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4th October, three were killed at the Butt of Lewis on the 

 i yth, and the same number at Tarbatness next night. On the 

 same date several were seen at Fair Isle and Isle of May. 

 Single birds at the Pentland Skerries on 4th November and 

 Fair Isle on iSth December. 



SAXICOLA OENANTHE (Wheatear). First recorded from the West at 

 Lendalfoot (Clyde) on iSth March, the first East Coast record 

 not being till the 3ist at the Isle of May. A male at Tiree on 

 ist April, and males are recorded on the 5th as reaching Mull 

 and Fair Isle, the first female arriving at the latter place on the 

 i ith. Very numerous on Tiree and Fair Isle on the loth. The 

 first return migration is noted at the Isle of May on 28th July, 

 at the Flannans (i) on loth August, and at Sule Skerry (6) on 

 the i gth. Last seen on the Isle of May, 7th October; at Kirk- 

 liston, 8th ; Fair Isle, i2th ; Butt of Lewis, 171)1 ; and Flannans, 

 3 1 st. A semi-albino seen on Dumbarnie Links on 2oth July 

 was dense white on the nape and sides of the neck, white 

 shading off to brown on the back and crown, elsewhere the 

 ordinary sandy-brown plumage. The larger race of this 

 species, S. cenanthe leucorrhoa (the Greater-Wheatear), is 

 recorded in spring from Fair Isle, a number being present on 

 3rd May. Single birds were killed at Dunnethead on August 

 3oth ( ? ), the Mull of Galloway on i2th September, and at the 

 Isle of May on 2oth and 26th September and 22nd October. 

 Observed on Fair Isle on thirteen dates between 28th September 

 and 1 6th October. The wing measurements recorded range 

 from 102 to 109 millimetres. 



SAXICOLA PLESCHANKA (The Eastern Pied Chat). One ? procured 

 on the Isle of May on i gth October, the first record for Britain 

 ("A.S.N.H.," 1910, p. 2). 



PRATINCOLA RUBETRA (Whinchat). First recorded from the East 

 Coast at Balcomie (East Fife) a on 22nd April and at Possil 

 (Clyde) next day. Five males arrived in Mull on the 24th, 

 and two females and a male are recorded on passage from Fair 

 Isle on 6th May. On return migration in East Fife i8th 

 August, and several at Fair Isle on the 25th. Last seen East 

 Ross on 1 7th September, Kirkliston and Isle of May i8th, and 

 Fair Isle 25th. 



RUTICILLA PHCENICURUS (Redstart). Very early records of this 

 species come from the Shetlands, single birds being seen at 

 Fair Isle on 22nd March and at Lerwick on 28th March. 

 The first mainland record is from Carmichael on igth April, 

 and a pair at the Bass on the night of the 26th ; first seen East 

 Ross on the 28th. The first note of the return movement 

 comes from Largo on 25th August, several at the Isle of May 



