Cardigan Bay L.V.—Sixteen Skylarks and two Chaffinches at 10 A.M.
Portland Low L.H.—Twenty Swallows at 10 A.M.
Weather for Week, 18th to 23d October.
The weather during this period has been much quieter than last week, but conditions have been by no means settled, and several depressions—mostly shallow—have appeared in the neighbourhood of the British Isles. On the 17th the deep disturbance which had crossed our Islands reached Holland, and was apparently filling up. In the course of the day, however, a subsidiary disturbance, more southwards, down our W. coasts. During the 18th and 19th the depression over Holland and the subsidiary disturbance (which had then reached the Bay of Biscay) dispersed gradually, and moderating north-easterly winds were reported over the greater part of the United Kingdom. A depression was found in the English Channel on the morning of the 20th; this, in the course of the ensuing 24 hours, moved northwards to the North Sea, where it eventually dispersed. Its progress was attended by very heavy thunderstorms over the midland and eastern counties of England; and on the 21st the phenomena were reproduced over the northern districts. At the close of the week the weather over our islands was under the influence partly of a well-marked depression over the Bay of Biscay and partly of an anticyclone extending over Scandinavia. Easterly winds, therefore, prevailed generally; in the N. they were light in force and the weather fair, but in the extreme S. they blew freshly with occasional rain.
October 19th.
Langness L.H.—One Redwing at 9 P.M. A large flock of Wild Duck at 5.30 P.M. (N.E.; fresh, showers.)
Selker L.V.—A dozen Crows going S.E. at 10 A.M.
Skerries L.H.—Blackbirds and Thrushes around the lantern at 9 P.M.
South Stack L.H.—Blackbirds, Thrushes, Larks, and one Goldcrest from 9 to 10 P.M. a few caught. (E.N.E., 7; C. M. R.)
Scarweather L.V.—Four Chaffinches at 7.30 A.M.