lantern all night.
October 31st.
_Langness_ L.H.--Three Blackbirds (one male and two females) on lantern
from 3 to 5 A.M.
_Dee_ L.V.--Hundreds of birds--*Thrush, *Missel Thrush, *Blackbird, and
*Skylarks killed.
_Skerries_ L.H.--A few Thrushes at midnight.
_Carnarvon Bay_ L.V.--Blackbirds and Larks passing to S.W. in forenoon.
_Bardsey_ L.H.--Six Blackbirds, six Thrushes, and one Jack Snipe killed
at lantern.
_Cardigan Bay_ L.V.--A male Blackbird struck lantern.
_Bull Point_ L.H.--Six Blackbirds at 5 A.M.
_Eddystone_ L.H.--Numbers of Blackbirds, Thrushes, Redwings, Starlings,
Larks, Finches, and Flycatchers, from 9 P.M. (30th) to 5 A.M. a few
striking; and two Blackbirds (females), two Thrushes, five Redwings,
six Larks, and twenty-one Starlings captured.
_Start Point_ L.H.--A few Larks at 3 A.M.
Weather for Week, 21st to 27th November.
During the week the distribution of pressure, temperature, and
winds and weather, were all continuously anticyclonic. The system
was formed over the British Islands on Sunday, the 21st, in a ridge
which extended northwards from a small anticyclone, which at that
time lay over France. On the 24th the system covered the North
Sea, England, and the north-western half of France. For a day or
two more the anticyclone grew higher, temperature became very low
over the inland counties as the anticyclone increased, so that
early on the 24th minima were recorded as low as 27°. The centre of
the system now moved westward, and the temperature rose decidedly.
On the 25th the anticyclone moved to the westward of Ireland,
and had afterwards decreased in intensity. The winds during its
prevalence were light to moderate at most of the coast stations,
calm inland; but the most striking feature was the continued
prevalence of dense fogs. At the close of the week the system was
dispersing, and mild south-westerly winds were setting in on our
western and north-western coasts, with rain, increasing to strong
south-westerly winds, while large areas of low pressure skirted our
north-western and northern coasts.--(From Weekly Summary in "Daily
Weather Report," November 29, 1886.)
November 21st.
_Holyhead Breakwater_ L.H.--A Thrush killed at 6 A.M.
_Nash_ L.H.--Two Song Thrushes killed at 9 P.M.
_Breaksea_ L.V.--A few Fieldfares from 8 to 11 P.M.
_Eddystone_ L.H.--A Redwing and a Starling killed at 3 A.M. Twenty-one
Stormy Petrels captured between 6 and 12 P.M. They came to the light in
twos and threes, striking the lantern very gently.
November 22d.
_Langness_ L.H.--A great many Blackbirds and several Starlings at
lantern from midnight to 4 A.M. A Snipe at 10 A.M.
_Selker_ L.V.--Thrushes at 1 A.M. one caught and one killed.
_River Dee_ L.V.--Blackbirds, Thrushes, and Starlings; numbers killed.
_Carnarvon Bay_ L.V.--Thrushes, Blackbirds, and Larks at 1 A.M.
_Cardigan Bay_ L.V.--Several Larks, and other birds not known, flying
around the lantern all night.
_Helwick_ L.V.--Two Redwings killed at lantern.
_Nash_ L.H.--A Woodcock passed to N.W. at 2 P.M.
_Eddystone_ L.H.--Numbers of Fieldfares, Redwings, Thrushes,
Blackbirds, *Blackcaps, *Skylarks, and Storm Petrels; several of each
species captured, including one Reed Warbler and three Petrels, from 7
P.M. to 6 A.M. (23d).
_Start Point_ L.H.--A Mistletoe Thrush killed at 3 A.M. A Leach's
Petrel (_Procellaria leucorrhoa_) captured at 10 A.M., resting inside
one of the ventilators.
November 23d.
_Langness_ L.H.--A Redwing on the lantern at 12.15 A.M.
