WEST COAST OF ENGLAND AXD WALES, AND ISLE OF MAX. 87 



Eddy stone l.h. — Several Wheatears and Warblers from 9 P.M. 

 to 10.30 p.m. ; five caught. (S.W., 1 ; c. m.) 



August 27th. 



Selker L.V. — Blackbirds, Starlings, and Titlarks flying round 

 lantern all night ; disappeared at daybreak. (S.S.W., 3 ; 0. M. B.) 



Carnarvon Bay L.v. — Three Stonechats killed at o a.m. (S.W., 

 4; fog.) 



Eddystone l.h. — Flocks of Oyster-Catchers all night ; nine 

 caught. Several Wheatears and Warblers all night striking- 

 lantern ; three "Warblers killed. (S.E. by S., 1 ; B. c. M.) 



Start Point l.h. — One Blackbird and one *Spotted Flycatcher 

 caught at 11 p.m. (W.S.W., 2 ; c. G.) 



Weather foe the "Week, August 29th to September 4th. 



The weather during the week was of two very distinct types. In the first of 

 these a large anticyclone lay over Germany, France, and the southern half of 

 England ; and while in all these countries bright, dry, and very warm weather 

 was being experienced, some of the maxima in England being as high as 87°, 

 that over the western and northern parts of the kingdom and west of Norway 

 was cyclonic, showery, and cool, with strong southerly and south-westerly winds. 

 Yery little change occurred until September 1st, when the anticyclone in the 

 south began to spread west to Ireland, causing the wind to veer and lull, and 

 making the air somewhat cooler and drier. On the evening of this day, however, 

 a separate anticyclone was formed in the west, so that the wind veered to the 

 northwards over England and the Bay of Biscay, while it was southerly and 

 easterly in many other places. The conflict of air-currents brought about by 

 these conditions soon produced thunderstorms and heavy rains over France. The 

 change of temperature in England, owing to the northerly winds, rain, and heavy 

 clouds, was very large — London being 26° colder at 2 p.m. on the 2d than on the 

 previous day at the same hour. The shallow continental disturbances now moved 

 northwards to our Islands, and the week closed with thunderstorms of great 

 severity, prevailing in nearly all parts of France and the British Islands. — (From 

 "Weekly Summary, "Daily "Weather Eeport," September 5th, 1886.) 



September 1st. 



South Bishop l.h. — Several Wheatears killed, by striking 

 lantern, at 1 a.m. (W.jST.W., 1 ; o. M.) 



Burnham l.h. — One Sedge Warbler struck at 3 a.m. (E.S.E., 



i ; fog.) 



Longships l.h. — A great many birds from midnight to day- 

 light ; three struck, one killed. (S. to jST., 3 ; drizzle and fog.) 



Wolf Bock l.h. — Several Wheatears striking lantern at 11 p.m. 

 (N.E. by K, 3 ; c. K. v.) 



