5th, S.W., fresh, thick, with rain; afternoon, sun through.—Nothing; a few merula, Par. major, Regulus, E. nivalis, and F. montium.
6th, southerly, still, clear; evening, S.S.W., nearly calm.—Early, heavy dew; Bremen, fog; scarcely any passage. T. pilaris, some. Al. alpestris, pretty numerous; arvensis, few; E. nivalis, F. montium, and Par. major, some. Lestris catarrhactes, a very fine specimen obtained; waited thirty years for it!
7th, southerly, still, clear; 9 A.M., fog whole day and night.—Nothing: one Firecrest. 10 P.M., when for a short time clear, great many Num. arquata passing overhead.
8th, E., early, morning, fog; A.M., S.E., thick, with clouds; evening clear.—Nothing. Early in the morning, T. torquatus passing overhead. Towards evening, great many F. cœlebs and cannabina, alighting from great height.
9th, E.S.S., fresh, hazy clouds, cold.—T. pilaris, Al. arvensis, pretty numerous; arborea, a few.
Fr. cœlebs, chloris, spinus, linaria, cannabina, montium, all great many. E. citrinella and nivalis, also great many.
10th, S.E., fresh, hazy clouds drifting along; evening clear, still.—During night some Woodcocks and Ring Ouzels at lighthouse.
T. torquatus and pilaris, pretty numerous. Al. arvensis and alpestris, less. F. montium, many; linaria, some. A few Woodcocks.
11th, S.E., moderate, clear, fine; evening, fog.—St. otus, one in thrushbush. C. cornix, pretty numerous early in the morning. Sturnus, less so. Al. arvensis, not many; alpestris, great many; arborea, ten to fifteen. . Emb. miliaria and citrinella, pretty numerous. F. cœlebs, great many; cannabina, chloris, montium, linaria, many. Col. palumbus, some.
12th, southerly, fresh; night and all day, fog.—Nothing. During night, T. torquatus and pilaris, Ch. auratus, and Num. arquata, heard at lighthouse.