23_rd._--Barrels Rock Lt.-ship, flock of ten Gannets, 3 p.m., wind
strong N.W., clear, going W. Rathlin Island, thirty-six Starlings, 3
p.m., wind very strong S.W., clear, young birds coming from N.
24_th._--No entry.
25_th._--Tuskar, one Golden Eagle, 8 a.m., wind strong S.W., overcast,
going N.W. Clare Island, large flock of Pigeons, 1 p.m., wind very
strong S., gloomy, rain, going W.
26_th._--Barrels Rock Lt.-ship, one Stormy Petrel, 2 p.m., wind very
strong S.S.W., rain; remained at ship all the evening. Innishtrahull,
Rooks, 2 p.m., stormy.
27_th._--Rathlin Island, fifty Black Crows, 10 a.m., wind very strong
S.W., rain, squally, overcast, coming from S. Innishtrahull, Rooks, 12
noon, stormy. Clare Island, large flock of Grey Linnets, 8 a.m., wind
very strong W.N.W., cloudy, going S.
28_th._--Rathlin O'Birne, nine Barnacle, 4 p.m., wind strong W.N.W.,
rainy. Oyster Island North, small flocks of Barnacle and Wigeon, 10.30
a.m. to 2 p.m., wind strong N.W., showery, going N.W.
29_th._--Galley Head, eleven Gannets going E., 5.30 p.m., wind strong
W.S.W.
30_th._--Slyne Head North, two Starlings and three Thrushes, 5 a.m.,
wind light S.W., rain, all killed.
DECEMBER.
1_st._--Rathlin Island, six Gannets, 9 a.m., wind strong S., clear,
going E. Rathlin O'Birne, five Barnacle, 3.40 p.m., wind strong S.,
overcast. Broadhaven, twenty Barnacle, 1.10 p.m., wind fresh S.W.,
rain. Slyne Head North, flock of Barnacle going S., 11 a.m., wind fresh
S.W., showers.
2_nd._--Broadhaven, eighteen Barnacle, 2.10 p.m., wind fresh S.W.,
clear.
3_rd._--Mine Head, "Grey" and Green Plovers from sunrise to sunset,
wind light N., frosty, above fifty in a flock. Galley Head, five
Gannets going W., 10 a.m., wind strong W., rain.
4_th._--Barrels Rock Lt.-ship, large flock of Plover, 11 a.m., wind
light S.W., clear, going S.E. Rathlin O'Birne, thirteen Barnacle, 8
p.m., wind fresh S., overcast. Clare Island, large flock of Wild Ducks,
3 p.m., wind strong S.W., fog, rain, going S.E.
5_th._--No entry.
6_th._--Rathlin O'Birne, fourteen Barnacle, 4 p.m., wind stormy S.,
rain.
7_th._--Rathlin Island, thirty-seven Starlings, 10 a.m., wind stormy
S.W., clear, coming from N.
8_th._--Broadhaven, fourteen Wild Geese, 1.10 p.m., wind fresh W., rain.
9_th._--No entry.
10_th._--Kish Bank Lt.-ship, a flock of Ducks, 1.30 p.m., wind mod.
W.N.W., hazy. Rathlin Island, fifteen Linnets, 9 a.m., wind light S.W.,
overcast, going S. Rathlin O'Birne, five Barnacle, 3 p.m., wind fresh
N.E., overcast. Broadhaven, one Solan Goose, 10.10 a.m., wind strong
S.W., clear. Clare Island, small flock of Pigeons, 11 a.m., wind light
E.S.E., blue sky, going W.
11_th._--Mine Head, large flocks of "Grey" and Green Plovers from
sunrise to sunset, wind light N., frosty. Oyster Island North, large
flock of Barnacle, 1 p.m., wind light S.E., thick, going S.E. Slyne
Head North, continuous flocks of Gulls and Gannets going N., 8 a.m. to
2 p.m., wind light S.E., clear.
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