Chickens Rock L.H.—Flocks of Thrushes, Starlings, Blackbirds, and other species arrived at 11 P.M. (S.E., strong breeze; haze.)
Dee L.V.—Many Thrushes during night.
South Stack L.H.—Blackbirds and Starlings at lantern in early morning, and, along with Thrushes, again at night, when several were killed.
South Bishop L.H.—Blackbirds, Larks, Starlings, and Thrushes during the night; several of each species killed. (S.E., 3; C. M.)
Eddystone L.H.—Blackbirds, Thrushes, Redwings, Starlings, Larks from 8 P.M. to 5 A.M. (12th). Seventy-six caught, two hundred lost over. (S.E., 5; O. M.)
Start L.H.—A few Starlings and Larks.
Separate Notes on each Species.
Turdus viscivorus, Missel Thrush.—October 16th, South Bishop L.H., several flying around the rock at 9 A.M. October 20th, Eddystone L.H., "hundreds of birds around lantern between 2 and 5 A.M., one Missel Thrush caught."
Turdus musicus, Song Thrush.—Spring: Continuous movements throughout February reported along the entire coast; the chief between the 11th and 17th, when Thrushes were observed or killed nightly. At the South Bishop L.H., a most important station, ninety-seven Thrushes, Blackbirds, and Starlings were captured at 3 A.M. on the 15th. On the 20th of April another important movement was observed at the Chickens Rock L.H. at 11 P.M., when flocks of Thrushes and Fieldfares, along with Goldcrests and Larks, were careering round the lantern, some being killed.
Autumn: The initiatory movement was observed at the Chickens Rock on the 2d of September, where at 9 P.M. four were fluttering around the light. On the 25th of September, at the same station, a few were observed at 10.30 P.M., along with Blackbirds. From the 8th to the 19th of October the movements appear to have been continuous; on the 16th migrants were noted in numbers at most stations between the Isle of Man and the Eddystone, many being killed (S.E. and E.). During November there were regular movements up to the 16th, the chief being on the 8th, and covering the entire coast (S.E., moderate, cloudy); on the 9th forty were killed at the South Bishop L.H.; on the 10th from eighty to one hundred struck the Nash (E.), forty-two being killed.