| Date. | Lat. | Long. | Wind. | Weather. | Birds. | Remarks. |
| Dec. 19 | Plymouth | Sound. | ||||
| " 29 | 6° 45′ N. | 15° 16′ W. | N.E., 2 | b. c. | 1 Hoopoe. | Flying about ship; alighted. |
| " 30 | 2° 31′ N. | 12° 16′ W. | Vble. | b. c. | 1 Black Tern. | Close to ship. |
| " 31 | 1° 43′ S. | 9° 30′ W. | S.E., 2 | b. | Sooty Terns. | A large flock. |
| " " | 1° 43′ S. | 9° 30′ W. | S.E., 2 | b. | Black Terns. | Several. |
| 1885. | ||||||
| Feb. 3 | 9° 23′ S. | 3° 22′ W. | S.E., 1, 2 | b. c. | Sooty Tern. | 1. |
| " 4 | 4° 54′ S. | 6° 44′ W. | S.S.E., 2 | b. | Black Tern. | 1. |
| " 6 | 3° 54′ N. | 13° 18′ W. | S.S.E., 2 | b. c. | Black Tern. | 1. |
| " 9 | 18° 03′ N. | 17° 36′ W. | N.E., 4 | b. | Grey Phalarope. | Small flock flying N. |
| " 10 | 22° 56′ N. | 16° 56′ W. | N.E., 3, 4 | b. | 2 Terns (Common Arctic). | |
| " " | 22° 56′ N. | 16° 56′ W. | N.E., 3,v4 | b. | Grey Phalarope. | A flock flying N.; some swimming. |
(Signed) S. Swinburne.
Steamship 'Athenian.'—Second Voyage, 1884.
| Date. | Number, Name, or Species of Bird. | Time when seen. | Force and Direction of Wind. | Weather, Clear, or Fog, Rain, or Snow, etc. | Ship's Position at Noon. | General Observations | |
| Lat. | Long. | ||||||
| Aug. 24 | 3 Curlews | 7 a.m. | Ely., Vble., 1 to 4 | o. c. r. | 11° 25′ N. | 17° 28′ W. | Flying E. |
| " " | 3 Curlews | 7.30 to 8 a.m. | Ely., Vble., 1 to 4 | o. c. r. | 11° 25′ N. | 17° 28′ W. | 2 flew round the ship for ½ hour, when they were joined by another, and flew S.W. |
| " " | 4 Sandpipers (Common) | 7 to 9 a.m. | Ely., Vble., 1 to 4 | o. c. r. | 11° 25′ N. | 17° 28′ W. | Flying E. |
| " 25 | 1 Yellowhammer | 9.30 a.m. | E., 4 | b. c. | 16° 19′ N. | 17° 33′ W. | Alighted on board. |
| " 26 | 1 Sandpiper (Common) | Noon. | N.E., 3 to 4 | b. c. | 21° 01′ N. | 17° 21′ W. | Flying E. |
| " 26 | 1 Sandpiper (Common) | 9 a.m. | N.E., 4 to 5 | b. c. | 25° 20′ N. | 16° 53′ W. |Flying E. | |
| " 31 | 23 Curlews | 5.30 p.m. | N.W., 3 | b. | 41° 16′ N. | 10° 44′ W. | A flock flying S. |
| Sept. 2 | 1 Sandpiper | 7 a.m. | W., 1 to 2 | b. c. | 49° 00′ N. | 7° 00′ W. | Markings very bright; not common species. |
| " 14 | 1 Rook (or Carrion Crow) | 6 a.m. | E., 4 | b. c. | 52° 31′ N. | 3° 30′ E. | Flying E. |
| " " | 2 Small birds | 9 a.m. | E., 4 | b. c. | 52° 31′ N. | 3° 30′ E. | Flying E. |
| " " | 4 Sandpipers | 5.30 p.m. | E., 4 | b. c. | 62° 31′ N. | 3° 30′ E. | Flying E. |
| " " | Several small birds heard about the ship during the night. | ||||||
| " " | 3 flocks of Scoters | 7 a.m. | E.S.E., 4 | b. | Off Heligoland. | Flying S. | |
| " " | 1 Skylark | 7 a.m. | E.S.E., 4 | b. | Off Heligoland. | Flying S.E. | |
| " " | 4 Starlings | 8 a.m. | E.S.E., 4 | b. | Off Nieuwarke. | Flying E. | |
| " " | 1 large flock of birds | 8 a.m. | E.S.E., 4 | b. | Off Nieuwarke. | Flying E. | |
