west coast of england and wales, and isle of man. 85 



May 10th. 



Langness l.h. — Mr Clyne, in a letter, stated that on the 10th 

 there were great numbers of *Whitethroats, *Sedge Warblers, 

 and *Willow Wrens on the lantern. 



May 11th. 



Langness L.H. — Two Warblers found dead on lantern ; killed 

 between 12 p.m. and daylight. Large flock of Swifts flying north 

 at 8.30 A.M. (Light E. ; haze and showers.) 



May 16th. 



Langness l.h. — Several Whimbrels at 10 a.m. (Fresh N.E. ; 

 clear.) 



AUTUMN. 



Weather for Week, August 1st to 7th. 



Weather — changeable ; the pressure distribution being cyclonic and complex 

 at first (causing north-westerly and south -westerly winds), then anticyclonic, and 

 afterwards cyclonic, but of a simple type (causing southerly to westerly breezes). 

 A small but well-formed anticyclone advanced over us from the westward during 

 the 3d and 4th, but owing to a fall in the barometer in the west it moved south- 

 wards. — (From Weekly Summary in " Daily Weather Report" for August 9th, 

 1886.) 



August 1st. 



Nash (E.) l.h. — Two Cuckoos at 11.20 p.m. ; one killed and 

 one caught alive. Four Swifts killed between 11 and 12 p.m. 

 Eight Willow Warblers from 11 to 12 P.M. ; three killed. (N.W., 

 3 ; B. C.) 



August 3d. 



Flatholm L.H. — Six ChifT-Chaffs at midnight; one killed. 

 (S.S.W., 3 ; B. c. m.) 



Eddystone l.h. — Large numbers of small birds flying about 

 the lantern between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. One Sand-Martin and 

 one Warbler caught. (KE., 1 ; B. c. v.) 



Start Point l.h. — *One Bing Ouzel and four small birds — 

 *Willow Wren, *Whitethroat J *Wheatear, and *Tree Pipit — 

 caught at 3 A.M. One Wren and a quantity of moths against the 

 light at 11.15 p.m. Mr Jones says : " The small birds and moths 



