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ment of the above-mentioned species continued spasmodically 

 to the end of the month on both East and West Coast 

 stations. 



February. No important movement is recorded in the 

 first half of February. On the isth, iSth, and 24th small 

 rushes took place at the lantern of the Isle of May, the birds 

 seen included Thrushes, Blackbirds, Skylarks, Starlings, 

 Lapwings, and Oyster-catchers, besides many birds in the 

 rays which could not be identified. On the 25th from 

 Lerwick we have the note of three Long-eared Owls (an 

 unusual date) and a lot of Blackbirds, while great numbers 

 of Thrushes are recorded along the shore at St. Monans 

 (East Fife) on the same day. From our lighthouse reporters 

 come notes of small movements of various species of Passeres 

 and Waders throughout the month. 



March. From the 2Oth to the 3ist the British Isles 

 lay in a region of low pressure, during which south-easterly 

 and north-easterly winds prevailed. In the beginning of 

 the month little migration is reported, with the exception 

 of an immigration of Skylarks at Fair Isle on the 2nd, and 

 a few days later a rush of Snipe. On the iSth the first 

 Wheatear of the season is recorded from Lendalfoot (Clyde), 

 and on the 2Oth a small rush is reported from various 

 stations, while White Wagtails arrived at Lamlash next 

 day. By the 22nd the movement had increased in intensity : 

 Rooks and Lapwings are recorded in great numbers at Fair 

 Isle and the Isle of May, with Thrushes, Redwings, Skylarks, 

 Starlings, and Golden Plover ; the first Stonechats occurred 

 at Fair Isle, while Water-rails struck the lantern at the 

 Mull of Galloway (Wigtown) and Tarbat Ness (E. Ross), and 

 Dabchicks (a single bird each time) were killed by striking 

 at Tarbat Ness and the Isle of May. This migratory move- 

 ment was also noted at Sule Skerry, where flocks of Snow- 

 buntings are recorded ; in addition to other species ; and 

 Lerwick, where large flocks of Rooks are noted. From 

 the last-named place come several other records of large 

 numbers of Rooks up to the end of the month, and a 

 Redstart on the 28th. The migration continued in a lesser 

 degree to the end of March. 



April. For the first ten days of April anticyclonic 



