The weather during this period has been much quieter than last
week, but conditions have been by no means settled, and several
depressions--mostly shallow--have appeared in the neighbourhood
of the British Isles. On the 17th the deep disturbance which had
crossed our Islands reached Holland, and was apparently filling
up. In the course of the day, however, a subsidiary disturbance,
more southwards, down our W. coasts. During the 18th and 19th the
depression over Holland and the subsidiary disturbance (which had
then reached the Bay of Biscay) dispersed gradually, and moderating
north-easterly winds were reported over the greater part of the
United Kingdom. A depression was found in the English Channel on
the morning of the 20th; this, in the course of the ensuing 24
hours, moved northwards to the North Sea, where it eventually
dispersed. Its progress was attended by very heavy thunderstorms
over the midland and eastern counties of England; and on the 21st
the phenomena were reproduced over the northern districts. At
the close of the week the weather over our islands was under the
influence partly of a well-marked depression over the Bay of Biscay
and partly of an anticyclone extending over Scandinavia. Easterly
winds, therefore, prevailed generally; in the N. they were light in
force and the weather fair, but in the extreme S. they blew freshly
with occasional rain.
October 19th.
_Langness_ L.H.--One Redwing at 9 P.M. A large flock of Wild Duck at
5.30 P.M. (N.E.; fresh, showers.)
_Selker_ L.V.--A dozen Crows going S.E. at 10 A.M.
_Skerries_ L.H.--Blackbirds and Thrushes around the lantern at 9 P.M.
_South Stack_ L.H.--Blackbirds, Thrushes, Larks, and one Goldcrest from
9 to 10 P.M. a few caught. (E.N.E., 7; C. M. R.)
_Scarweather_ L.V.--Four Chaffinches at 7.30 A.M.
_Breaksea_ L.V.--Blackbirds, Thrushes, Redwings, and Fieldfares around
the lantern from 8 P.M. to midnight. One Wren killed. (E.N.E., 3; O. M.
L.)
_Godrevy_ L.V.--Several Redwings at 7 P.M. a few killed.
_Wolf Rock_ L.H.--Four Terns at 4 P.M.
_Eddystone_ L.H.--Redwings and Starlings from 7 to 10 P.M.; many caught
and more lost over. (N.E., 2; C. M. and C. M. D.)
_Start Point_ L.H.--Many Thrushes, also Ring Ouzels and Spotted
Flycatchers; fifty Thrushes, two Ring Ouzels, and two Flycatchers
captured.
October 20th.
_Langness_ L.H.--Twelve Missel Thrushes flying W. at 7.30 A.M. A large
flock of Lapwings appeared at 3 P.M. A Goldcrest on lantern from 9 P.M.
to 3 A.M.
_Chickens Rock_ L.H.--Large numbers of birds were observed flying round
the lantern, and a Lark and a Goldfinch perched.
_Selker_ L.V.--Blackbirds, Thrushes, and Larks in numbers at lantern
all night and on early morning of 21st; many struck and lost over.
_Morecambe Bay_ L.V.--One Linnet, three Starlings, and three Larks on
deck at 10.40 A.M.
_Dee_ L.V.--Flocks of Titlarks all forenoon; one Wren on deck at 8.15
A.M.
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