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immigration of Chaffinches at Lerwick, Fair Isle, the 

 Pentland Skerries, and Isle of May, while a Lapp-bunting 

 arrived at this last station on the 4th (1.1911.5). From 

 the 6th to the 9th there were a good many Hedge- 

 accentors on the Isle of May (1.1911.3), and at 6 A.M. on 

 the 7th an Arctic Tern was caught at the lantern on Sule 

 Skerry. About the 9th the first arrival of Mealy Redpolls 

 is recorded from Ollaberry (Shetland), on the loth Snow- 

 buntings appeared at North Unst, the Flannans, and Butt of 

 Lewis, and Snipe were arriving at Tiree. Next day many 

 Chaffinches, Meadow-pipits, Snow-buntings, and the last 

 Sand-martin of the year are recorded from Fair Isle, and 

 Yellow-hammers appeared on the Isle of May ; at this last 

 station on the I4th two Mealy Redpolls (1.1911.4), a 

 Short-eared Owl, and an adult Glaucous Gull put in an 

 appearance, and the last House-martin was seen at Kirk- 

 liston. On the 1 5th Barnacle Geese arrived at the 

 Flannans and Balgray Dam (2.iii.52), and a Continental 

 Great Tit (1.1911.3), Wrens, Yellow-hammers (1.1911.4), 

 and a Hoodie on the Isle of May. The last Redstart is 

 recorded from Cairnryan, and a White Wagtail in winter 

 plumage was shot on Tiree (1.1911.52). During the last 

 half of October many arrivals of Robins are recorded from 

 Lerwick, Fair Isle, Isle of May (one Continental sent), Pent- 

 land Skerries, Bell Rock, and Bass. On the i6th the wind 

 was in the east, and many migrants arrived on the May ; 

 these included several Ring-ouzels, a Siberian Chiff-chaff 

 (1.1911.3), a Wood-lark (1.1911.5), three Ortolan Buntings 

 (1.1911.4), a Reed Bunting (1.1911.5), more Wrens, a 

 Mealy Redpoll (1.1911.4), a Sooty Shearwater (1.1911.6), 

 and a Little Grebe. Many Starlings were at the lantern 

 in the early morning and again next morning. Mealy 

 Redpolls arrived on Fair Isle, and about this time arrivals 

 of Woodcock are noted from various places. On the I /th 

 and 1 8th many Bramblings and some Wheatears, Swallows, 

 Snow and Yellow Buntings, and Rooks arrived on Fair Isle. 

 Mealy Redpolls appeared on North Unst, and a Black- 

 cap (1.191 1.3), Chaffinches, Hoodies, Jackdaws (1.1911.5), 

 and Grey Geese on the Isle of May. Great Tits were seen 

 on the sea-braes near Skateraw (Dunbar), and a Little Auk 



