84 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Weather for Week, April 18th to 24th. 



Generally fair, but until the close of the week temperature was low for the 

 time of the year, and frosts were experienced in the north of Scotland. Baro- 

 metric depressions prevailed southward and south-westward of our Islands until 

 the 23d, when a large and well-defined low-pressure system approached us from 

 the southward, and passed in a north-westerly direction out into the Atlantic. 

 As its centre skirted our south-west coasts, moderate gales from the E. or S.E. 

 prevailed in the south of Ireland and south-west of England. — (From Weekly 

 Summary, "Daily Weather Report," April 26, 1886.) 



April 19th. 

 Zangness L.H. — A Cuckoo seen at 10 A.M. 



April 22d. 



Zangness L.H. — One Common Wren at 4 p.m. 



River Dee L.v. — Flocks of Titlarks and Wagtails passing to 

 the east during the whole of the day. (E.KE. to K.N.W., 2 ; 

 c. v.) 



Carnarvon Bay L.v. — Six Black Crows flying east at 8 A.M. 



Nash (E.) l.h. — Seven *Wrens at 10.30 p.m., three killed; the 

 others remained till daylight. (E., 3 ; B. M.) 



April 23d. 



Chickens EocJc l.h. — A Swallow at 9.30 a.m., flying N.E., and 

 an Oystercatcher and a Carrion Crow sitting on the rock. 



River Dee L.v. — Flocks of Titlarks and Wagtails, and small 

 flocks of Swallows passing the whole of the day, flying east. 

 Two Wrens and one Stonechat killed at midnight. (S.E., 3 ; c. u.) 



Nash (E.) l.h. — Between sixty and seventy *Whitethroats at 

 10 p.m. ; twelve killed, the others remaining till daylight. 

 (E., 2 ; B. M.) 



Eddystone l.h. — Hundreds of Wheatears, and many Warblers 

 and " Flycatcher species " from 9 p.m. to 12 p.m. " Scores against 

 the glazing ; none caught." (S.E., 1 ; c. M.) 



April 29th. 



Nash (E.) l.h. — Four Cuckoos passed west from 8.30 to 9 a.m. 

 (S.S.W., 2 ; B. c. v.) 



Eddystone l.h. — A large number of Wheatears from 2 A.M. to 

 4 a.m.; none caught; a great many killed and lost over. 

 (E.N.E., 8; c. p. M.) 



