I 3 4 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



more uncommon visitors, and a number which were before 

 considered rare stragglers have now proved to be regular 

 spring or autumn migrants. On the whole the first dates 

 of the appearance of these uncommon migrants have been 

 earlier this year than heretofore. 



A Black Redstart (Ruticilla titys] ? is reported from the 

 Fair Isle on the I4th October; this bird was formerly 

 considered rare in Scotland, and is always a good find, 

 especially as far north as the Shetlands. There is only one 

 record of the Red-spotted Blue-throat (Cyanecula suecicd) in 

 spring, namely, at Fair Isle ; in autumn two occurred on the 

 Isle of May, on the I4th and I7th September, and an adult 

 male at Fair Isle on the 22nd September. Among the 

 uncommon visitors the Warblers take a prominent place. 

 On 1 3th September a Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisorid] 6 

 was procured on the Isle of May, while a 9 is recorded 

 from Fair Isle in autumn. What may be considered one of 

 the features of the year is the number of Yellow-browed 

 Warblers (Phylloscopus superciliosus) which occurred in 

 Scotland. One was seen in Dumfriesshire on the I ith 

 April by Mr. George Stout, whose familiarity with this 

 interesting little bird on the Fair Isle, makes his identifica- 

 tion of it certain. This is the first record of the occurrence 

 of P. superciliosus in the British Isles in spring, and also the 

 first record for the mainland of Scotland. In autumn, two are 

 reported from East Ross, on the 23rd and 2 7th September 

 (the first autumn occurrence for the mainland of Scotland 

 and first record for Moray), four from Fair Isle between the 

 28th September and 4th October, and at least ten from the 

 Isle of May on dates ranging from i6th September to 

 24th October, on one occasion (27th September) as many 

 as three being seen at one time. A Siberian Chiff-chaff 

 (Phylloscopus tristis} was obtained from Fair Isle. A Reed- 

 warbler (Acrocephalus streperus} is also reported, the fourth 

 time this bird has been taken in Scotland, and this, as well 

 as all previous records, comes from Fair Isle. 



The Fair Isle gives us spring and autumn records of the 

 Grey-headed Wagtail (Motacilla borealis\ and a Richard's 

 Pipit (Anthus richardi] is reported from the same station. 



There are four records of the Golden Oriole (Oriolus 



