86 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



against the light in still weather, is most times a sign of thick, 

 misty weather to follow." One King Ouzel and three small 

 birds caught at 11.30 P.M. (K, 2 ; o. v.) 



August 4th. 



Langness L.H. — Large number of Dunlin at 5 A.M. (N.W., 

 light.) Several Swallows at 3 P.M. (S.W., light ; clear.) 



Flatholm L.H. — Small flock of Swifts at sunset. (W., 3 ; B. c.) 

 Start Point l.h. — A flock of about four dozen small birds at 

 3 a.m.; eleven captured, including *Yellow Wagtail (young), 

 *Wheatear, and *Tree Pipit. (N., 4 ; o. c.) 



August 9th. 



Flatholm L.H. — Large flock of Swifts at sunset. (W., 2 ; c.) 

 Eddystone l.h. — Several small birds, Wheatears, and Warblers, 

 between midnight and 3 a.m. One " Pock Plover " killed at 

 2 a.m. Large number of small birds, Wheatears, and Warblers, 

 from 11 p.m. till 3 A.M. ; two Sand Martins and one Eock Plover 

 caught. (S. by W., 2 ; 0. M. R.) 



August 10th. 



Langness L.H. — Two Whimbrels at 8 a.m. 



Skerries Eock l.h. — A few Flycatchers from 8 p.m. to 11 P.M.; 

 two killed. 



Carnarvon Bay L.v. — Flock of Swallows going S.E. at 1 p.m. 



Cardigan Bay L.v. — Fourteen Swifts passing to the S.S.W. at 

 8 P.M. 



August 22d. 



Nash (E.) l.h. — About ninety *Sedge Warblers round the light 

 at 10.30 p.m. ; fourteen killed. (E., 1 ; b. c. m.) About two 

 hundred *Whitethroats and fifty * Wheatears from 9 to 10.30 

 p.m. ; eleven Whitethroats and four Wheatears killed. 



Burnham l.h. — One *Sedge Warbler killed at 3 a.m. 



Eddystone l.h. — Two Curlews seen at 1 p.m. flying E. (S., 1 ; 

 B. c. M.) Mr Ainger says that these birds are seldom seen at 

 Eddystone. 



August 23d. 



Nash (E.) l.h. Twenty to thirty Wheatears at 11 p.m. ; three 

 killed. (S.E., 1 ; 0. M.) 



