S.W., clear, coming from N.
8_th._--Broadhaven, fourteen Wild Geese, 1.10 p.m., wind fresh W., rain.
9_th._--No entry.
10_th._--Kish Bank Lt.-ship, a flock of Ducks, 1.30 p.m., wind mod.
W.N.W., hazy. Rathlin Island, fifteen Linnets, 9 a.m., wind light S.W.,
overcast, going S. Rathlin O'Birne, five Barnacle, 3 p.m., wind fresh
N.E., overcast. Broadhaven, one Solan Goose, 10.10 a.m., wind strong
S.W., clear. Clare Island, small flock of Pigeons, 11 a.m., wind light
E.S.E., blue sky, going W.
11_th._--Mine Head, large flocks of "Grey" and Green Plovers from
sunrise to sunset, wind light N., frosty. Oyster Island North, large
flock of Barnacle, 1 p.m., wind light S.E., thick, going S.E. Slyne
Head North, continuous flocks of Gulls and Gannets going N., 8 a.m. to
2 p.m., wind light S.E., clear.
12_th._--Old Head, Kinsale, continuous flocks of Lapwing from 10 a.m.
to 3.45 p.m., wind light N.E., clear, flying south; the first and only
ones seen this season. Mine Head, seven "Wild Geese," 2 p.m., wind
light N., frosty, going south; five "Wild Ducks," noon, wind N. Rathlin
Island, 200 Gulls, 7 a.m., wind strong S.W., gloomy, on the water.
Broadhaven, twelve Barnacle, 11.10 a.m., wind strong S., clear.
13_th._--Oyster Island North, several flocks of Barnacle and Wigeon, 10
a.m. to 12.30 p.m., wind fresh S.S.E., gloomy, going S.E.
14_th._--No entry.
15_th._--Rathlin Island, 300 Gulls, 2 p.m., wind stormy N.W., showery,
flying about.
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Transcriber Note
Minor typos were corrected. Some station tables split by a page break
were rejoined. On p. 69, under Wood Pigeon, the date of the August
observation is missing and "--" was inserted.