Names of Stations to which Schedules were sent in the Autumn of 1881.
| No. and name of light-station, and situation on coast. | Birds striking lantern. | No. of daily entries. | No. of species in entries. | Height of lantern above sea-level. | Miles from shore. | ||
| 1. | Fastnet, Co. Cork | 9 | 10 | 5 | 148 | ft. | 8 |
| 2. | Galley Head, do. | — | 6 | 4 | 174 | — | |
| 3. | Old Head, Kinsale, do. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 236 | — | |
| 4. | Mine Head, Waterford | — | 3 | 4 | 285 | — | |
| 5. | Coningbeg Lt.-ship, Wexford | 2 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 10 | |
| 6. | Barrels Rock, do. | 1 | 26 | 11 | ? | 4 | |
| 7. | Tuskar, do. | large numbers | 12 | 18 | 101 | 7 | |
| 8. | Arklow S. Lt.-ship, Wicklow | — | 17 | 4 | 39 | 7 | |
| 9. | Wicklow Head, do | No reply. | |||||
| 10. | Kish Bank Lt.-ship, Dublin | — | 18 | 5 | 36 | 7 | |
| 11. | Howth Baily, do. | — | 12 | 6 | 134 | — | |
| 12. | Rockabill, do. | 13 | 8 | 10 | 148 | 5 | |
| 13. | Copeland Island, Down | — | 18 | 24 | 131 | 3 | |
| 14. | Maidens, Antrim | No reply. | |||||
| 15. | Rathlin, do. | — | 35 | 11 | 243 | 6 | |
| 16. | Innishtrahull, Donegal | 3 | 7 | 12 | 181 | 6 | |
| 17. | Dunree Head, do. | — | — | — | 150 | 1 | |
| 18. | Lough Swilly, do. | No reply. | |||||
| 19. | Tory Island, do. | — | 1 | 1 | 130 | 9 | |
| 20. | Arranmore, do. | — | 16 | 2 | 233 | 5 | |
| 21. | Rathlin O'Birne, do. | 1 | 17 | 6 | 116 | 2 | |
| 22. | Killybegs, do. | No reply. | |||||
| 23. | Oyster Island, N., Sligo | — | 15 | 5 | 40 | 1 | |
| 24. | Broadhaven, Mayo | — | 18 | 3 | 87 | — | |
| 25. | Eagle Island E., do. | — | — | — | 220 | 2 | |
| 26. | Eagle Island W., do. | — | — | — | 220 | 2 | |
| 27. | Blackrock, do. | Numbers | — | — | 283 | 9 | |
| 28. | Blacksod Point, do. | No reply. | |||||
| 29. | Clare Island, do. | — | 17 | 7 | 341 | 4 | |
| 30. | Slyne Head N., Galway | 12 | 12 | 9 | 115 | 8 | |
| 31. | Slyne Head S., do. | 4 | 5 | 5 | 104 | 3 | |
| 32. | Arran Island N., do. | — | 17 | 4 | 115 | 9 | |
| 33. | Straw Island, do. | No reply. | |||||
| 34. | Arran Island S., do. | 6 | 7 | 6 | 110 | 6 | |
| 35. | Loop Head, Clare | No reply. | |||||
| 36. | Samphire Island, Kerry | Do. | |||||
| 37. | Tearaght, do. | Do. | |||||
| 38. | Valentia, do. | — | — | — | 54 | — | |
| 39. | Skelligs, do. | — | — | — | 175 | 9 | |
| 40. | Calf Rock, Cork | Destroyed in storm, Nov. 1881. | |||||
Table showing Date on which Entries were made in Schedules, with No. of Station making same.
