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The Irish Naturalist. 



April, 



tember 20th, 1920. One bird was quite close up to the 

 quays. On October nth, while looking for Dippers, I ob- 

 served at least one Kingfisher on a mountain stream. 



Cuckoo (Cuculus canonis). — Made an early appearance 

 here last year, being first heard on April 20th, while in 1914, 

 1915,1916 and 1918 it was first heard on April 27th, and in 

 1917 on April 25th. 



Peregrine Falcon {Falco peregrinus). — Although this 

 bird breeds and is not uncommon on the coasts of Mayo 

 and Galway, I had never before seen it inland during the 

 summer months. During August and September of last 

 year, however. Peregrines were observed inland by my 

 brother and me on four occasions, the occurrences being as 

 follows : — One, immature, flying low over Lough Carra, on 

 August i8th ; an immature bird over the Corrigeen Islands, 

 Lough Mask, on September 6th ; one, 15th September, near 

 the Cow Islands, Lough Carra ; on October ist one was 

 seen giving chase to a Green Plover over Lough Carra — ^the 

 bird was probably a female, but was seen at some distance. 



Cormorant (Phalacrocorox carho). — The Cormorants 

 which inhabit Hog Island, Lough Carra, do not appear to 

 frequent that lake in numbers during daytime. Many spend 

 the day fishing on Lough Mask, and the majority on Lough 

 Corrib. Every evening, however, the birds return regularty 

 at sun-down to roost on Hog Island. 



Shoveler {Spatula clypeata). — This is a rapidly 

 increasing species in South Mayo, and breeds. I observed 

 over twenty birds feeding at Lough Deen, Co. Mayo, on 

 August 30th, 1920. This is the first time I have met with 

 Shovelers on that lake, and my first observation of them in 

 this district in August. 



WiGEON {Mareca penelope). — Several were observed on 

 Lough Deen on April 29th, 1920 — a late date to meet with 

 them. A flock of from fifteen to twenty were observed at 

 Cloon Lough, Co. Mayo, on October nth, 1920 — the first 

 seen last autumn. 



Ringed Plover (Aegialitis hiaticola). — Evidently bred 

 at Lough Deen, Co. Mayo, again last year, young birds were 

 seen there on July 15th. 



