Alcidæ, Colymbidæ.—Unusually abundant in Autumn at most stations, but do not warrant special remark here.
WEST COAST OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AND THE ISLE OF MAN.
Schedules and letters of instruction, with stamped envelopes for wings, were sent to the fifty-three under-mentioned lighthouses and light-vessels on the West and South-West Coasts of England, the Coasts of Wales, and the Isle of Man, and returns have been received from the thirty-four stations marked with an asterisk.
The following is an enumeration of the stations included in this section of the Report:—
| No. on Map. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man. | |||
| 115. | L.H. | Point of Ayre. | |
| 116. | L.H. | Douglas Head. | |
| *117. | L.H. | Langness, | Mr Robert Clyne. |
| *118. | L.H. | Chickens Rock, | Messrs Black and Beggs. |
| *119. | L.V. | Bahama Bank, | Mr John West. |
| N. W. England. | |||
| *120. | L.H. | St Bees, | Mr Henry Nott. |
| *121. | L.V. | Selker, | Messrs Daniel Kneale and George Cumming. |
| *122. | L.V. | Morecambe Bay, | Henry Clavell. |
| *123. | L.V. | River Dee, | Mr S. Work. |
| North Wales. | |||
| 124. | L.H. | Air. | |
| *125. | L.H. | Menai, | Mr Joseph Steer. |
| *126. | L.H. | Skerries Rock, | Messrs Rees, Smith, Tomkinson, and Williams. |
| *127. | L.H. | Holyhead Breakwater, | Messrs Prichard, Roberts, and Hughes. |
| *128. | L.H. | South Stack, | Mr. W. R. Burgess. |
| *129. | L.V. | Carnarvon Bay, | Messrs Thomas and Hughes. |
| 130. | L.H. | St Tudwal's. | Messrs Davies and Parsons. |
| *131. | L.H. | Bardsey Island, | Mr Thomas Bowen. |
| *132. | L.V. | Cardigan Bay, | Messrs Rees and Comben. |
| South Wales. | |||
| *133. | L.H. | South Bishop, | Messrs Nicholas and Pell. |
| *134. | L.H. | Smalls, | Mr George Baker. |
| *135. | L.H. | Great Castle Head, | Mr W. L. Davis. |
| *136. | L.H. | Milford (St Ann's), | Mr James F. Spicer. |
| *137. | L.H. | Caldy, | Mr Wm. Ebben. |
| *138. | L.V. | Helwick, | Messrs Webber and Howells. |
| Bristol Channel. | |||
| *139. | L.V. | Scarweather, | Messrs Havells and Wyness. |
| *140. | L.H. | Nash (E. ), | Mr Henry Nicholas. |
| *141. | L.V. | Breaksea, | Messrs Walters and Johnson. |
| *142. | L.H. | Flatholm, | Mr W. Dale. |
| 143. | L.V. | English and Welsh Grounds. | |
| *144. | L.H. | Usk. | |
| 145. | L.H. | Avon. | |
| *146. | L.H. | Burnham, | Mr William Lewis. |
| South-Western England. | |||
| *147. | L.H. | Bull Point, | Mr George Knott. |
| *148. | L.H. | Bideford Bar, | Mr Thomas Gilpin. |
| 149. | L.H. | Lundy Island. | |
| 150. | L.H. | Hartland Point. | |
| 151. | L.H. | Trevose Head. | |
| *152. | L.H. | Godrevy, | Mr Richard Trahair. |
| *153. | L.H. | Longships, | Mr Jno. W. Watson. |
| *154. | L.V. | Sevenstones, | Mr Daniel Norton. |
| *155. | L.H. | Wolf Rock, | Mr J. J. Chavner. |
| 156. | L.H. | Scilly. | |
| *157. | L.H. | Bishop's Rock, | Mr Jno. W. Troth. |
| 158. | L.H. | Lizard Point. | |
| 159. | L.H. | Falmouth Harbour. | |
| *160. | L.H. | Eddystone, | Messrs Ainger and Gaudion. |
| *161. | L.H. | Plymouth Breakwater, | Mr Arthur Ebgar. |
| *162. | L.H. | Start Point, | Mr William Jones. |
| *163. | L.H. | Portland Bill, | Messrs Frost and Counter. |
| *164. | L.V. | Shambles, | Mr William Clark. |
| 165. | L.H. | Anvil Point. | |
| *166. | L.H. | Hurst Castle, | Mr G. G. Appleton. |
| 167. | L.H. | The Needles. | |
