_Carnarvon Bay_ L.V.--Ten Greenfinches and Chaffinches on deck all day;
four caught.
_Cardigan Bay_ L.V.--Several flocks of Starlings and Skylarks going
S.W. during the day.
_Nash_ L.H.--A few Blackbirds and Redwings between 4.30 and 5 A.M. a
few killed.
_Godrevy_ L.H.--Great numbers of Redwings, Thrushes, Blackbirds, and
Starlings all night; several killed.
_Longships_ L.H.--Scores of Thrushes and Starlings all night; a good
many captured.
_Wolf Rock_ L.H.--Twenty "Grey Birds" flying around the lantern at 10
P.M.
_Bishop Rock_ L.H.--Several Blackbirds, Thrushes, Redwings, and
Fieldfares from 11 P.M. to daylight; six killed.
_Eddystone_ L.H.--Thrushes, Redwings, Starlings, and Larks from
midnight to 3 A.M. fifty to sixty striking.
October 25th.
_Helwick_ L.V.--A Blackbird and a Lark killed at 2 A.M.
_Nash_ L.H.--Large flocks of Lapwings passing S.E. from 7 to 10 A.M.
Flock of Redwings passing S. at 10 A.M. Six Song Thrushes killed at
8.20 P.M. Ten Blackbirds killed between 8 and 10 P.M.
_Godrevy_ L.H.--A great number of Redwings, Thrushes, and Starlings all
night; several killed.
_Longships_ L.H.--A few Puffins going S. during the morning. A good
many Starlings, Thrushes, and Larks all night; several killed.
_Wolf Rock_ L.H.--Twenty-four "Grey Birds" about lantern at 12 P.M.
_Bishop Rock_ L.H.--Several hundreds of Blackbirds, Thrushes, Redwings,
Fieldfares, Ring Ouzels, and "Copperfinches" from 9 P.M. to daylight
(26th). Sixty Redwings, five Fieldfares, three Ring Ouzels, and one
"Copperfinch" (? _Fringilla montifringilla_) killed. Mr Troth remarks;
"This is the largest migration that has been seen at the Bishop Rock
for five years."
_Eddystone_ L.H.--Thrushes, Redwings, and Starlings from 11 P.M. (24th)
to 5 A.M. a great number striking and falling over. Missel Thrushes,
Blackbirds, Thrushes, Redwings, Fieldfares, Ring Ouzels, Larks,
Starlings, Finches, and Warblers from 6 P.M. to 5 A.M. (26th); between
one and two hundred struck and lost over; twenty-nine caught. All the
birds struck the windward side of lantern during heavy rain.
_Portland Low_ L.H.--Thrushes at 4 A.M. Sixty Chaffinches at 2 P.M.
_Shambles_ L.V.--A number of Larks hovering round the lantern at 8
P.M.; a great number striking and falling over.
October 26th.
_Cardigan Bay_ L.V.--Two Chaffinches on board, and several flying
around all night.
_Nash_ L.H.--A large flock of Lapwings flying around the lantern at 1
A.M. one killed. Woodcocks at 3 A.M. two killed. Goldcrests at 3.40
A.M.; two killed. Fieldfares at 4.10 A.M.; four killed. Skylarks at 5
A.M. four killed. Four Snipe at 9 P.M., passing S.E. Missel Thrushes at
9.50 P.M. one killed. Bramblings at 10 P.M.; one killed. Snipe at 10.30
P.M.; four killed. Mr Nicholas remarks; "Large numbers of birds flying
around the lantern all the morning, but at sunrise a good many were
passing S.E. A Green Woodpecker was seen with the others at mid-day."
_Bull Point_ L.H.--A Blackbird killed at 2 A.M.
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