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recorded being Missel-thrush, Redwing, Fieldfare, Song- 

 thrush, Blackbird, Rock-pipit, Skylark, and Starling. Most 

 of these species and a fair-sized flock of Lapwings occurred 

 on the Pentland Skerries on the I4th, and about sixty Lap- 

 wing along with other Wader at Fair Isle next day. On 

 the 1 5th a Rough-legged Buzzard is reported from Luce 

 Bay, and one was procured in Fife in " late autumn." The 

 last Sandwich Tern was seen in Largo Bay on the i6th, 

 on the i /th a Continental Great Tit appeared on Fair Isle 

 (1.191 1.53), and next day Bewick's Swans occurred at this 

 station. On the ipth Mealy Redpolls were seen at Giffnock, 

 and next day at Cathkin (Clyde) (2.iii.35), while on the 

 22nd they are recorded from Craignish (Argyll). On the 

 2 5th a Waxwing was caught near Tranent (1.191 1.54), and 

 on the 2 /th great flocks of Woodpigeons were seen passing 

 south near the Bass, and the last Ring-ouzel of the season 

 was seen at Fair Isle. At this station Mealy Redpolls were 

 seen up to the 28th and Meadow-pipits up to the 3Oth. 

 A Glossy Ibis was shot on South Unst in November 

 ("Field," Dec. 10, 1910), and a Fulmar was found 

 dead at North Berwick. During October and November 

 the number of Mealy Redpolls in Scotland was phenomenal, 

 notes of their abundance come from all down the East Coast 

 from North Unst southwards, but the numbers seem to have 

 been greater in " Forth " than in any other area. Smaller 

 numbers are recorded from several places in the West of 

 Scotland. This immigration extended to the very south of 

 England. 



December. During December, the temperature on the 

 whole was well above the average. Small numbers of 

 Passeres are recorded as moving. Mealy Redpolls occurred 

 at Skerryvore and the Pentland Skerries, and Siskins in 

 various localities. Small numbers of Northern Bullfinches 

 arrived at Lerwick, Rooks on Fair Isle and Whalsay 

 Skerries, and Lapwings on North Ronaldshay. A Goldfinch 

 is recorded at Tranent on the iith, and a Hen-harrier at 

 Scarfskerry (Caithness) on the 24th. Little Auks appeared 

 at various places on the coast and a Fulmar at Aberdeen ; 

 at Barrahead about thirty of these birds arrived early on the 

 1 6th, and by the end of the month fifty or sixty were present 

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