Terns.
Old Head, Kinsale.—May 20th, several.
Coningbeg Light-ship.—May 28th, several "Pirs or Skirs" about ship. June 3rd to the 10th, ditto.
Copeland Island.—May 20th, large numbers heard arriving on Mew Island during the night; wind W., light. They arrive to breed in May, and leave late in August or early in September.
Oyster Island, North.—April 17th, four Terns hovering round.
Gulls.
Fastnet.—April 12th to 25th, great quantity feeding at rock. May 7th, two Royal Gulls.
Old Head, Kinsale.—May 20th, hundreds of Kittiwakes, "small Gulls," Skua Gulls, and Royal Gulls; also on 28th. Oct. 20th, some hundreds going S.; wind W., light.
Dungarvan.—June 1st, a few Kittiwakes, the first seen this season; 3rd, three Black-backed. July 13th, numbers of Black-headed; 31st, numbers of Gulls. Aug. 16th, great numbers of small Black-headed Gulls and three Skuas (seldom seen here) chasing Gulls. Sept. 2nd, four Black-backed Gulls.
Coningbeg Light-ship.—May 8th, 9th, 20th, 21st, and 25th, several about ship daily. June 10th, great flocks; great quantities in August; only a few in September. Great flocks, Black-backed and others, Dec. 28th to Jan. 8th, 1885, about ship.