24th, E., windy, overcast; during night, S.E., very hard.—C. cornix and T. pilaris, some flights. Accentor, some. Cinc. aquaticus (melanogaster), one. Anser and Anas, great many passing on.
25th, S.E., very hard, thick, some snow, a degree below zero.—Nothing. T. pilaris, a few. Some Scol. gallinago. Anser and Anas, great many passing on over the sea.
26th, S.E., blowing hard, cloudy; night, stormy.—Early and forenoon, hundreds of C. cornix passing overhead westward; otherwise, nothing.
27th, S.S.E., blowing hard, rain and snow; afternoon, S.W,—Nothing. Storm warning. Magnificent fall of stars, uninterrupted.
28th, S.S.W., windy, thick; night, stormy.—Nothing.
29th, N.W., somewhat better, windy, cloudy; evening, still, rain.—Nothing.
30th, W., fresh, clear.—Guillemots in the cliffs; rather early for these occasional visits.
December
1st and 2d, W., violent, open clouds N.W., cirri N.—T. pilaris, a few hundreds on 2d. Larus marinus and argentatus, astounding numbers in lee of Island.
3d, night, S.W. gale. Nos. 8 and 9, moving W., bitter; evening, S.W., moderate, cirri, N. by W.—Nothing. Storm warning.