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sea. Tlirce killed outright were picked up ; of these, two found on the 

 balcony were males, and one found on the rock at the foot of the tower 

 was a female. I am much indebted to Mr. McCann for handing me over 

 these specimens which he collected. I have already noticed Redshanks on 

 migration from this light -station in Spring ; and from what I can gather 

 from the keepers, it would seem that Redshank fatalities at Maidens 

 lantern are not by any means infrequent. 



C. J. Patten. 



The University, Sheffield. 



Rock-Pipit on Migration at Maidens Lighthouse. 



At 1 1. 1 5 p.m. on September 12th a Rock -Pipit struck the lantern of 

 the Maidens Lighthouse. I am indebted to Mr. Barlow, who handed 

 me over the specimens, which I saw him collect as I stood vigilating on 

 the balcony. The record is very interesting, because it is a clear instance 

 of a Rock -Pipit being taken striking at night the lantern of a rock -station 

 lighthouse, where the bird does not breed nor even frequent. 



C. J. Patten. 



The University, Sheffield. 



Greenland Wheatears on Migration at Maidens Lighthouse. 



On September 5th, between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., Greenland Wheatears 

 appeared in small numbers round the lantern of the Maidens Lighthouse. 

 Very few, however, made contact with the glass, though several came in 

 close enough for one to discern that they were of the large race. I measured 

 the wings of one which struck at 11.30 p.m. They were 10.3 cm. The 

 next night this bird appeared in somewhat larger numbers, but not 

 numerously. I measured the wings of two birds which struck the lantern 

 at 1.30 a.m. and 1.38 a.m. respectively. The measurements were 10.4 cm. 



C. J. Patten. 



The University, Sheffield. 



Tree-Sparrow nesting in Co. Antrim. 



When with the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club on their long excursion 

 in July last I noted a colony of Tree -Sparrows, Passer montanus, ne^^ting in 

 holes in one of the cliffs on the North Antrim coast. Mr. Fergus M. Greeves 

 and I watched the birds through our binoculars for some time, and saw 

 them bring food to and in other ways attend to the wants of their young. 

 With them were a few House -Sparrows, but the colony appeared to consist 

 mainly of Tree -Sparrows. On visiting the place again in mid -August I 

 saw a Tree -Sparrow visit a hole in the cliff twice during my stay, but failed 

 to see any other Sparrows in the vicinity. Later in July Mr. Greeves spent 

 a couple of days on Ratlilin Island, and while there saw a Sparrow, which 

 he believes was P. montanus, but his opportunity for accurate identification 

 was marred. Mr. R. M. Barrington thinks this bird should be found on 



