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The Irish Naturalist. 



May, 1 92 1. 



Notes on some Irish Birds. 



During a slight snowstorm on February 20th, 19 18, in Rathmines, I 

 observed a Yellow Wagtail which was sheltering for a short while in a 

 lane. I had it under observation for several minutes at a distance of less 

 than twenty feet through a pair of field glasses, and I am quite convinced 

 that my identification was correct. This appears to be an unusually early 

 date for this species. 



On the 2nd October last year, while along the North Bull Wall, I saw a 

 party of Sandwich Terns feeding and resting there. Their large size and 

 only slightly forked tail were very obvious. This species does not, I 

 believe, usually occur in Dublin Bay. 



Grey Phalaropes usually occur here in October and November off the 

 Irish coast, so the appearance of a party of over a hundred of these on the 

 North Bull on March 13 th of this year is a rather exceptional date. These 

 birds which I saw were very tame, and I was able to approach within five 

 yards of some of them, so that my field glass was hardly needed. I am 

 quite certain that I did not mistake them for any other bird, such as the 

 Sanderling. 



While at Luggela, Co. Wicklow, on April ist last. I observed a Raven 

 on the hillside on the south of the lake. I am well acquainted with this 

 bird, which is much more plentiful in the Isle of Man, my native land, 

 than it is here, and its hoarse " croaking " was very distinctive. I am 

 informed that Ravens are very rarely observed in Co. Wicklow, and my 

 own observations would serve to confirm this. • 



A. Harrison. 



Terenure, Dublin. 



Serin in Queen's Cdunty. 



In a list of birds observed at Granston Manor, Queen's Co. sent to 

 me by Lord Castletown, the record of two pairs of this rare species may 

 be of interest to readers of the Irish Naturalist. 



G. C. May. 



Littlehampton. 



BOTANY. 



A new Station for Cardamine amara in Tyrone. 



This local plant was found in abundance on April 2nd, 1921, within half 

 a mile of the village of Coagh, on the Ballinderry river. 



Thomas Greer. 



Stewartstown. 



