The weather during the week was of two very distinct types. In the first of these a large anticyclone lay over Germany, France, and the southern half of England; and while in all these countries bright, dry, and very warm weather was being experienced, some of the maxima in England being as high as 87°, that over the western and northern parts of the kingdom and west of Norway was cyclonic, showery, and cool, with strong southerly and south-westerly winds. Very little change occurred until September 1st, when the anticyclone in the south began to spread west to Ireland, causing the wind to veer and lull, and making the air somewhat cooler and drier. On the evening of this day, however, a separate anticyclone was formed in the west, so that the wind veered to the northwards over England and the Bay of Biscay, while it was southerly and easterly in many other places. The conflict of air-currents brought about by these conditions soon produced thunderstorms and heavy rains over France. The change of temperature in England, owing to the northerly winds, rain, and heavy clouds, was very large--London being 26° colder at 2 P.M. on the 2d than on the previous day at the same hour. The shallow continental disturbances now moved northwards to our Islands, and the week closed with thunderstorms of great severity, prevailing in nearly all parts of France and the British Islands.--(From Weekly Summary, "Daily Weather Report," September 5th, 1886.) September 1st. _South Bishop_ L.H.--Several Wheatears killed, by striking lantern, at 1 A.M. (W.N.W., 1; O. M.) _Burnham_ L.H.--One Sedge Warbler struck at 3 A.M. (E.S.E., 1; fog.) _Longships_ L.H.--A great many birds from midnight to daylight; three struck, one killed. (S. to N., 3; drizzle and fog.) _Wolf Rock_ L.H.--Several Wheatears striking lantern at 11 P.M. (N.E. by N., 3; C. R. V.) _Bishop Rock_ L.H.--About fifty Wheatears, one Starling, and a Blackbird from 12 P.M. to 3 A.M. four or five came to glass, but none killed. (N.N.E., 4; overcast.) September 2d. _Langness_ L.H.--One Wheatear and one Willow Warbler on lantern at 2 A.M. (Light S.W.; clear.) Five Wagtails at 9.30 A.M. _Skerries Rock_ L.H.--Flycatchers and Wheatears flying round lantern at midnight. (N.E., 2; fine, clear.) _Eddystone_ L.H.--Hundreds of Wheatears from 9 P.M. to 4 A.M. (3d); none caught. (N.E. by E., 3; B. C. V.) _Plymouth Breakwater_ L.H.--Two Flycatchers struck and killed at 9.30 P.M. (N.W., 5; O. R. M.) September 3d.[13] [Footnote 13: For meteorological conditions, see p. 87.] _Langness_ L.H.--A few Warblers on lantern from 1 to 4 A.M. A few House Martins at 9.30 A.M. A great many Wheatears all day. (Light N.E.; haze.) _Chickens Rock_ L.H.--Number of Stonechats (? Wheatears) flying round light all night.