I 4 8 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



WEST Ross. 



Locality. Name of Obsemer. 



Kinloch, Shieldaig Donald Matheson. 



ARGYLL AND INNER HEBRIDES. 



Tiree Peter Anderson. 



Skerryvore L.H. John Nicol, Lightkeeper. 



Skervuile L.H., Jura Alex. J. Grant and D. M'Donald, 



Lightkeepers. 

 Ben Nevis The Observatory Staff. 



CLYDE. 



Sanda L.H. Thomas Dawson, Lightkeeper. 



Various localities J. Paterson, J. Robertson, H. B. Watt. 



SOLWAY. 

 Loch Ryan L.H. Roderick M'Innes, Lightkeeper. 



GENERAL REMARKS. 



The spring of 1893 presented a great contrast to that 

 of the previous year, and the continued warm weather and 

 prevalent southerly winds during the season of spring 

 migration produced a marked effect on the movements of 

 our summer visitants ; the average dates of arrival of most 

 species being from a week to ten days earlier than in 1892, 

 while some exceptionally early dates such as 1 9th March 

 for Redstart and Sand Martin were recorded. 



The line of spring migration seems to have lain more to 

 the westward than usual ; for while the scarcity of birds at 

 that season at Girdleness and Skervuile is made the subject 

 of special mention, from Skerryvore we hear " more birds 

 seen during April and May than usual," and the schedules 

 from Tiree are exceptionally full for these months. At 

 Skerryvore, Blackbirds and Thrushes occurred in large 

 numbers during January, February, and March ; and at the 

 same station Wheatears, " Titlarks," Blackbirds, etc., continued 

 to pass in an intermittent stream during April and May, 



