198 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



SAXICOLA CENANTHE (Wheatear). Corkindale Law (Renfrew) and 

 Levencorrach (Arran), 28th March; Isle of May, ist April; 

 Duddingston and Torduff (Pentlands), 6th. Markedly scarce 

 in Mull as a nesting species this year, and Mr. William Rennie 

 says he saw none on his frequent visits to Alloa and Bo'ness, 

 where in former years he could always depend on seeing them 

 in suitable places. There are decidedly more references than 

 usual to the occurrences of this species in October, and in 

 November it is reported on ist and 3rd at Butt of Lewis, 2nd 

 at Wick, while in Tiree it was still fairly numerous (p. 51) in 

 the first week in November. 



PRATINCOLA RUBETRA (Whinchat). Kirkliston, 4th May ; Isle of 

 May, 5th (p. 8) ; Mull and Kinnelhead (Beattock) 6th ; 

 Beith, gth (three pairs); Garnkirk (Lanark), zoth. Almost 

 daily on Isle of May, i gth September till 4th October (p. 8). 

 Latest seen on mainland, Kirkliston, 25th September. 



P. RUBICOLA (Stonechat). 8th October, Isle of May, one (<?) 

 (p. 8). 



RUTICILLA PHCENICURUS (Redstart). Isle of May, ist May (p. 9) ; 

 Kinnelhead (Beattock), 2nd ; Carmichael (Lanark) 3rd; swarm- 

 ing on the lantern in the Isle of May (p. 9) on 4th and 5th; 

 Mull, 5th ; Carmyle (Lanark), yth. Autumn reports at light- 

 houses, 23rd August (Isle of May) (p. 9) till 26th October (Butt 

 of Lewis) (p. 48). 



R. TITYS (Black Redstart). 22nd October, East Neuk o' Fife, one 

 (c?) (p. 49); 6th November, South Uist (i) (pp. 4-5). 



CYANECULA SUECICA (Arctic Bluethroat). 22nd September to 5th 

 October, Isle of May, several (p. 9). 



ERITHACUS RUBECULA (Redbreast). 2yth April a great many at 

 Isle of May, and numerous till 6th May (p. 9). In June at 

 Scotscraig, Fife, a Robin constantly fed a young Blackbird, 

 which had just left the nest. Last in song in summer on 

 3oth June, it began its autumn song in Mull, 2 ist August. 

 At the Isle of May in passage, 6th September till 3rd 

 November (pp. 9-10). Huge numbers everywhere at Crail 

 iyth-2oth October. 



SYLVIA CINEREA (Whitethroat). Gilston (Fife) (2), and Kirkliston, 

 7th May. Rouken Glen (Glasgow) and Beith, loth. Mull, 

 1 2th, one ( 6*). At Kilchattan (Bute) on 3rd June, a nest 

 with young newly hatched. Last heard singing at Cathcart, 

 " the usual farewell twitter," 2nd August. Last seen and in 

 song (!) at Kirkliston on 4th September. Many more seen 

 at Isle of May this autumn than last (p. 10). Reported 

 from the Flannans (i) on ist November, and Lerwick on 5th. 



