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Plover were seen in Luce Bay, and next day the last 

 Redwing of the season was noted at the Flannans. In 

 Scotland, from the I ith to the 24th, the wind blew almost 

 without exception from some point between NE. and SE., 

 and an area of comparatively high pressure lay over our 

 island. There was a marked variation from the normal 

 conditions of pressure during this time, a low-pressure area 

 to the SE. of us replacing the usual high. These weather 

 conditions induced an enormous rush of migrants to our 

 shores ; the largest numbers were seen at Fair Isle, but a 

 great deal of movement is recorded from the Flannans, North 

 Unst, Pentland Skerries, North Ronaldshay, Sule Skerry, 

 and Lerwick, while the migration was noted in a lesser 

 degree at stations in Forth, Clyde, Argyll, and Solway. 

 Wave upon wave of Ring-ouzels, Redstarts, Whitethroats, 

 Willow-warblers, Spotted Flycatchers, Tree-pipits, Bramblings, 

 and Red-buntings struck our shores, while smaller numbers 

 of Fieldfares, Thrushes, Wheatears, Greater Wheatears, 

 Whinchats, Arctic Bluethroats, Robins, Lesser Whitethroats, 

 Black-caps, Garden-warblers, Wood-warblers, Chiff-chaffs, 

 Hedge -accentors, House -martins, Swallows, Red -backed 

 Shrikes, Pied Flycatchers, Meadow-pipits, White Wagtails, 

 Siskins, Chaffinches, Wrynecks, Cuckoos, Kestrels, Lapwings, 

 Corncrakes, and Whimbrel participated in the rush. By the 

 23rd this rush had begun to decrease, and by next day the 

 great majority of migrants had left. Some records must 

 be specially noted ; on the i4th a Wheatear, Redstart, and 

 Reed-bunting, all females, were caught on board the " Gold- 

 seeker," 75 miles E. -| S. from Outskerry Light (Shetland), 

 while next day a Long-eared Owl was seen on Fair Isle, and 

 a Dotterel in Bute (2.H. 142). On the i6th a male Golden 

 Oriole was found dead in West Fife (1.1910.182), and a 

 Crossbill of the Loxia curvirostra curvirostra form was shot 

 near Colinsburgh (E. Fife), and next day two Rock-thrushes 

 appeared on the Pentland Skerries (1.1910.149). Near 

 Largo (Fife) on the 1 9th flocks of hundreds of Greenfinches 

 were seen, and a flock of about sixty " perhaps migrants " is 

 recorded from Kirkliston, while a male Red-backed Shrike 

 was seen near Pittenweem (E. Fife). A Lesser Whitethroat 

 was seen at Rouken Glen (Lanark) on the 2Oth (1.1910.1 83), 



