NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF BALLINLUIG DISTRICT 11 



got quite a number of species : I noted Thuiaria thiija and 

 a few other conspicuous forms in several places. 



The list, it will be seen, is almost entirely made up of 

 veritable "common objects of the sea-shore," as indeed it 

 was bound to be. It is, perhaps, unnecessarily long, but my 

 object in making direct references to so many species is to 

 show more clearly how widespread the influence of the gale 

 really was. 



NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF BALLINLUIG 

 DISTRICT, PERTHSHIRE. 



By BRUCE CAMPBELL. 



DURING the last five years, in the months of May, June, 

 July, or August, I have spent my annual holiday at Ballin- 

 luig ; and having paid considerable attention to the bird -life 

 during my rambles in the district, I now venture to put my 

 notes on record. The district is situated between Dunkeld 

 and Pitlochry, and is noted for its exceedingly mild 

 climate. The lower ground is well wooded, and consists 

 chiefly of Scotch Fir, Larch, and Oak ; the higher ground 

 is principally moorland, and somewhat rocky. 



For other information regarding the ornithology of the 

 Upper Tay area, I may refer readers to ' Notes on the 

 Birds of North - West Perthshire,' by William Horn, 

 " Proc. Natural History, Society of Glasgow," vol. ii., 1881, 

 pp. 54-69- 



WHINCHAT, Pratincola rubetra. A scarce summer visitor. A pair 

 usually seen about the whins at the golf-course. 



STONECHAT, Pratincola rubicola. Also scarce, but three or four 

 haunt the railway embankment between Ballinluig and 

 Logierait. 



WHITETHROAT, Sylvia cinerea. Not at all scarce. This species is 

 not mentioned in Mr. Horn's list, though he gives the Lesser 

 Whitethroat probably an error. 



BLACKCAP, Sylvia atricapilla. Very scarce. Not noted by 

 Mr. Horn, but one or two summer in the wood at Ballinluig. 



GARDEN WARBLER, Sylvia hortensis. Also a very scarce bird. I 

 only once heard it, and then among the broom at Ballinluig. 



