Swallow, 



Martins, 



Swift, 



Nightjar, 



Cuckoo, 



Wryneck, 



" Hoopoe," 



Pigeons, 



Turtle Dove, 



" Partridge," 



Corncrake, . 



Water Rail, 



Water Hen, 



Golden Plover, 



Green Plover, 



Sea Pie, 



Grey Phalarope, 



Woodcock, . 



Snipe, 



"Sea Larks," etc 



Redshank, . 



IRISH 



COAST. 



Birds Noticed — continued. 



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. 153 



Greenshank, 



. 155 



Curlew, 



. 155 



Whimbrel, . 



. 155 



Terns, 



. 155 



Gulls, . 



. 155 



Manx Shearwater, 



. 155 



Fork-tailed Petrel, 



. 156 



Stormy Petrel, 



. 156 



Razorbill, 



. 157 



Guillemot, . 



. 157 



Little Auk, 



. 157 



Puffin, 



. 157 



Great Northern Diver 



. 157 



Cormorant, . 



. 158 



Gannet, 



. 159 



Heron, 



. 159 



Geese, 



. 159 



Ducks, 



. 160 



"Merganser," 



. 161 



Birds not identified, 



. 162 



Bats, . 



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Hawks. 



Fastnet. — April 17th, two going N. ; September 10th, two 

 Hawks alighted 6 a.m. ; 23d, one at 7 a.m. ; killed a Titlark. 



Mine Head. — February 23d, Peregrine Falcon seen to-day, 

 first time since November; April 10th, hatching on cliff; 19th, 

 eggs taken. More were laid and hatching re-commenced. 

 August 16th, one Kestrel; October 29th, one shot. [Wing re- 

 ceived.] A pair occasionally during winter. 



Coningbeg Light-ship. — November 6th, one Sparrowhawk 

 passed N.E. 



Arkloiv South Light-ship. — September 4th, one Sparrowhawk 

 on deck 10 a.m. ; hazy. 



AtMow North Light-ship. — November 28th, one Sparrowhawk 

 going N.W. December 15th, one. 



Rockabill. — February 8th, one Sparrowhawk at noon. March 

 22d, a Kestrel ; May 23d, Hawks seen ; June 30th, one seen ; 

 July 2 2d, one. 



Copeland {Mew) Lsland. — May 21st, a Hawk at 6 p.m. 



Rathlin Lsland. — June 10th, a Peregrine hovering. 



Lnnishtr ahull. — April 6th and 7th, one or two about island ; 

 wind strong N.W. and S.W. April 30th, two on island ; Octo- 

 ber 6th and 7th, November 19th and 25th, December 6th and 

 13th, one or two noticed. 



