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strong gale from N.W. ; Dec. 31, very numerous along coast, heavy 

 snow from N.E. ; Cults, Dec. 12, in numbers; Girdleness L.H., 

 Oct. 30, 31, in rush with Fieldfares and Blackbirds, strong S.-S.E. 

 gale ; Dec. 2 7, with Blackbirds. Argyll and Isles Tiree, left Mar. 

 30; in flocks, Oct. 21 ; Skerryvore, April 4, 29 ; Oct. 4-7, in rushes 

 with other birds, S.E., hazy; Oct. 13, rush, W., fog; Oct. 16-31 ; 

 Nov. 3 ; Nov. 25-27, in rush with Blackbirds, mostly , S.E. ; Dec. 

 4. Clyde Great decrease after Nov. 9, Camphill. 



Principal movements, Oct. 4-7, 30-31, Nov. 25-27, Dec. 24-31. 



TURDUS VISCIVORUS (Missel Thrush). 



Dee Peterhead, Oct. 7, plentiful in rush with other birds ; Oct. 

 22, very numerous, with a few Fieldfares; Nov. 8, with Blackbirds. 

 Argyll and Isles Tiree, Oct. 30 ; Skerryvore, Oct. 6, 7, in rush 

 with other birds. 



Principal movements, Oct. 6, 7. 



TURDUS ILIACUS (Redwing). 



Shetland Scousbrough, Nov. i, in flocks with other Thrushes, 

 strong gale. Orkney Pentland Skerries, Sept. 30, one ; Oct. 8, 

 with Chaffinches. Moray Aviemore, Oct. 16. Dee Peterhead, 

 Oct. 7. Fortli Biel, Oct. 8. Tweed Chirnside, Oct. 24. Outer 

 Hebrides Barra, Oct. 8. Argyll Tiree, Oct. 31, last seen Mar. 30 ; 

 Skerryvore, Oct. 6, 7, in rush with other birds. Clyde Cambus- 

 lang, Oct. 21. 



Earliest observed, Pentland Skerries, Sept. 30. Principal move- 

 ments, Oct. 6-8. 



TURDUS PILARIS (Fieldfare). 



Shetland Dunrossness, last seen April 10; Oct. 25, in flocks; 

 Nov. i, in hundreds with Redwings and Blackbirds, strong gale ; 

 Nov. 19, in rush. Orkney Pentland Skerries, Nov. 4, with Red- 

 wings, S.E. strong. Moray Aviemore, April 17, Oct. 17. Dee 

 Peterhead, Oct. 22, Nov. 15, scarce on migration; Girdleness 

 L.H., Oct. 31, in rush with Thrushes and Blackbirds, S. strong; 

 Nov. 28, in flocks with Greenfinches, W. ; Fyvie, April n, Oct. 18. 

 Tay Bell Rock L.H., Oct. n, 28, with Starlings, E. ; Stravithie, 

 April 20, Oct. 14; St. Andrews, April 20. Forth Dalmeny, Oct. 

 20. Tweed Chirnside, April 28, Oct. 24. Outer Hebrides 

 Barra, Oct. 21. Argyll and Isles Oct. 15, Oct. 23, large flocks; 

 Skerryvore, Oct. 21, 28. Clyde Hawkhead, April 26; Ailsa 

 Craig, Oct. 28. 



Earliest, Bell Rock, Oct. n; latest, Chirnside, April 28. 

 Principal movements, Oct. 21-31, Nov. i. 



