Copeland Island.—May 18th, the "Sea Tern or Perr" arrived in large flocks on this date to breed, and continued arriving up to June 1st. There are some thousands of these birds on Mew Island, which is only forty yards from Copeland; the hen bird sits three weeks on four eggs; the eggs are sometimes laid on the bare rock.
Rathlin O'Birne.—June 2nd, seven or eight Terns; they bred on an island near this.
Oyster Island, North.—April 9th to 12th, several Terns or Sea Swallows to be seen in bay.
Blacksod.—May 9th, five Sea Swallows going S.; 22nd, twenty Sea Swallows.—June 22nd, six.
Slyne Head, South.—June 4th, flocks of "small Sea Gulls with forked tails" arrived; they did not breed this year as usual.
Copeland Island.—Sept. 10th, large flock of Terns numbering some 400 left Mew Island, going N.
Gulls.
Galley Head.—March 1st, coming to breed; 21st, continuous flocks of small Gulls; also during April and May.
Mine Head.—July 25th, fifty "Marsh Gulls" remained all day.
Rathlin Island.—Large flocks of Gulls noticed frequently, during May and June especially.