_Bahama Bank_ L.V.--About a score Blackbirds, six "Grey Birds," and a
dozen Starlings, flying round the lantern all night; a few killed.
_Carnarvon Bay_ L.H.--Many birds around the lantern all night. A Missel
Thrush killed and fell on deck; numbers of others falling overboard.
_Helwick_ L.V.--Several Blackbirds, Larks, and Starlings flying about
all night.
_Nash_ L.H.--Six Skylarks and two Lapwings killed at 11.30 P.M.
_Breaksea_ L.V.--A few Larks, Starlings, and Lapwings from 7 P.M. to 4
A.M. (24th).
_Eddystone_ L.H.--Numbers of Fieldfares, Redwings, Thrushes,
Blackbirds, Larks, Starlings, "Reed Warbler," and Stormy Petrels from
7 P.M. (22d) to 6 A.M. Very few striking, but some of each caught,
including one "Reed Warbler" and three Petrels.
November 24th.
_Selker_ L.V.--Thrushes, Blackbirds, and Larks all night.
_Carnarvon Bay_ L.V.--A flock of Blackbirds going east at 1.20 P.M.
_Helwick_ L.V.--Several Blackbirds, Larks, and Starlings all night.
_Nash_ L.H.--Two Thrushes killed at 11 P.M.
_Breaksea_ L.V.--A *Knot killed at 5.50 P.M. A *Dunlin killed at 11 P.M.
_Bishop Rock_ L.H.--About 200 Blackbirds/Thrushes, and Fieldfares from
9 P.M. to daylight (25th); several killed.
_Eddystone_ L.H.--Hundreds of birds flying about all
night,--Fieldfares, Missel Thrushes, Song Thrushes, Blackbirds, Larks,
Starlings, Lapwings, and Stormy Petrels; caught three Thrushes, four
Starlings, three Larks, and eight Petrels.
November 25th.
_Bishop Rock_ L.H.--About two hundred Blackbirds, Thrushes, and
Fieldfares from 9 P.M. (24th) to daylight; several killed. A Linnet
and "Copperfinch" (? _Fringilla montifringilla_) left the lantern at
daybreak.
_Eddystone_ L.H.--Hundreds Mistletoe Thrushes, Thrushes, Fieldfares,
Blackbirds, Larks, Lapwings, and Stormy Petrels from 7 P.M. to 6 A.M.
(26th); one Blackbird, two Thrushes, one Lark, one *Goldcrest, and
three Storm Petrels.
_Plymouth Breakwater_ L.H.--A Stormy Petrel caught at lantern at 9.45
P.M.
_Start Point_ L.H.--Blackbirds at 2 A.M. one captured.
_Shambles_ L.V.--A number of Starlings around the lantern at 2 A.M.
November 26th.
_Selker_ L.V.--Thrushes, Blackbirds, Lapwings, and Curlews flying round
the lantern from 4 to 7 A.M.
_Carnarvon Bay_ L.V.--A flock of Lapwings at 10 P.M. one killed.
_Smalls_ L.H.--Blackbirds, Fieldfares, Larks, and Starlings; a great
number striking lantern.
_Helwick_ L.V.--Several Redwings, Larks, and Starlings all night.
_Eddystone_ L.H.--Hundreds of Lapwings, Fieldfares, Blackbirds,
Thrushes, Missel Thrushes, Larks, and Stormy Petrels, from 7 P.M.
(25th) to 6 A.M. many caught. A few birds seen flying about from 9 P.M.
to 3 A.M. (27th); the Storm Petrels striking.
_Plymouth Breakwater_ L.H.--Two Linnets at 10 P.M.
November 27th.
_Selker_ L.V.--Blackbirds, Thrushes, Larks, Lapwings, and Curlews all
night.
_Carnarvon Bay_ L.H.--A flock of Lapwings at 2 A.M.
_Cardigan Bay_ L.V.--Several Blackbirds, Thrushes, and Larks flying
round the lantern all night.