| Nos. and Names of Stations. | Day of Month. | September. | October. | November. | December. | January. | |
| 1. | Fastnet | 1st | 15 | 6, 8 | 12, 21 | 15, 21, 24, 80 | 10 |
| 2. | Galley Head | 2nd | 15, 31, 32 | 1, 10, 11, 13, 15, 23, 32 | 12, 15, 24, 34 | 24 | |
| 3. | Old Head, Kinsale | 3rd | 2, 8, 15, 29, 82 | 8, 10 | 2, 4 | 1, 13, 24 | |
| 4. | Mine Head | 4th | 8, 15 | 12, 15, 23, 24 | 6, 21, 29 | ||
| 5. | Coningbeg Lt.-ship | 5th | 29, 30 | 6, 8, 15, 31 | 7, 10 | 1 | |
| 6. | Barrels Rock, do. | 6th | 1, 29 | 6, 10, 24 | 21 | 21 | |
| 7. | Tuskar | 7th | 8, 11, 15, 32 | 30 | 6, 15, 32 | 15 | 1 |
| 8. | Arklow S. Lt.-ship. | 8th | 6, 8, 32 | 6, 13, 23 | 10, 16 | 24 | 1, 10, 24 |
| 10. | Kirk Bank, do. | 9th | 6, 8 | 6 | 11 | 24 | |
| 11. | Howth Baily | 10th | 10, 13, 15, 29, 34 | 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 23 | 15, 29, 30 | 10, 15, 24, 29, 31 | |
| 12. | Rockabill | 11th | 6, 10 | 1, 16 | 23 | 4, 28, 30 | |
| 13. | Copeland Island | 12th | 7, 29, 30, 32 | 6, 10, 11, 16, 21, 23, 32 | 15, 30 | 3, 4, 15, 24 | 21, 24 |
| 15. | Rathlin | 13th | 8, 32 | 6, 32 | 10 | 23 | |
| 16. | Innishtrahull | 14th | 2, 8, 3 | 21, 32 | 11 | ||
| 17. | Dunree Head | 15th | 8, 11, 13, 21 | 20, 24 | 13, 29 | 15 | |
| 19. | Tory Island | 16th | 6, 8, 13 | 15, 21, 32 | 11, 15 | 7 | |
| 20. | Arranmore | 17th | 13, 23 | 15 | 15 | 2, 13 | |
| 21. | Rathlin O'Birne | 18th | 6, 7, 16, 8 | 6, 12, 20 | 5, 10, 13, 23 | 15, 24 | |
| 23. | Oyster Island N. | 19th | 7, 8 | 6, 31, 32 | 21 | ||
| 24. | Broadhaven | 20th | 23, 29, 30 | 6, 11, 15, 29, 82 | 2, 5, 17, 30 | ||
| 25. | Eagle Island E. | 21st | 6, 7, 13, 21 | 6, 13, 21, 34 | 5 | 15 | |
| 26. | Eagle Island W. | 22nd | 8, 13, 31 | 31 | 34 | ||
| 27. | Black Rock (Mayo) | 23rd | 8, 11, 21 | 7, 16, 23 | 6, 15 | ||
| 29. | Clare Island | 24th | 21 | 3, 6, 7, 21 | 13, 15, 24 | ||
| 30. | Slyne Head N. | 25th | 1, 8 | 6, 7, 23, 29, 30, 32, 34 | 7, 29 | 24 | |
| 31. | Slyne Head S. | 26th | 6, 29, 34 | 1, 7, 15, 21, 29 | 6, 16 | ||
| 32. | Arran Island N. | 27th | 8 | 6, 7, 12, 15, 32 | 15, 16, 29 | 10, 29 | |
| 34. | Arran Island S. | 28th | 8, 13 | 6, 7, 10, 12, 32 | 21, 23 | 13, 15 | |
| 38. | Valentia | 29th | 1, 15 | 2 | 24 | ||
| 39. | Skelligs | 30th | 7, 11, 18 | 11, 30 | 30 | 24 | |
| 31st | 34 | ||||||
General Remarks of Light-Keepers.
1. Fastnet.—"Very few birds came on or passed the rock this winter. It must be in consequence of bad weather on this coast. No sea birds build nests near this station."—John Tottenham.
2. Galley Head.—"This is one of the worst stations I have been at for birds; in fact we think it rare to see any only those that are natives of the place. This year they are very scarce. The Starling has not come down to us from the mountains yet."—John Whelan.
3. Old Head, Kinsale.—"No birds, only the above (i. e., five Golden-crested Wrens on Oct. 24th, and several flocks of Lapwings on Dec. 12th) have appeared in the vicinity this season. The Gannet usually proceeds to the eastward in August and September, and flies westward from January to March. The Guillemots, Razorbills, Cormorants, Kittiwake, and Herring Gulls all arrive here to breed in March, and depart in August and September."—John Dunleary.
4. Mine Head.—"Birds of all descriptions were not so scarce at this station for the last seven years as during the year 1881."—Joseph Hammond.
5. Coningbeg Light-ship.—"There were no birds about the station in the month of December, or up to the 20th of January, with the exception of a few Sea Gulls each day."—Patrick Cullen.