MOVEMENTS OF BIRDS IN SCOTLAND DURING 1899 79 



MUSCICAPA ATRICAPILLA (Pied Flycatcher). 



Dee Peterhead, early summer, two procured, others seen. 

 Tay Fordoun, May 2ist. Forth Dunbar, May loth; May, second 

 week of, unusually numerous about Dunbar ("Annals," 1899, p. 

 181). Isle of May, May nth (leg and wing sent). Tweed Chirn- 

 side, May i5th. Whitecross, Coklingham, St. Abb's, and other 

 places. Sohvay Dumfries, May 2ist, one. 



HIRUNDO RUSTICA (Swallow). 



Shetland North Unst, May i8th, one. Orkney North Ronald- 

 shay, May yth, two. Noup Head, May 22nd, numbers. Pentland 

 Skerries, May i6th, several, tired out. Sutherland Cape Wrath, 

 May 1 4th, one. Dee Rattray Head, May yth, several. Tay 

 Fordoun, March 28th. Tay field, April 2oth. Forth Buckstone 

 Farm, April 2oth, one. Gogar House and Dalmeny, April 2ist. 

 Musselburgh, Oct. roth. Tweed- - Broughton, March 3ist. 

 Halmyre, April i6th, a pair; Oct. i6th, two flocks. Inrierleithen, 

 Oct. 1 6th. Outer Hebrides Island Ghlais L.H., April ytb, one. 

 Argyll and Isles Dhuheartach, May 25th, flying round tower. 

 Skerry vore, Aug. iSth, flying about rock. Clyde Cambuslang, 

 April i yth. Lamlash L.H., May 8th, numerous-. Thornliebank, 

 Oct. yth. Sohvay Dumfries, April i4th, a few; April 26th, large 

 flocks. 



Earliest, March 28th, Fordoun; latest, Oct. i6th, Halmyre 

 and Innerleithen. 



CHELIDON URBICA (House Martin). 



Orkney North Ronaldshay, May 22nd (skin sent). Forth 

 Aberlady, April 19111. Musselburgh, April 22nd, Oct. 4th. 

 Tweed Chirnside, May ist, not numerous; Oct. ist. Halmyre, 

 May 5th, plentiful; Oct. i2th, a small flock. Argyll and Isles 

 Dhuheartach, June ist, flying about rock. Clyde Thornliebank, 

 April 23rd. Lendalfoot, April 24th. Thankerton, Sept. 28th, 

 many, last of season. 



Earliest, April igth, Aberlady; latest, Oct. i2th, Halmyre. 



COTILE RIPARIA (Sand Martin). 



Dee Aberdeen, Sept. 25111, last. Tay Fordoun, May 3rd. 

 Forth Dalmeny, April 3rd. Loch Leven, April yth. Tweed 

 Chirnside, April 4th, Sept. ist. Halmyre, April yth. Clyde 

 Dalbeth, April gth. Lamlash L.H., May yth, one; 8th, many. 



Earliest, April 3rd, Dalmeny; latest, Sept. 25th, Aberdeen. 



