Notes. 
Lapwings and Redshanks at Maidens Light-house, Co. Antrim. 
On Wednesday night March 23th, great numbers of Lapwings and 
Kcdshanks appeared round the lantern. Most of the Lapwings came in 
close ; several, brushing obliquely against the glass, went off but little 
injured. But I .saw four strike hard and descend stunned to the sea. 
At 10.40 p.m. I picked up a dead Lapwing at the foot of the tower, and 
at 4 a.m. procured another, a badly wounded one, on the balcony. The 
Lapwings were more plentiful than the Redshanks, but the latter more 
often .struck the lantern. Many Red.shanks came in contact with the 
glass, and after fluttering up and down went off strong on the wing ; 
but I saw six strike hard and fall over the balcony down to the .sea. 1 
picked one up dead at the foot of the tower at 10.30 p.m. These records 
of the Redshank appearing in great numbers round and actually striking 
the lantern will no doubt interest Mr. Harrington, who, writing of this 
bird's migrations says — " A bird as to whose migrations the evidence of 
the light -stations is practically nil. It has never been reported as striking, 
and only two specimens have been received, of which one was shot, and 
the other killed by a cat." (Migration oj birds at Irish LigJit -stations, 
Analysis oj Reports, 188 1 -1897, p. 218). 
C. J. Patten. 
University, Sheffield. 
Missel Thrushes, Fieldfares and Redwings at Maidens Light-house, 
Co. Antrim. 
On Tuesday night, March 31st, Redwings and Fieldfares appeared in 
large numbers very close round the lantern. Very few actually collided 
with the glass, and when they did so, generally glanced off obliquely or 
after striking backed away for a foot or so and then bumped against the 
glass, repeating this performance several times before leaving altogether. 
At 12.20 a.m. I picked up a Redwing and at i a.m. a Fieldfare. Both 
these birds .struck the glass and fell wounded on the balcony. 
About 1.30 a.m., Friday, April 17th, a small number of Missel Thrushes 
appeared in the rays of the lighthouse lantern, and one struck the glass. 
The birds frequently uttered their harsh alarm note. This species of 
thrush did not come under my notice at either Tuskar or Inishtrahull, 
and, unlike other species of British Thrushes, appears to have been 
comparatively scarce at lanterns. 
University, Sheffield. 
C. J. Patten. 
