I 9 8 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



in Mull. On the 22nd the first Corncrake was heard at 

 Dairy (Clyde, 2.ii. 128), and the first Whitethroat appeared 

 at Corsemailzie (Solway) on the 24th ; at this place, Tiree, 

 and the Butt of Lewis, Golden Plover were on passage from 

 the 24th to the 26th. Chiff-chaffs are noted at Dairy 

 (Clyde) on the 25th (2.11.127), ar >d at Beith on the 3Oth, 

 while the first mainland record of a Redstart comes from 

 Kirkliston on the 29th. 



May. Early in May a low-pressure system advanced 

 from the Arctic Sea, north of Ireland, down to North- Western 

 Europe, the lowest barometric reading being recorded on the 

 6th. Immediately after this the barometer began to rise, 

 and the filling-up process was completed by the loth. 

 From the ist to the 9th the wind was generally of consider- 

 able force, and from some point between NW. and SW. ; 

 during this time the arrival of migrants in small numbers is 

 recorded in Scotland. On the 2nd the first Swifts of the 

 season are reported at Corsemailzie (Solway), Swallows in 

 Tiree, and Goldeneye at Mull and Loch Leven. A White- 

 fronted Goose is noted at Sule Skerry on the 3rd, and next 

 day the first Whinchat of the season is recorded from Luce 

 Bay (Solway), this species being seen at Beith (Clyde) two 

 days later. There was an arrival of Whitethroats on the 

 5th and 6th on the East Coast and at Loch Awe, while from 

 the 5th to the 8th White Wagtails on passage are noted 

 from both East and West Coast stations. The first Black- 

 cap of the year struck the lantern at Little Ross (Kirkcud- 

 bright) on the 5th, Yellow Wagtails were passing Kirkliston 

 on the 6th, i 3th, and I7th, and two were seen at Duddingston 

 Loch on the 8th. At Kirkliston the main arrival of Sand- 

 martins took place between the 6th and I7th. On the 8th 

 the appearance of Sedge-warblers is recorded simultaneously 

 from Corsemailzie (Solway), Beith (Clyde), and Duddingston 

 (Forth). On the 9th the wind was E. and a good many 

 birds arrived on Fair Isle, including the first Lesser White- 

 throat of the season ; next day many Greater Wheatears 

 and White Wagtails arrived at this station, quantities of 

 Pied Wagtails appeared at the Butt of Lewis, and the first 

 Wood-warbler of the season at Beith (Clyde). On the iith 

 Curlew - sandpiper, many Turnstones, and some Golden 



