30th, early, light, N.N.W., clear; P.M., S. by W., thick, windy.--Almost nothing at all. Only very scattered _C. cornix_, _Turdus_, _Sturnus_, and _Sylviæ_. _Trochilus_, _Anth. arborea_, and _hortulana_, over.
1st, S.W.; violent in night, N.W., stormy. No. 7, heavy rain, squalls strong, lightning.--Nothing. _Parus major_ and _cæruleus_, some.
2d, N.W. to W., stormy, squalls, No. 7; in night, No, 8 to 9.--Nothing.
3d, S.W., thick, very stormy, No. 8.--Nothing. A great flight of Snow Buntings. _Par. major_ and _cæruleus_, a few.
4th, S.W., fresh, overcast; in evening, S.W., clear to northward.--Nothing. At noon pretty many young _Hit. rustica_. Several _Sax. ænanthe_ and _rubicola_. _Char. auratus_, ten to fifteen.
5th, S.W., stormy, early. No. 9; in evening and night, thunder, lightning, and hail.--Nothing. A couple of _Par. major_.
6th, W. by S., W. to N., violent; early, thunder, lightning, and hail squalls; in evening stiller, W.--Nothing. _Hir. rustica_, pretty many young birds; _urbica_, fewer. Some 31. _flava_ and _alba_ and _Anth. pratensis_.
7th, N. and N.N.W., better, clear; later, violent, with rain squalls.--_C. cornix_, flights of hundreds. _Sturnus_, great flights. _T. musicus_, scattered. _Mot. alba_, some. _Sax. ænanthe_ and _rubicola_, both stray old birds. _Al. arvensis_, tolerable flights; _alpestris_, scattered. _Fr. cœlebs_ and _montifringilla_, not many. _Par. major_ and _cæruleus_, a little party. _Col. palumbus_, some. _Char. auratus_, several. _Lar. minutus_, many at sea off the island.
8th, W.N.W., fresh, cloudy; P.M., violent, overcast; in evening, S.W., stormy. Scotland, low minimum.--_F. æsalon_, [male]; _nisus_, jr., some. _C. cornix_, many flights. _Sturnus_, pretty many. _T. musicus_, tolerable; _merula_, some jr.; _iliacus_, a couple. No _Sylviæ_. _Sax. ænanthe_ and _rubicola_, some. 31. alba, few. _Anthus_, pretty many. _Al. arvensis_, tolerable; _alpestris_, flights of twenty to thirty; _arborea_, some. _Troglodytes_, many. _Fr. cœlebs_ and _montifringilla_, pretty many; _cannabina_, fewer. _Par. cæruleus_, scattered. _Scol. rusticula_, six to eight been shot; _gallinago_, some.
9th, S.W. by S., fresh, cloudy, rain; in evening, light, clear, stars, on mainland S., slight.--_F. nisus_, some. _T. musicus_, pretty many; _merula_, jr., fewer; _torquatus_, some. No _Sylviæ_. _Sax. ænanthe_, tolerable. _Mot. alba_ and _Anthus_, do. _Troglodytes_, many. _Al. arvensis_, many, especially passing on over the sea numerously; _alpestris_, little flights; _arborea_, a couple. _Fr. cœlebs_, _montifringilla_, and _cannabina_, many. _Par. major_ and _cæruleus_, some. _Hir. rustica_ and _urbica_, tolerable. Few Woodcocks. Altogether but slight migration.