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are records of the arrival of flocks of Geese from the Ross of 

 Mull, Beattock, Spiggie (Shetland), and the Isle of May. A 

 gale put a stop to a great extent to the arrival of migrants 

 between the 5th and pth, though a number of Snipe were 

 seen on Fair Isle on the 7th, and a considerable influx of 

 Blackbirds and Thrushes took place at Loch Awe during this 

 period. The first big Redwing immigration occurred on the 

 loth, numbers arriving all day on the Isle of May, and at 

 night at Lervvick and Fair Isle. A large arrival of Bram- 

 blings also took place at the Isle of May, and many Rock- 

 pipits are reported from the Butt of Lewis. From 12 to 3 

 A.M. on the I ith a small rush to the lantern is recorded at 

 Fair Isle Redwings, Thrushes, a Ring-ouzel, Bramblings, 

 Skylarks, and Starlings being killed, while Redwings were 

 numerous there and on the Isle of May during the day. 

 Another arrival of Redwings accompanied by Blackbirds 

 occurred on the i 3th ; both species are reported in numbers 

 from Spiggie (Shetland), Fair Isle, and Isle of May ; Red- 

 wings are reported on the i6th from the Butt of Lewis and 

 the Flannans. Early on the i/th a small rush took place 

 to the lanterns of the Pentland Skerries and the Isle of 

 May, while early next morning a big rush is recorded at the 

 latter place, Butt of Lewis, Tarbatness, Lervvick, and Fair 

 Isle. The great majority of birds killed were Redwings, 

 but along with them were Blackbirds, Thrushes, Fieldfares, 

 Ring-ouzels, Goldcrests, Bramblings, Meadow- pipits, Sky- 

 larks, Starlings, and Jack-snipe. On the night of the I 8th 

 hundreds of Redwings, Fieldfares, and Starlings are recorded 

 as flying round the lantern all night at the Flannans, and the 

 same species were killed at the South Lighthouse on Fair 

 Isle. On the 23rd, Redwings and Fieldfares are reported 

 from the Flannans, crowds of the former at the lantern at 

 Skerryvore, and large flocks of Snow-buntings at Tiree. 

 Towards the end of the month hundreds of Snow-buntings 

 and Barnacle Geese are recorded at the Flannans, and Snipe 

 were numerous at Tiree ; these three species were also noted 

 at Fair Isle. The last Crossbill is reported from Fair Isle 

 during this month, and Great Spotted Woodpeckers from 

 Lerwick, Fair Isle, and Dingwall. 



November. November was still, cold, and dry, and 



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