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Mr. Francis G. Gunnis has informed me that they were very 

 plentiful at Gordonbush, in East Sutherland ; and adds the interest- 

 ing remark that a lot of them were caught in the nets protecting 

 strawberries. WM. EAGLE CLARKE. 



Occurrence of Yellow-browed Warblers in East Ross-shire. 



On 23rd September I observed, and afterwards obtained a Yellow- 

 browed Warbler (Phylloscopus superdliosus). The bird in question 

 was searching for insects among the currant bushes in a garden on 

 the coast of East Ross-shire. It was fairly tame, and did not seem to 

 mind my presence. The bird proved to be a male. The weather 

 at the time was fine, rather hazy, the wind being south, light. On 

 27th September I saw another Yellow-browed Warbler in the same 

 garden, but it was very wild and would not admit of approach, but 

 flew over the garden wall and disappeared. In the afternoon 1 

 located it again in a field of turnips near by, and after a long 

 chase the bird was procured. It turned out to be a female. 

 ANNIE C. JACKSON, Swordale. 



[These are the first records for the autumn of the occurrence of 

 this interesting migrant on the mainland of Scotland. EDS.] 



Migration of Redwings, etc. On the early morning of 

 1 8th October, between the hours of 12 P.M. and 4 A.M., there was a 

 great rush of birds at Tarbatness Lighthouse, many killing them- 

 selves against the lantern, and later in the morning 411 were picked 

 up. The wind was east, light, and the night, or rather morning, was 

 very wet, also hazy. 



The great majority of the birds were Redwings. The birds 

 collected consisted of 367 Redwings; i Fieldfare; 6 Blackbirds; 

 3 Ring Ouzels ; 3 Goldcrests ; 9 Bramblings ; 20 Starlings; i Jack- 

 snipe. ANNIE C. JACKSON, Swordale. 



Grasshopper Warbler and Greater Wheatear at Mull of 

 Galloway Light. A male Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella ncevid] 

 was obtained at Mull of Galloway Lighthouse on 24th April, and 

 on the 1 2th August a male of the Greater Wheatear (Saxicola 

 leucorrhoa). Both birds were sent to me by Mr. Henderson, 

 lightkeeper. ANNIE C. JACKSON, Swordale. 



The Greater Wheatear (Saxicola cenanthe lencorrhoa, Gmel.) in 

 Forth. Mr. Eagle Clarke's observations on this northern race of 

 Wheatear at Fair Isle ("Annals," 1908, p. 81) have caused me to 

 re-examine a large cenanthe which I shot on the coast at Luffness 

 Links, East Lothian, on 25th September 1885. It is a beautiful 

 adult male having a wing measurement of 106 mm., and clearly 

 belongs to the above race. I have noticed similar large Wheatears 

 on this coast on several occasions in autumn. WILLIAM EVANS, 

 Edinburgh. 



