12_th._--Old Head, Kinsale, continuous flocks of Lapwing from 10 a.m.
to 3.45 p.m., wind light N.E., clear, flying south; the first and only
ones seen this season. Mine Head, seven "Wild Geese," 2 p.m., wind
light N., frosty, going south; five "Wild Ducks," noon, wind N. Rathlin
Island, 200 Gulls, 7 a.m., wind strong S.W., gloomy, on the water.
Broadhaven, twelve Barnacle, 11.10 a.m., wind strong S., clear.
13_th._--Oyster Island North, several flocks of Barnacle and Wigeon, 10
a.m. to 12.30 p.m., wind fresh S.S.E., gloomy, going S.E.
14_th._--No entry.
15_th._--Rathlin Island, 300 Gulls, 2 p.m., wind stormy N.W., showery,
flying about.
* * * * *
Transcriber Note
Minor typos were corrected. Some station tables split by a page break
were rejoined. On p. 69, under Wood Pigeon, the date of the August
observation is missing and "--" was inserted.
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