204 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



C. SPINUS (Siskin). Small number on Isle of May, 22nd September 

 till 28th October (p. 13). At Butt of Lewis on gth October 

 (i). At Svvordale (E. Ross) on 25th October (i). In Mull 

 on 1 1 th November, seven feeding on seeds of Centaurea nigra, 

 the first time Mr. MacDonald has seen it in Mull. 



PASSER MONTANUS (Tree -Sparrow). On 8th June, two near 

 Ardmillan (Girvan). Pair seen by the shore at Swordale, 

 20th July. Isle of May, icth September 8th October, a 

 small party 5-3. At Swordale on 1 3th October, a few. 



FRINGILLA CCELEBS (Chaffinch). Sings at Colinsburgh and Kirkliston 

 on 6th February. Nest and one egg at Swordale on 6th May. 

 Last in song, 2nd July. Flocks at Scotscraig, loth July. At 

 Isle of May, a lot in the big rush of 28th October (p. 14). 



F. MONTIFRINGILLA (Brambling). At Colinsburgh huge flock, 2oth 

 February, and very numerous there and at Largo from 22nd 

 March till end of April. At Largo, 4th May (i); Swordale, 

 two ($}; 6th May, Butt of Lewis (2). In autumn, a few on 

 7th September at Sandbank, Holy Loch (Clyde), 25th, two 

 at Isle of May, and on 9 days from 26th till 8th October, 

 there. In N.W. Mull, 50 or so on 4th November, 100 next 

 day. A number at Inchnadamph (West Sutherland) on 25th 

 October, a district to which they are new (pp. 47-8). 



LINOTA CANNABINA (Linnet). On Isle of May, igth September, 

 6th, 7th, and 8th October (r, 3, i, i). Enormous flocks on 

 26th October at Swordale, and huge flocks on 26th November 

 at Largo. 



L. LINARIA (Mealy Redpoll). Single birds on Isle of May on i3th 

 and 1 8th January, 8th February, and i2th March. Two at 

 the Flannan Islands on 7th September, and two on i6th. 

 Two at Butt of Lewis on 8th November. 



L. [RUFESCENS (Lesser Redpoll). A few at Killiechronan pine 

 woods, Mull, on i8th April. Crail, about a dozen on 24th 

 October, flock of over a hundred at Sandbank (Clyde) on 8th 

 November, and a small flock at Swordale feeding on nettle 

 seeds on 1 7th December. 



L. FLAVIROSTRIS (Twite). In N.W. Mull on igth July, thirty or 

 so already flocking. At Fairlie (Ayr), on 26th December, 

 flock of over a hundred. 



PYRRHULA EUROP^A (Bullfinch). In Mull, i4th March, 7th April 

 at larch buds. One at Lahill (Largo) on 5th April. At 

 Skelmorlie (Ayr), hatched out about 5th August, and pair 

 feeding four young at Caldwell, 8th August. One at Monach, 

 1 8th October. Fairly common in N.W. Mull, 8th-i5th 

 November, at seeds of Rumex crispits, Spircea Ulmaria, Senecio 

 Jacobiza, and Scabiosa sitccisa. 



