Kish Bank Light-ship.—Oct. 25th, flock of Chaffinches going W.; 30th, four Chaffinches.
Arranmore.—Oct. 26th, four Chaffinches. Jan. 4th, 1883, one.
Sparrow.
Rathlin Island.—June 9th, fifteen or sixteen Sparrows; remained two or three days. Dec. 16th, Sparrows.
"Goldfinch."
Arranmore.—May 4th, six Goldfinches "come to build." Valentia.—Oct. 6th, four Goldfinches. Nov. 8th, five. Dec. 18th, eighteen.
[The Goldfinch is now rare and local in Ireland; hence inverted commas.]
Linnet.
Galley Head.—March 4th, one hundred or more going N. May 21st, flocks of small birds, "taken to be Linnets," going N.
Coningbeg Light-ship.—March 9th, two Linnets flying westward.