| " 19 | 1 Wheatear | 8 a.m. | N., 2 | c. | Off Terschelling Lt.-Sh. | Flying E. | |
| " " | Several birds (prob. Wheatears) | 8 a.m. | N., 2 | c. | Off Terschelling Lt.-Sh. | Flying E. | |
| " " | 1 Rock Pigeon | 10 a.m. | N.N.E., 2 | c. | 18 miles S.W. of do. | Flying E. | |
| " 28 | 1 Hobby | 6 p.m. | N.W., 3 | b. c. | 41° 53′ N. | 11° 06′ W. | Flying S. |
| Oct. 2 | 2 Black Terns | 7 a.m. | N.E., 5 | c. | 22° 59′ N. | 17° 34′ W. | Black plumage. |
| " " | 1 Swallow | 4 p.m. | N.E., 4 to 3 | b. c. | 22° 59′ N. | 17° 34′ W. | Flying about ship. |
| " 3 | 1 Swallow | 7 a.m. | Nly., 1 to 2 | b. | 17° 32′ N. | 17° 54′ W. | Flying S.E. |
| " " | 1 Wagtail | 5 p.m. | W.N.W., 2 | b. | 17° 32′ N. | 17° 54′ W. | A greyish species. |
| " 4 | 1 Black-crested Grass Warbler | 5 p.m. | W.N.W., 2 | b. | 17° 32′ N. | 17° 54′ W. | Alighted on board. |
| " " | 3 Black Terns | 8 a.m. | Variable, 1 | b. | 12° 19′ N. | 17° 30′ W. | |
| " " | Several flocks of Terns seen at times. | Variable, 1 | b. | 12° 19′ N. | 17° 30′ W. | ||
| " " | 1 Curlew | 9 a.m. | Variable, 1 | b. | 12° 19′ N. | 17° 30′ W. | Flying W. |
| " " | 1 Turnstone | 9 a.m. | Calm | b. | 12° 19′ N. | 17° 30′ W. | Flying round ship. |
| " " | 3 Swallows | 4 to 6 p.m. | Calm | b. m. | 12° 19′ N. | 11° 30′ W. | One caught on board. |
| " 5 | 1 Swallow | 6 p.m. | S.S.W., 2 | b. c. | 7° 40′ N. | 15° 18′ W. | |
| Nov. 16 | 2 Pigeons (?) | 8 a.m. | N.W., 2 | c. r. | 12° 47′ N. | 17° 50′ W. | Plumage grey, white. |
| " " | 1 Pigeon | 9 a.m. | N.W., S | c. r. | 12° 47′ N. | 17° 50′ W. | Similar to Blue Rock. |
| " " | Sandpiper | 9 to 10 a.m. | N.W., S | c. r. | 12° 47′ N. | 17° 50′ W. | |
| " " | Small bird | 1 p.m. | N.W., a | c. r. | 12° 47′ N. | 17° 50′ W. | Alighted on board. |
| " 21 | 1 Snipe | — | N.E., 4 | c. | 35° 35′ N. | 15° 20′ W. | Flying round ship. |
| " 24 | Small bird | — | N.N.W., S | b. c. | 47° 33′ N. | 7° 37′ W. | |
Thanks to Mr. T. Southwell, of Norwich, I have the following returns from the Polar Seas:—
Voyage of Steamship 'Eclipse' in Polar Seas, from the Log of Capt. David Gray.
The 'Eclipse' left Peterhead on Feb. 28th, 1884, and Lerwick on March 12th. On that day Bottlenose Whales were seen hurrying northward, as well as a few "Mallemauks." Lat. at noon 60° 25′ N., long. 0° 41′ W.; wind true S.; force 4[5]; temp, of air 42°, of sea 44°. At 8 p.m., temp, of water 47°.
[5] The strength of the wind is according to Beaufort scale.—D. G.
March 14th.—Lat. at noon, 66° 4′ N., d. r., long. 3° 50′ W., d. r. South. Force 9. Temp, of air 42°, of water 40°. Numbers of "Mallemauks," and one or two "Looms."
March 17th.—Noon. Lat. 72° 23′ N. d. r., long. 5° 44′ W. d. r. E. ½ N. Force 5. Temp, of air 25°, of water 29°. Made the ice at 11.30 a.m. Slight sludge. Saw several "Snow Birds" (Ivory Gulls), as well as a flock or two of "Rotges" (Little Auks).