_Helwick_ L.V.--A few Blackbirds, Fieldfares, and Larks all night.
_Scarweather_ L.V.--A Wild Goose going south at 9 A.M.
_Breaksea_ L.V.--Larks and Snipe from midnight to 4 A.M. a Snipe killed.
_Eddystone_ L.H.--A few birds flying about from 9 P.M. (26th) to 3 A.M.
three Storm Petrels struck. A few Starlings, Thrushes, and Petrels from
9 to 12 P.M. several of each species captured.
Separate Notes on each Species.
This section aims at furnishing in an epitomised form information
on the movements of the various species comprised in the Report.
In addition, however, to the observations furnished by the various
Lightkeepers--the more important of which form the Diary of
observations--the following notes have been incorporated:--
Observations made in Cumberland, communicated by Messrs Macpherson and
Duckworth.
Notes from the North-West Coast of Merioneth, by Mr G. H. Caton-Haigh.
Notes from Somerset, by Mr Arthur H. Macpherson.
Notes from Minehead, Somerset, by Mr E. G. Waddilove (per Rev. H. A.
Macpherson).
Notes from North Devon, by Mr Oliver V. Aplin.
To the above-named ornithologists, and to Mr W. Cecil Scott, of Leeds,
the writer begs to tender his best thanks for their valued co-operation.
Additional particulars and information on the Meteorological Conditions
may, in most cases, be obtained by a reference to the Diary which
precedes this section of the Report.
The species marked * have been identified from wings sent.
_Turdus viscivorus_ (L.), Missel Thrush.--Spring: February 27th,
Eddystone, many striking, one killed. April 9th, N.W. Merioneth,
several small flocks. Observed in small numbers during the
Autumn: October 5th, Langness, one caught; 20th, Langness, twelve;
26th, Nash; 31st, *Dee L.V. November 23d, Carnarvon Bay L.V. 24th,
25th, and 26th, Eddystone.
_Turdus musicus_ (L.), Song Thrush.--An important vernal movement from
March 24th to 29th, affecting the coast generally.
Autumn: First noted at Chickens Rock, September 24th, when two were
killed at 10.30 P.M. Afterwards present at the movements of the latter
half of October and late November. Eighty were killed at Bardsey Light
on October 20th.
_Turdus iliacus_ (L), Redwing.--Spring: March 14th, at Eddystone, along
with Thrushes and Wheatears; 26th, Langness, two killed; night of 27th
and morning of 28th, Eddystone, numbers; 29th, Langness, one struck.
Autumn: September 28th, Carlisle; October 2d, Carlisle, and many on the
7th; 13th, Wolf Rock, several; in numbers on the 19th. After at all
the principal movements of the late autumn (October 18th to 31st, and
November 21st to 27th).
_Turdus pilaris_ (L.), Fieldfare.--Spring: First noted at Chickens Rock
on March 25th, along with Thrushes; last seen on April 16th at Allonby,
Comb.
Autumn: First on October 2d at Allonby, Cumb.; then on 24th at Bishop
Rock, and afterwards in numbers during the movements of October and
November (22d-27th).
_Turdus merula_ (L.), Blackbird.--Important Spring movements, along
with other _Turdinæ_ and Wheatears, on March 24th and 27th.
Autumn: August 27th at the lanterns of the Selker L.V. and Start L.H.
September 3d, Nash, three killed; Eddystone, one; September 4th,
many. Great movements on October 3d to 8th, October 18th to 31st, and
November 22d to 27th. Fifty were killed at Bardsey L.H. on October 20th.
_Turdus torquatus_, L., Ring Ouzel.--Spring: April 5th, Eddystone, two
caught at midnight; April 12th, N.W. Merioneth, a pair.
Autumn: *Start, August 3d, one killed at 3 A.M. September 3d,
Eddystone; 23d and 24th, Eddystone, one caught; October 3d, at Chickens
Rock and Eddystone; 19th, Start, two captured; 25th, at Eddystone and
Bishop Rock.
