_Killybegs._--Oct. 10th, four perched on cliffs.
_Straw Island._--Feb. 22nd, forty Grey Crows at noon; calm. Oct. 21st,
four going west; wind N., strong.
_Tearaght._--Feb. 13th, one Grey Crow found dead, partly devoured. They
come and go occasionally all the year.
_Skelligs._--Sept. 20th, four during month; also during October,
November, and December.
_Dursey Island._--Flocks of two to fifteen Grey Crows on April 2nd, May
20th, and July 11th; flight E. or N.E. Sept. 8th, four going east.
Rook.
_Old Head, Kinsale._--Feb. 27th, one hundred to one hundred and fifty;
came from east.
_Coningbeg Light-ship._--April 28th, two flying N.E.
_Tuskar Rock._--March 18th, one "Crow" flying west; 25th, six seen.
April 6th, a large flock of Rooks going west.
_Arklow South Light-ship._--March 18th, two "Crows" going N.W.
_Kish Bank Light-ship._--Dec. 1st, eight "Crows" flying low to N.W.,
11.30 a.m.
_Copeland Island._--April 25th, a large flock of some hundred "Crows"
came from Scotch coast and left for mainland half an hour afterward.
Aug. 13th, about a thousand, at 11 a.m., flying high to south.
_Rathlin Island._--April 1st, forty at noon; 6th and 7th, a flock going
north; 16th, three. May 8th, three; 24th, Black Crows going north.
June 6th, flocks seen. Entries occur in August, October, November,
and December, of flocks of Rooks at intervals of a week or fortnight;
largest on November 11th and 12th. Direction of flight in nearly all
cases south.
_Innishtrahull._--April 1st, one "Black Crow" at 4 a.m.; foggy. May
26th, one.
_Lough Swilly._--June 23rd, 25th, and 30th, flocks all day.
_Rathlin O'Birne._--July 8th, fifteen Rooks.
_Killybegs._--In April and May, "Crows" to the number of about one
hundred visited daily. Probably belonged to rookery ten miles distant.
_Oyster Island, North._--April 27th, thirty at 4 p.m., passing S.E.
_Clare Island._--Feb. 20th, a few Crows flying N.W.; wind S.W., light,
foggy. Oct. 25th, Black Crows flying north; low.
_Arran Island, South._--April 6th, sixty common Crows. They remain.
Oct. 3rd, twenty Rooks going south; wind W.N.W.
_Valentia._--Sept. 2nd, four Black Crows. Nov. 12th, four.
Jackdaw.
_Valentia._--Oct. 12th, two. Nov. 26th, five.
Magpie.
_Arran Island, South._--Oct. 20th, five Magpies at noon. They remain
about here.
_Valentia._--Dec. 5th, two Magpies.
Swallow.
_Fastnet._--Nov. 6th, two, all day about rock.
_Coningbeg Light-ship._--May 13th, flock flying N.W.; 14th, continuous
flocks flying N.W. Three killed at 10 p.m.; wind S.W., clear. Four
alighted on ship. Sept. 22nd, 23rd, and 30th, a great number passed,
going E. and N.E. Oct. 8th, 9th, and 10th, a few passed, four caught on
deck, at 2 a.m., two alighted on ship.
_Dungarvan._--Oct. 20th, flocks of House Swallows, going E.S.E.; wind
N.W., light.
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