_Arranmore._--December 15th, three. _Killybegs._--April 8th, six. Noted October 8th, 12th, and 26th. _Broadhaven._--October 19th, Curlew in flocks remain here. _Eagle Island, E._--March 28th, one. _Arran Island, N._--Curlew during February and March. Noted also April 30th. _Tearaght._--August 21st, two going N.E. September 13th, one seen. Whimbrel (_Numenius phæopus_, Linn.). _Mine Head._--August 17th, four going S.W., flying at about 400 feet, and calling. _Dungarvan._--September 10th, two; rare at this season. 21st, four flying high to S.E., and whistling. _Coningbeg light-ship._--April 28th, a flock passed N. over ship; wind N.E., fresh, hazy. _Innishtrahull._--June 4th and 7th, a few "young Curlew" about island; misty. [Probably Whimbrel.] _Arranmore._--June 26th, one Whimbrel going S.E. December 17th, two [? Curlew.]. _Blackrock, Mayo._--May 10th, sixty May birds going N.E.; wind N., light. Terns. _Fastnet._--September 4th, several "Mew Gulls" in night. None struck; misty. _Coningbeg Light-ship._--May 25th and 26th, great flocks of Common Tern about ship; 30th, one flock. _Rockabill._--May 22d, Terns noticed. _Copeland (Mew) Island._--May 19th, forty "mews" or "Sea-Purrs"--first arrival. June 5th, fifty hatching on island. 18th, a hundred about island. September 11th, they left to-day. They build on rocks and on grass; not more than four eggs in each nest. _Innishtrahull._--May 27th, two "Sea-Tern" about island. _Killybegs._--May 16th, two Terns. June 3d, about eight. _Eagle Island, E._--May 31st, two "Sea-Mew." _Arran Island, N._--June 14th and 16th, a flock of Tern about. July 16th, a flock. September 16th, do. _Tearaght._--October 3d, "Lesser Terns." Hundreds flying about; remained until 7th October. Gulls. _Fastnet._--September 4th, flocks of Grey Gulls going S.E.; seemed this year's birds. November 5th, two large Royal Gulls seen; rare here. Small Royal [Lesser Black-backed?--R. M. B.] Gulls frequent rock during year. December 10th, Kittiwakes in large numbers about rock feeding. _Mine Head._--March 2d, Black-headed Gulls and Herring Gulls in fields. July 19th to 31st, about thirty to a hundred Gulls about and at intervals after. August 9th, about sixty Kittiwakes on rocks; also Herring Gulls, Black-headed, and Common Gulls. September 27th, one Royal Gull. December 12th, January 13th and 20th, one to three Royal Gulls. January 1887, Kittiwakes do not remain here. _Dungarvan._--September 11th, thousands of Black-headed Gulls fishing. _Barrels Rock Light-ship._--March 27th, large flocks of Gulls. April 17th, do. going E.; wind E., fresh. _Rockabill._--December 14th, large numbers of Gulls during storm from E. _Innishtrahull._--April 16th, 17th, and 20th, a few Black-headed and numbers of "Common" Gulls. September 8th to 11th, a number of Grey-backed Gulls. December 15th, Herring Gulls, Kittiwakes, and "Grey Gulls" still in vicinity. _Dunree Head._--June 7th, flocks. December 14th, eight.