_Saxicola œnanthe_ (L.), Wheatear.--Spring: March 24th, at Chickens
Rock, South Stack, and Eddystone stations; 26th, St Bees; April 11th,
Langness; 23d, at Eddystone in hundreds; 29th, at Eddystone.
Autumn: August 3d and 4th, *Start Point; 9th, Eddystone, in numbers;
23d, Nash, in numbers; 28th, Start, one killed; September 2d,
Eddystone, in numbers; 3d and 4th, a general movement along the entire
coast line; 20th, Eddystone; October 3d, Eddystone; 4th, *Helwick
(dozens); 8th, Langness and Skerries.
_Pratincola rubetra_ (L.), Whinchat.--Spring: April 24th, N.W.
Merioneth, first seen.
Autumn: *Smalls, September 23d, one killed.
_Pratincola rubicola_ (L.), Stonechat.--August 4th, *Start, one killed.
_Ruticilla titys_ (Scop.), Black Redstart.--October 29th, Nash, one
killed; November 3d, Langness, "female Redstart" observed at 11 A.M.
12th, Carlisle, one; December 5th, Langness, "a female Redstart;"
January 21st (1887), Towyn, one shot (_Field_, January 30th, 1887).
_Erithacus rubecula_ (L.), Redbreast.--Only a few records.
Autumn: First noticed at the great movement at the Nash L.H. on
September 3d; September 11th, Langness, one at 3 P.M. 24th, South
Stack; October 20th, South Stack, one; 27th, Nash, one.
_Sylvia cinerea_ (Bechst.), Whitethroat.--Spring: April 11th, Langness;
23d, *Nash, in numbers; May 10th, at Langness, with Sedge Warblers and
Willow Wrens; six killed and two injured.
Autumn: August 2d and 3d, *Start; 22d, Nash, many; September 1st,
Longships, one killed; 3d, Dee L.V. and *Nash, many; 23d, *Smalls and
*Helwick, some dozens; 24th, *Bull Point and Start.
_Sylvia atricapilla_ (L.), Blackcap.--Spring: April 22d, N.W.
Merioneth, arrived.
Autumn: November 22d, *Eddystone, one killed.
_Regulus cristatus_ (Koch), Goldcrest.--Not numerous. The following are
the only records:--
Autumn: September 5th, Langness, two or three; 24th, Chickens Rock,
four at 10.30 P.M. October 2d, Chickens Rock, a few; 4th, South Stack,
one; 20th, Langness, one; Holyhead, one, and South Stack, one; 22d,
Skerries, one; 26th, Nash, two killed; 27th, Longships, one; 29th,
Holyhead, two; November 25th, *Eddystone, one killed.
_Phylloscopus sibilatrix_ (Bechst.), Wood Wren.--Spring: May 7th,
Carlisle.
_Phylloscopus rufus_ (Bechst.), Chiff Chaff.--Spring: March 24th,
Ravenglass; April 2d, N.W. Merioneth, a good many.
Autumn: September 23d, *Smalls, one killed; 29th, *Bull Point, one
killed.
_Phylloscopus trochilus_ (L.), Willow Warbler.--Spring: March 24th,
Langness; April 10th, Langness; 27th, Langness; May 10th, Langness,
along with Sedge Warblers and Whitethroats.
Autumn: August 1st, Nash; 3d, *Start; September 3d, *Nash, fifty or
sixty between 2 and 3 A.M., twenty-four killed; 23d, *Smalls and
*Helwick, some dozens; October 6th, Langness, one at 2 A.M.
_Acrocephalus phragmitis_ (Bechst.), Sedge Warbler.--Spring: April
10th, Langness, in numbers; May 10th, Langness, along with Willow
Warblers and Whitethroats at midnight.
Autumn: August 6th, Start, two at midnight; 22d, *Nash, in numbers;
*Burnham, one; 28th, *Start, one; September 1st and 5th, Burnham; 23d,
*Smalls, in numbers.
