. D.) Nash (E) 

 L.H., Lapwings at 1.10 A.M. ; one killed; two Common Snipe 

 killed at 4.30 a.m. (E.N.E., 2 ; c. M. p.) Zongships l.h., a few 

 Starlings, Thrushes, and Goldcrests at the lantern from 8 to 9 p.m. 

 (E.N.E., 3 ; misty, rain.) Eddystone l.h., many birds passing — 

 Thrushes, Snipe, Larks, and Eedwings — from 8 P.M. to 4 a.m. 

 (11th) ; a few killed. (N.N.E., 3 ; C. a M.) 



November 11th. — Cumberland, an Isabelline Wheatear, female, 



