_River Dee_ L.V.--Flocks of Titlarks and Wagtails, and small flocks of
Swallows passing the whole of the day, flying east. Two Wrens and one
Stonechat killed at midnight. (S.E., 3; C. U.)
_Nash (E.)_ L.H.--Between sixty and seventy *Whitethroats at 10 P.M.
twelve killed, the others remaining till daylight. (E., 2; B. M.)
_Eddystone_ L.H.--Hundreds of Wheatears, and many Warblers and
"Flycatcher species" from 9 P.M. to 12 P.M. "Scores against the
glazing; none caught." (S.E., 1; C. M.)
April 29th.
_Nash (E.)_ L.H.--Four Cuckoos passed west from 8.30 to 9 A.M. (S.S.W.,
2; B. C. V.)
_Eddystone_ L.H.--A large number of Wheatears from 2 A.M. to 4 A.M.;
none caught; a great many killed and lost over. (E.N.E., 8; C. P. M.)
May 10th.
_Langness_ L.H.--Mr Clyne, in a letter, stated that on the 10th there
were great numbers of *Whitethroats, *Sedge Warblers, and *Willow Wrens
on the lantern.
May 11th.
_Langness_ L.H.--Two Warblers found dead on lantern; killed between
12 P.M. and daylight. Large flock of Swifts flying north at 8.30 A.M.
(Light E.; haze and showers.)
May 16th.
_Langness_ L.H.--Several Whimbrels at 10 A.M. (Fresh N.E.; clear.)
AUTUMN.
Weather for Week, August 1st to 7th.
Weather--changeable; the pressure distribution being cyclonic and
complex at first (causing north-westerly and south-westerly winds),
then anticyclonic, and afterwards cyclonic, but of a simple type
(causing southerly to westerly breezes). A small but well-formed
anticyclone advanced over us from the westward during the 3d and
4th, but owing to a fall in the barometer in the west it moved
southwards.--(From Weekly Summary in "Daily Weather Report" for
August 9th, 1886.)
August 1st.
_Nash (E.)_ L.H.--Two Cuckoos at 11.20 P.M. one killed and one caught
alive. Four Swifts killed between 11 and 12 P.M. Eight Willow Warblers
from 11 to 12 P.M. three killed. (N.W., 3; B. C.)
August 3d.
_Flatholm_ L.H.--Six Chiff-Chaffs at midnight; one killed. (S.S.W., 3;
B. C. M.)
_Eddystone_ L.H.--Large numbers of small birds flying about the lantern
between 10 P.M. and 3 A.M. One Sand-Martin and one Warbler caught.
(N.E., 1; B. C. V.)
_Start Point_ L.H.--*One Ring Ouzel and four small birds--*Willow Wren,
*Whitethroat, *Wheatear, and *Tree Pipit--caught at 3 A.M. One Wren
and a quantity of moths against the light at 11.15 P.M. Mr Jones says:
"The small birds and moths against the light in still weather, is most
times a sign of thick, misty weather to follow." One King Ouzel and
three small birds caught at 11.30 P.M. (N., 2; O. V.)
August 4th.
_Langness_ L.H.--Large number of Dunlin at 5 A.M. (N.W., light.)
Several Swallows at 3 P.M. (S.W., light; clear.)
_Flatholm_ L.H.--Small flock of Swifts at sunset. (W., 3; B. C.)
_Start Point_ L.H.--A flock of about four dozen small birds at 3 A.M.;
eleven captured, including *Yellow Wagtail (young), *Wheatear, and
*Tree Pipit. (N., 4; O. C.)
August 9th.
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