_Locustella nævia_ (Bodd.), Grasshopper Warbler.--Spring: April 27th,
Allonby.
Autumn: *Skerries Rock, one killed at lantern in the autumn, date
uncertain.
_Accentor modularis_ (L.), Hedge Sparrow.--October 8th, Langness, one
at 4 P.M.
_Troglodytes parvulus_ (Koch), Wren.--Spring: April 22d, Langness, one;
*Nash, seven at 10.30 P.M., four killed; 23d, Dee L.V., two killed; May
4th, South Bishop, two killed; 9th, Dee L.V., three killed.
Autumn: October 7th, South Stack, "Wrens;" 19th, Breaksea, one; 20th,
Dee, one; 27th, Nash, one captured.
_Motacilla lugubris_ (Temm.), Pied Wagtail.--Spring: March 19th, Selker
L.V., one caught; 22d, St Bees; Selker, a good many; April 2d, Selker,
a good many passing east; 22d and 23d, Dee L.V., "Wagtails" passing
east.
Autumn: September 5th, N.W. Merioneth, exceedingly numerous; October
28th, Morecambe Bay L.V., "three Dishwashers" at 10.30 A.M.
_Motacilla rayi_ (Bonap.), Yellow Wagtail.--Spring: April 29th,
Allonby, Cumberland.
Autumn: August 4th, *Start, a bird of the year killed at the lantern.
_Anthus pratensis_ (L.), Meadow Pipit.--Spring: April 2d, Selker L.V.,
"Titlarks;" 22d and 23d, Selker, "Titlarks" to E.
Autumn: August 27th, Selker, "Titlarks;" September 5th, N.W. Merioneth,
numerous; October 4th, Cardigan Bay; afterwards present at the chief
movements of the late autumn.
_Anthus trivialis_ (L.), Tree Pipit.--April 16th, N.W. Merioneth, one;
20th, Carlisle; 24th, N.W. Merioneth, several.
Autumn: August 3d and 4th, *Start, several at 3 A.M. each day.
_Anthus obscurus_ (Lath.), Rock Pipit.--Autumn: September 4th,
*Longships, several between 11 P.M. and 2 A.M., two killed.
_Lanius excubitor_ (L.), Great Grey Shrike.--Two shot in Cumberland
in November. A female of the var. _Major_ caught at Skinburness,
Cumberland, on November 2d.
_Lanius collurio_ (L.), Red-backed Shrike.--June 2d, N.W. Merioneth, a
pair.
_Muscicapa grisola_ (L.), Spotted Flycatcher.--Spring: April 22d,
Scotby, Cumberland.
Autumn: August 27th, *Start Point, one caught; and October 19th, "three
Spotted Flycatchers" between 6 and 9 P.M.
_Muscicapa atricapilla_ (L.), Pied Flycatcher.--April 25th, Carlisle.
_Hirundo rustica_ (L.), Swallow.--Spring: March 23d, Bull Point, two at
2 P.M.; 26th, Nash, one; April 15th and 17th, Langness, one each day;
27th, Nash, three; 30th, Nash, forty or fifty.
Autumn: August 4th and 6th, Langness, several; 10th, Carnarvon Bay L.V.
September 4th, South Bishop, a company; 21st, at several stations; last
at Langness and Wolf Rock on October 13th. [This species is recorded in
_The Field_ as observed during November at Lymington on 22d; Penzance,
23d; Falmouth, 27th; Portscatho, 29th; and on the 7th of December at
Bournemouth.]
_Chelidon urbica_ (L.), Martin.--Spring: April 20th, Carlisle; 26th,
N.W. Merioneth.
Autumn: August 6th, Start, one caught; September 3d, Langness, a few;
October 4th, Flatholm.
_Cotile riparia_ (L.), Sand Martin.--Spring: March 23d, Rockliffe,
Cumberland; 25th, Carlisle; 26th, St Bees.
