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Rockabill_November 26th, Fieldfares all night; several 
killed striking. 
Eagle Island, H—October 17th, one killed striking. 
Tearaght—December 15th, about fifty remained for three 
weeks. 
BLACKBIRD. 
Fastnet—October 16th, one. 
Mine Head.—October 30th, one caught (male) ; previous night 
stormy. November 10th, one caught on glass; misty, wind E., 
fresh. 
Dungarvan.—November 9th, one (female) struck 2 A.M., not 
killed ; misty. 
Coningbeg Light-ship.—April 18th, one seen. 
Tuskar Rock.—February 13th and 14th, Blackbirds constantly 
striking from 1 A.M. to 7 A.M.; a great number killed’; wind 
fresh 8.W., fog. 
Arklow South Light-ship—February 11th, two killed striking 
at midnight ; fog; found dead ondeck. 12th, two killed strik- 
ing; aloatny 13th, four about light; 15th, one killed striking 
16th, Blackbirds from 6 P.M. uneal midnight about tea. 
clear. November 6th and 8th, many about lantern at Loh 
some killed; hazy. 
Arklow Nor th Inght-ship.—F¥ebruary 15th, four killed striking. 
March 4th, four do. November 15th, two killed striking; 22d 
and 23d, some about lantern all night. 
Kish Light-ship—November 7th, one killed striking ; clear. 
Rockabill— October 18th, 21st, November 8th, 9th, and 10th, 
numbers passed on these nights; many killed. 
Copeland (Mew) Island.—March 8th, two killed striking. 
April 18th, about forty near station. November 7th, three 
killed striking 10 P.m.; clear. December 31st, one hundred 
Blackbirds about island. 
Aranmore.—September 11th, November 3d, and December 
9th, one to three noted. 
Kullybegs—October-31st, two seen; wind strong N.W. No- 
vember 3d and 29th, another. 
Eagle Island, #—October 19th, one seen. 
Straw Island—November 13th, numbers of Blackbirds going 
N.W. 
