Farn L.H.--Mr Thomas H. Cutting:--January 1st, 1886. "Very large flocks of Golden Plover to and from land, a good many Mallard and several Snipe on island; westerly gales, hail and snow, with severe frosts. I was shown a bird picked up on the main shore about three weeks previously, which I identified as a Fulmar Petrel. I remember one being captured about nine years ago."
Coquet Island L.H.--Mr William Evans:--"October 17th. Hundreds of Blackbirds, Thrushes, Starlings, Larks, three Woodcock, one Snipe flying round lantern; one Woodcock killed, and one hundred Blackbirds, Thrushes, Starlings, and Larks."
Dudgeon L.V.--Mr J. F. Warder:--"Seagulls and Puffins are very thin at the Dudgeon Station. Skua Gulls are seldom seen here summer or winter."
Leman and Ower L.V.--Mr John Bowen (Mate):--"November 13th. Large numbers of birds at midnight round the ship and lantern. West (3), O. M. One Curlew, one Woodcock, one Blackbird, three Starlings, four Thrushes, fourteen Redwings, twelve Larks, and one Finch killed; the rest went away at daylight to N.W.
Hasbro' L.V.--Mr B. V. Darnell and J. Nicholas:--"June 7th, 4 P.M., S.S.E. (2), O. M., one Deaths-head Moth caught alive; several small White Moths and Black Flies rested."
Languard Point L.H.--Mr Owen Boyle:--"July 4th, at 9.35 P.M., millions of very small brown-coloured Flies pitched on lantern glass, and to keep the glass clear they had to be washed off. They sting like a mosquito. Wind S. (1), B. C. M."
Hanois L.H., Guernsey.--Mr Charles Williams:--"April 10th, 1885, Cuckoo, two seen on the island, and several Swallows, Whitethroats, and Blue Titmouse, Yellow Wagtails, Yellow Buntings, and Wheatears. The west end of the island was all alive with birds of passage. The morning fine; wind N., light." "September 13th. S.E., cloudy. Silver-gamma Moth all the evening flying about lantern." "September 17th. N.E. (4), O. R. Golden-crested Wrens, Redstarts, Wheatears, Wagtails, Whitethroats, Blackcaps, and Swallows after midnight; a great many killed, and fell into the water." "22d. Winged Ants flying past lighthouses, some settled. S.E., B. C. V., 2 P.M."
In the great rush, October 15th, 16th, E.N.E. (4 to 5), O. M., the species actually shown by the schedules as on migration over the North Sea, were Redwing, Starling, Tree-sparrow, Blackbird, Lark, Thrush, Fieldfare, Water-rail, Hawk, Redbreast, Woodcock, Goldcrest, Snipe, Gray Crow, Snow-Bunting, Ring-Ousel, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Wheatear, Rook, Linnet, Hedge-Sparrow, Common Sparrow, Brambling, Short-eared Owl, Knot, Wild Geese, and Jacksnipe; and on November 10th, 11th, S. by E. to N.E., drizzly. Missel Thrush, Blackbird, Grey Crow, Thrush, Redwing, Snipe, Dunlin, Fieldfare, Stormy Petrel, Lark, Lapwing, Goldcrest, Starling, Curlew, Stonechat, Rook, Daw, Ducks, Sparrow, Redbreast, Titmice, Short-eared Owl, Tree Pipit, Snow-bunting, and Brambling, with doubtless many others not distinguished at the time.