Autumn: August 3d, Eddystone, one caught; 9th, Eddystone, two caught;
September 24th, Eddystone.
_Carduelis elegans_ (Steph.), Goldfinch.--Autumn: October 5th, Chickens
Rock, three at lantern all night; 18th, Chickens Rock, one; 20th, at
same station.
_Ligurinus chloris_ (L.), Greenfinch.--Autumn: October 24th, Carnarvon
Bay L.V., ten on deck all day;
_Fringilla cœlebs_ (L.), Chaffinch.--Spring: March 27th, Lateness, one
at lantern from 2 to 4 A.M. April 23d, Langness, one at 10 A.M.
Autumn: October 7th, Helwick L.V., a large number; 8th, Cardigan
Bay L.V., two; 20th, South Stack, one at lantern, and Cardigan Bay
L.V., two on board at 7.30 A.M. 25th, Portland, sixty at 2 P.M. 26th,
Cardigan Bay L.V., two; November 1st, Scarweather L.V., about fifty at
1.30 P.M. This species appears to be chiefly noted at the light-vessels
during the daytime.
_Fringilla montifringilla_ (L.), Brambling.--October 25th, Bishop
Rock, many "Copperfinches" from 9 P.M. to midnight; 26th, Nash, many;
November 25th, Bishop Rock, a "Copperfinch."
_Linota cannabina_ (L.), Linnet.--Spring: April 5th, Eddystone, two
caught at 9 P.M.
Autumn: August 22d, Langness, a small flock at noon; October 5th,
Langness, a flock at 9 A.M., and Portland, three or four from 1 to 3
A.M. 28th, Carnarvon Bay L.V., with Finches all day; November 26th,
Plymouth Breakwater, two at 10 P.M.
_Linota rufescens_ (Vieill.), Lesser Redpole.--October 15th, South
Stack, one caught at 7.30 P.M.
_Plectrophanes nivalis_ (L.), Snow Bunting.--September 26th, Bishop
Rock, one old bird.
_Emberiza miliaria_, L., Corn Bunting.--Autumn: September 3d, *Nash,
fifteen to twenty between 2.15 to 3 A.M., eight killed.
_Agelæus phœniceus_ (L.), Red-winged Starling.--October 27th, Nash,
one struck and captured at 3 A.M. Mr Nicholas had intended to forward
this specimen to me, but during his absence for a few moments it was
most unfortunately carried off by a cat. He had, however, no difficulty
in identifying the bird from the description given in John's "British
Birds," and promptly reported the occurrence. A skin of the species (an
adult) was at once forwarded to him in order to test his identification
of the bird, and he replied "that the bird killed very much resembled
the one sent, except that the yellow on the wings was rather paler; the
tips of the wings and the back of the neck were more sooty black, and
I think it was a little larger;"--a description indicating an immature
specimen. During the late hours of the 26th of October and the early
ones of the 27th an important migratory movement was taking place at
this station:--At 9.50 P.M., Missel Thrushes; at 10 P.M., Bramblings;
at 10.30 P.M., Snipe (four killed); at 12.40 A.M., Redwings (two
killed); at 2 A.M., Wrens (one captured); at 2.10 A.M., Robins, and
Black Redstart killed; and finally at 3 A.M., the Red-winged Starling.
The wind prevailing at the time was a strongly easterly breeze; the
weather cloudy, with passing showers of rain. Mr Nicholas is a most
careful, intelligent, and painstaking recorder, and shows particular
interest in our work, and there is little likelihood of his being
mistaken in this matter. As an unbeliever in the unassisted occurrence
of extra-Arctic American passerine birds in Europe, I would suggest
that this was probably an escape from some vessel approaching the
British coast.
_Sturnus vulgaris_, L., Starling.--The numbers and the frequency of
the occurrence of this species is again manifest in the returns. It is
impossible to do more than to refer to the diary portion of the report
for particulars. Mr Caton Haigh, in his notes from the N.W. coast of
Merioneth, remarks that many of the Starlings wintering there left
during the second week of February, large flocks passing over flying
due N. On the 26th of June, at 8 P.M., an immense flock passed over
going S. It looked like a long, narrow stream, half a dozen yards wide
and at least half a mile long.
