20. _Arranmore._--"Barnacle Geese generally commence to come from
the north on the 15th or 16th of October in flocks averaging four
to eighty, that being the most counted in one flock. They pass at
intervals of from two to twelve hours both day and night until the end
of the month, when they cease. They commence to appear again on the
10th or 12th of April, coming from south, but in larger flocks and
shorter intervals. No other species but Gannet and Barnacle resort this
locality."--John Walsh.
21. _Rathlin O'Birne._--"Sky Larks, Titlarks, and Stonechats continued
arriving in numbers of two, four, and six until about the 10th of May.
At that time there were about twenty of each species on the island.
They nidificated on the island. By the 10th of September the Sky
Larks had departed; by the 20th of October the Titlarks had departed;
by the 16th of November the Stonechats had departed. None of these
species were observed after that date until Dec. 22nd, when five or
six Titlarks returned, and are here still. On June the 3rd twelve to
fourteen Common Terns alighted on a small island outside lighthouse,
nidificated, and left about Aug. 1st. Sea Gulls nidificated on small
island above referred to, and one pair of 'sepoys' on this island. In
July several pairs of Skua Gulls passed, and some remained in vicinity.
Curlew frequent this island from 1st of May until 1st of October. They
come at night time, and leave the following day generally. Unless with
frosty and snowy weather, Starlings, Snipes, Woodcocks, Blackbirds,
or Thrushes do not visit. Sandpipers and Jack Curlew are about the
shores all the year round. No Gannets seen since Nov. 8th. Sea Gulls
in vicinity all the year. Barnacle continue coming and departing
until about Feb. 15th. No Starling or Snipe visited since last
winter."--Joseph Hill.
22. _Killybegs._--No reply.
23. _Oyster Island, North._--"From the middle of October to the last
week in November several large flocks of Gulls were to be seen in the
bay after herrings, principally of the Kittiwake species, with a few
large Grey Gulls and an occasional Royal or Black-backed Gull; also
large flocks of Puffins, which all left when the herrings disappeared.
Large flocks of Barnacle and Wigeon arrive in this locality early in
October, and remain until latter end of March, passing to and fro
to feeding-ground according to tide, besides those going further
south."--John Young.
24. _Broadhaven._--"The above (_i.e._, Barnacle, Wild Geese, Wild
Duck, and Solan Geese) are the only description of birds seen in the
locality; they are generally passing inland, and at times alight near
the lighthouse to feed on the swampy land. No Sea Gulls build near this
station, but a few come into the harbour in the summer months after the
fry of fish."--Joseph Williams.
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