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The Irish Naturahsf. 
August, 
The Melodious Warbler in Ireland. 
My old friend, Robert Warreu, of Moyview, draws attention to a stupid 
and obvious error of mine in the notice of the above bird (p. 157 of the 
current volume). " It is satisfactory" in the last sentence should read, 
" It would be satisfactory. " 
Richard M. Barrington. 
Fassaroe, Bray. 
Migration of the Chiffchaff and Willow Wren. 
The spell of unusually fine, warm, and bright sunny weather which 
prevailed at the latter end of March and earl}- in April last, helped to 
hasten the. migration of our spring warblers, and it was remarked in some 
English papers that migrants had appeared a week earlier than usual. 
Being in the south-west of Irelaiul I had a favourable opportunity of 
looking out for them, and I was agreeably surprised on the 9th of April to 
find the Chiffchaff {Phyl/oscoptts nifiis), and the Willow Wren (/^. frochilus), in 
full song, and numerously ilispersed along the wooded shores of Kenmare 
River. At Derreen, 18 miles from Kenmare, and situated on the shore of 
Killmakillioge Haj'bour, Kenmare River, the woods were vocal all day 
long with their notes. In some of the outlying glens where there were 
only low gorse bushes and also thorn and alder, I found the ))irds as 
numerous as in the well-wooded districts. 
Being in London on the 29th of April, I wished to look up some 
English district for comparison, and selected Chislehurst, in Kent, an 
ideal place, — woods of tall stately trees, large heath and gorse-covered 
Commons, with plantations of young trees and plenty of undergrowth. 
I was greatly surprised to find no gorse in bloom, and during the entire 
day I spent there I only heard one Willow Wren and no Chiffchaff. 
The subject of bird migration is a fascinating one, and it seems rather 
jjuzzling to find a district less than 100 miles distant from the Continent, 
and separated by only 20 miles of sea, so thinly supplied with birds 
twenty days later than the date when the}- were so abundant in tlie 
Kenmare and Killarney district, distant over 450 miles from London. 
Alexander Williams. 
Dublin. 
Vesperugo leisleri in Co, Carlow. 
I have to record the capture here of a specimen of Vesperugo leisleri. 
This bat, though fairly common in the eastern counties of Ireland, h.is 
never before, I believe, been recorded from County Carlow. 
Bagenalstown, 
Penis R. Pack-BerEvSford. 