_Pica rustica_ (Scop.), Magpie.--September 28th, Cardigan Bay L.V., two
Magpies flying around the ship at 9.30 A.M. October 22d, Langness, a
Magpie at 9 A.M.
_Corvus corone_, L., Carrion Crow.--April 22d, Carnarvon Bay L.V., six
at 8 A.M. going E. April 23d, Chickens Rock, one.
_Corvus frugilegus_, L., Rook.--Spring: March 23d, Langness, twelve at
9 A.M.
Autumn: October 20th, Cardigan Bay L.V., one.
_Alauda arvensis_, L., Skylark.--Spring: March 23d, Selker L.V., a
small party; 24th, Chickens Rock, great numbers; 25th, at Bahama Bank
and Selker L.V.'s; 26th, Carnarvon Bay L.V., many.
Autumn: September 3d, Eddystone in numbers; afterwards many and often.
_Cypselus apus_ (L.), Swift.--Spring: April 29th, Carlisle. May 9th,
N.W. Merioneth; 11th, Langness, a large flock. June 6th Eddystone,
several.
Autumn: July 7th, Langness, large numbers. August 4th, Flatholm, small
party; 9th, a large flock; 18th, Cardigan Bay, nine at 7.30 P.M.
September 4th, Smalls, numbers; 19th, Lundy, thirty or forty (J. J.
Philips, "Field," October 2d, 1886, p. 510); 20th, Lundy, one (_Id._).
_Caprimulgus europæus_, L., Nightjar.--Spring: May 6th, N.W. Merioneth,
but not common until the 22d.
Autumn: September 3d, *Nash, four at 2.10 A.M., one killed.
_Gecinus viridis_ (L.), Green Woodpecker.--October 26th, Nash. Mr
Nicholas reports a great many birds at the lantern during the early
hours of the morning; at sunrise they passed S.E.; and that a bird of
this species was seen among the others.
_Cuculus canorus_, L., Cuckoo.--Spring: April 19th, Langness, one at 10
A.M. 25th, Carlisle; 27th, Nash, one passed to N.; 29th, Nash, four.
Autumn: August 1st, Nash, two at lantern at 11.30 P.M. September 3d,
*Nash, six [young of the year] at 3 A.M., two killed.
_Accipiter nisus_ (L.), Sparrow-Hawk.--Autumn: September 14th, Bishop
Rock, one appeared; 20th, Chickens Rock, one going E. at 7 A.M. 28th,
Smalls, one in the morning.
_Tinnunculus alaudarius_ (Gm.), Kestrel.--Autumn: October 5th, Wolf
Rock, one; Smalls, one.
_Pandion haliaëtus_ (L.), Osprey.--Autumn: August 16th, Breconshire,
one fishing at Llangorse Lake (Philips, _Zool._, 1886, p. 417).
_Anser ------?_ "Wild Goose."--Spring: March 27th, St Bees, about
twenty at 6 P.M.
------ ------, "Wild Duck."--Autumn: October 19th, a large number at
5.30 P.M.
_Anser segetum_ (Gm.), Bean Goose.--April 27th, about 120 passed over
Allonby in a flock; eight more seen in July; and many seen in October
and November.
_Bernicla brenta_ (P.), Brent Goose.--Present on Solway till end of
March.
_Bernicla leucopsis_ (Bechst.), Barnacle Goose.--October 11th, arrived
at Rockliffe.
_Dafila acuta_ (L.), Pintail Duck.--October 23d, Cumberland, one shot.
_Anas streperus_, L., Gadwall.--Spring: March 11th, two seen at Bowness.
Autumn: August, Breconshire, a female shot (Philips, _Zool._, 1886, p.
417). October (last week of), Solway, a bird of the year shot.