Our best thanks are due to the observers above named for their invaluable co-operation, and for the faithful manner in which they have filled in their schedules. To Messrs Ainger and Gaudion (Eddystone), Bowen (Bardsey), Clark (Shambles), Knott (Bull Point), Nicholas (Nash), Norton (Sevenstones), Rees and Smith (Skerries), Steer (Menai), Thomas and Hughes (Carnarvon Bay), Walters and Johnson (Breaksea), and Webber and Howells (Helwick), additional and special thanks are due for sending the wings of the following species killed or captured at their respective stations:—
| Date. 1887. | Species. | Station. | Remarks. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. | 11, | Lapwing, | Sevenstones L.V., | 1 caught. | |||
| " | 18, | Pied Wagtail, | Nash L.H., | 8 killed. | |||
| April | 24, | Willow Warbler, | Eddystone L.H., | .... | |||
| " | 30, | { | Whinchat, ♂ Redstart, | } | Shambles L.V., | 40 caught. | |
| May | 3, |  | Reed Warbler, White throat, Wood Warbler, Willow Warbler, Redstart, |  | Eddystone L.H., | many killed | |
| " | " | Sedge Warbler, | Nash L.H., | 5 killed. | |||
| " | " | Willow Warbler, | " | 4 " | |||
| " | " | Whitethroat, | " | 42 " | |||
| " | " | Blackcap, | " | 1 " | |||
| " | 4, | Pied Flycatcher, | " | 1 " | |||
| " | 6, | Redstart, | Carnarvon Bay L.V., | 1 " | |||
| " | 15, | Whitethroat, | " | 1 " | |||
| " | " | Sedge Warbler, | Helwick L.V., | 3 " | |||
| " | " | Ring Plover, | " | 1 " | |||
| Aug. | 16, | Willow Warbler, | Skerries L.H., | 1 " | |||
| " | " | Sedge Warbler, | " | 1 " | |||
| " | 17, | Willow Warbler, | " | 1 " | |||
| " | 18, | " | " | 1 " | |||
| " | " | Sedge Warbler, | " | 1 " | |||
| " | " | Willow Warbler, | Nash L.H., | 10 " | |||
| " | " | Sedge Warbler, | " | 35 " | |||
| " | " | Spotted Flycatcher, | " | 14 " | |||
| " | 25, | Willow Warbler, | Skerries L.H., | 12 " | |||
| " | 29, | Sedge Warbler, | " | several. | |||
| Sept. | 17, | Grey Wagtail, | Eddystone L.H., | .... | |||
| " | 18, | Turnstone, | Skerries L.H., | 1. | |||
| " | 20, | Sedge Warbler, | Nash L.H., | 27. | |||
| " | 21, | Whitethroat, | Eddystone L.H., | .... | |||
| " | " | Tree Pipit, | " | .... | |||
| " | " | Dunlin, | ;" | .... | |||
| " | " | Wheatear, | " | .... | |||
| " | 21, | Sedge Warbler, | Eddystone L.H., | .... | |||
| " | 23, | Blackcap, | Menai L.H., | 1. | |||
| " | 30, | Pied Wagtail, | Eddystone L.H., | .... | |||
| " | " | Meadow Pipit, | " | .... | |||
| " | " | Yellow Wagtail, | " | .... | |||
| Oct. | 3, | Albino Starling, | Bardsey L.H., | shot. | |||
| " | 9, | Common Thrush, | Breaksea L.V., | 1. | |||
| " | 17, | Chaffinch, | Skerries L.H., | .... | |||
| " | 30, | Wren, | " | .... | |||
| Nov. | 3, | Rock Pipit, | " | shot. | |||
| " | 7, | Chaffinch, | Nash L.H., | 1. | |||
| " | " | Redwing, | " | 6. | |||
| " | " | Common Thrush, | " | 11. | |||
| " | " | Short-eared Owl, | Skerries L.H., | shot. | |||
| " | 8, | Golden Eye, | " | ♂. | |||
| " | " | Jack Snipe, | " | shot. | |||
| " | 9, | Grey Plover, | Nash L.H., | 4 killed. | |||
| " | 11, | Chaffinch, | Bull Point L.H., | 1 " ♂. | |||
| " | 13, | Water Rail, | Nash L.H., | .... | |||
| " | 14, | Blackcap, | " | 15 killed. | |||
| " | " | Stonechat, | " | 4 " | |||
| " | " |  | Woodcock, Snipe, Skylark, |  | " | | 3 " 6 " 104 " |
| " | 19, | Knot, | " | .... | |||
| " | 21, | Coot, | Breaksea L.V., | 1 killed. | |||
In addition to the observations furnished by the various Light-keepers, the following notes have been incorporated:—
Observations made in Cumberland, communicated by Messrs Macpherson and Duckworth.
Notes from the North-West Coast of Merioneth, by Mr G. H. Caton-Haigh.