Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals
This Report contains a summary of the investigations of a Committee reappointed by the British Association for the Advancement of Science, at Manchester, in 1887, to consist of Professor Newton, Mr J. A. Harvie-Brown, Mr John Cordeaux, Mr W. Eagle Clarke, Mr R. M. Barrington,...
October 18th.--_Morecambe Bay_ L.V., one small bird was seen; it was so tired it was unable to reach the ship, and fell in the water and was killed by Kittiwakes. (W.N.W., 4; B....
9. Part 9May 23d.--_Langness_ L.H., large number of Swifts at 11 A.M. (Light N.; clear.) _Chickens Rock_ L.H., two Terns at 7 A.M. (N.W. strong breeze; haze.) _Holyhead Breakwater_ L.H.,...
5. Part 5October 18th.--_Redcar_, large flock Lapwings at sea to S.W.; about twelve Red-Throated Divers, and twenty Velvet Scoters, along with Common Scoters. _Whitby_ L.H., several hund...
4. Part 4September 22d.--_Coquet_ L.H., large and small Terns all day. _Tees_ L.V., a great many Swallows flying S. _Spurn_, Stonechats very numerous; all the Hedgerows alive with them....
8. Part 8_March._--The month commenced with a spell of anticyclonic weather--cold, gloomy, and foggy over England during the daytime, but with sharp frosts at night. The effect of this w...
3. Part 3March 9th.--_Newarp_ L.V., large flock Crows to W., 9 A.M. (W.N.W., 3.) _Swin Middle_ L.V., Pied Wagtail, 5 A.M., on deck. _Hanois_ L.H., Lapwings and Wagtails, 4 A.M. (E., 1; O...
2. Part 2_At Pentland Skerries._--Chaffinches on the 4th, and Greenfinches on the 16th and 19th, in small numbers. Wind, in the latter case, N.N.W. by W.S.W. to N.E., with rain.
13. Part 13_Innishtrahull._--March 28th, two at lantern, 9 to 11 P.M.; wind light W. October 17th, one striking glass, 11 P.M.; wind light N.W. November 11th, two at lantern all night; win...
14. Part 14_Fastnet._--March 14th, one at noon; wind N.W.; 15th, two; wind N.E., fresh. October 15th, numbers, 8 P.M. to 11 P.M., about light; hazy; several struck; 16th, one found dead. [...
15. Part 15_Tuskar._--February 19th, numbers at lantern all night; very clear, wind fresh W. March 2d, fourteen on balcony, 10 P.M. to 4 A.M.; three killed striking; wind light N., calm, h...
6. Part 6November 25th.--_Cromer_ L.H., flocks Crows all day, mostly E. to W. _S. S. Head_ L.V., Rooks and Sparrows, 9 A.M., to N.W. (W.S.W., 4.) _Hanois_ L.H., Heron to E., 11 A.M.; [an...
16. Part 16_Fastnet._--March 2d, Curlew heard, 2 A.M.; seemed a large flock; wind light S.W., hazy; 11th, one; wind S.W., hazy. March 13th, Curlew not so numerous on shore this winter as l...
11. Part 11November 16th.--_Skerries Rock_ L.H., six Blackbirds and four Redwings killed against lantern-glass at 3.20 A.M. (S., 4.) One Snipe and some Lapwings flying round lantern at 3.4...
1. Part 1This Report contains a summary of the investigations of a Committee reappointed by the British Association for the Advancement of Science, at Manchester, in 1887, to consist of...
7. Part 7_Little Ross._--Messrs Neil M'Donald and Robert Macintosh send four good schedules. Petrel found dead at foot of tower, 23d January. Spring migration considerable, but decidedly...
12. Part 12Greenland Falcon, Rec'd. in flesh, Shot, 28/ 9 mo., Great Skellig. Merlin, " " 19/10 mo., Tearaght. Long-eared Owl, Leg and wing, " 13/11 mo., Tuskar. Spotted " Killed 1/ 6 mo.,...