_Fastnet._--October 25th, one all day. 27th and 28th, several all night
about light, one disabled; drizzling rain. 29th, several at night with
other birds not known; hazy. A flock of several hundreds on rock in
morning. 31st, 7 to 8 P.M., several about light; rain; one killed.
November 6th, two on rock. [Leg and wing received.]
_Mine Head._--February 26th, one caught striking. March 19th, one
struck, 4 A.M. fog. 26th, striking all night; as many as a dozen on
sashes together; thick fog. 27th, striking at night plentifully; none
seen in neighbourhood of lighthouse during day time. August 24th, a
flock seen to-day. October 20th, a flock. 22d, striking from 11 P.M. to
3 A.M. heavy rain; a few caught. November 7th, flocks in fields. 11th,
one struck glass, 2 A.M. Flocks occasionally seen up to January 15th,
1887.
_Dungarvan._--October 28th, one struck, 2 A.M.; wind light, misty.
_Coningbeg Light-ship._--March 2d, one struck. [Leg and wing of
Starling received.] October 20th, two flocks going N.E.; wind N. 23d,
several around light, 7 P.M. to midnight. 24th, flocks passed N.W. 26th
to 30th, several Thrushes, Larks, Blackbirds, and Starling about the
light at night; many struck and fell overboard; rain, gloomy.
_Barrels Rock Light-ship._--March 25th, a few Starling, 8 to 12 P.M.,
about ship; fog, wind fresh S.W. October 20th, flocks passing N.; wind
fresh N.W. 22d, flocks going N., 10 A.M. to 5 P.M., at intervals; wind
N., fresh. 24th, 6 P.M. to midnight, flocks passing N.; wind E. 26th
and 27th, passing all night to N.; cloudy; one struck, fell overboard.
29th, 30th, and November 1st, passing at night to N.; wind S. and
S.W., moderate, rainy and cloudy. On 30th October, 9 P.M. to 3 A.M.
31st, accompanied by "Mountain Thrushes," one of each struck and fell
overboard.
_Tuskar Rock._--February 28th, 8 P.M. to 7 A.M., many passing, with
Thrushes, Blackbirds, and Larks, to N.W.; wind E., strong, rain, fog,
snow; several killed. March 13th, 1 A.M. to 5 A.M., wind light E.;
twelve killed striking; clear. July 28th, 11 P.M., one killed striking;
overcast, misty. October 16th, five killed striking. 17th, nine do.
18th, seven do. 19th, four do. 20th, five do. 21st, three do. All at
night, from 10 P.M. to 4 A.M. wind N. to E., fresh. Numbers around
light on these nights, with Blackbirds and Thrushes. 22d, at noon
numbers on rock. 23d, nine killed striking. 24th, in small numbers
on rock. 25th, two killed striking. 26th, three killed; a number
at lantern glass. During this rush, from October 16th to 27th, the
Starlings were accompanied by Thrushes and Blackbirds--numbers of which
were also killed. [Leg and wing received.--R. M. B.] November 21st,
four on rock. 23d, three at lantern. 29th, two on rock. December 29th,
one killed striking.
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