_Dungarvan._--Nov. 6th, a great number.
_Barrels Rock Light-ship._--July 3rd and 9th, Sea Gulls in flocks,
flying E. after fry. During November and part of December large flocks
apparently after small fish, working east and west with the tides.
_Tuskar Rock._--From June 13th to 18th, Gulls alighted in large flocks.
_Arklow North Light-ship._--April 1st, continuous flocks of Grey Gulls
going N.E.
_Kish Bank Light-ship._--Flocks of Grey Gulls noted on May 8th, 25th,
and June 15th. Oct. 16th, flock of Grey Gulls hovering about all day.
Nov. 27th, a flock all day after fry.
_Rockabill._--Gulls come in April and leave at the end of September.
_Copeland Island._--Herring Gulls remain about the island all the year.
In August a large number of Grey and Royal Gulls fishing in vicinity.
_Rathlin Island._--Flocks of Gulls on March 29th, May 1st, 18th, 22nd,
June 8th, 20th, and 27th; direction of flight not given. Flocks during
August of twenty to thirty Royal Gulls at intervals. Two or three
thousand Kittiwakes on 11th and 30th. Entries of Gulls occur twice in
November, and large flocks going S. on Dec. 17th, 21st, and 30th.
_Innishtrahull._--Dec. 25th, two Royal Gulls.
_Lough Swilly._--April 1st, a few; 6th, several; 19th, in great
numbers. May 1st, ditto. May 20th and June 1st, Gulls. July 27th, very
numerous all day.
_Tory Island._--Sept. 5th, a flock of "Common Gulls" flying W. Nov.
15th, three Black-backed Gulls at 8 a.m., going E.; 28th, a flock of
Gulls.
_Arranmore._--March 12th, Gulls passing.
_Rathlin O'Birne._--Flocks of fifty to one hundred on April 10th, 12th,
28th, and May 8th. In June, Gulls about island. Flocks of Gulls from
one hundred to thousands on Aug. 31st, Sept. 19th, 20th, 30th, Oct.
5th, and 6th. The greater number left on Oct. 17th. On Nov. 4th, 22nd,
and Dec. 7th, eighty to one hundred all day.
_Killybegs._--Gulls of the grey species to the number of about two
hundred remained here during spring, coming in the morning and
departing in the evening to the cliffs around Slieve League. Thousands
of Kittiwakes arrived about beginning of May, and still (August)
remain. Aug. 14th, several hundreds leaving. Kittiwakes and Grey Gulls
usually arrive in large numbers about June or July, and leave towards
the end of September; but a few, notably the large grey kind, remain
all the month.
_Oyster Island, North._--Gulls noted on April 12th, 18th, 22nd, May
24th, and 29th.
_Broadhaven._--Oct. 10th, three dozen Kittiwakes; 24th, four dozen
Black-headed Gulls.
_Blackrock, Mayo._--Sept. 9th, flocks of small Gulls on water. Sept.
22nd and Jan. 5th, 1884, two Royal Gulls. Large and small Gulls nearly
every day during September and October.
_Clare Island._--March 15th, about a dozen small Sea Gulls during
day. A large number of Gulls of different species in the cliffs near
lighthouses this year. Kittiwakes are here all the year.
_Slyne Head, North._--Gulls noted on Aug. 20th and Nov. 17th.
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