Tearaght.—Birds remaining September 1st, Choughs, Hooded Crows, Wheatear, Wrens, Rock Pipit, Peregrine, Kittiwake (old and young), Royal Gulls, Herring Gulls (old and young). Cormorants, and Oyster-Catcher.—Edward M'Carron.
Skelligs.—In February, Gannets, Cormorants, Kittiwakes (mostly young). Herring Gulls, a few Black-Backed do., and flocks of "the Black-Billed Auk (young Razorbill—R. M. B.) fishing round rock.—Thomas Kerley.
Hawks.
Fastnet.—October 16th, one at 5 A.M.; October 20th, one; November 9th, two; 10th, one; 13th, one.
Mine Head.—October 5th, a Light-brown Hawk, and on several other occasions. 11th December, a small Blue Hawk. 8th January 1886, saw one capture a Redwing; it was a small Hawk, and unable to carry it away.
Dungarvan.—March 15th, one Falcon Hawk; Nov. 18th, one.
Coningbeg Light-ship.—April 19th, one Sparrowhawk; 28th, two Hawks. September 26th and October 9th, one Sparrowhawk seen.
Barrels Rock Light-ship.—September 11th, two Hawks; October 28th, one.
Tuskar Rock.—May 27th, one Hawk.
Rockabill.—Hawks noted April 1st, April 13th, and May 23d.