The Annals 



of 



Scottish Natural History 



No. 1 6] 1895 [OCTOBER 



REPORT ON THE MOVEMENTS AND OCCUR- 

 RENCE OF BIRDS IN SCOTLAND DURING 



1894. 



By LIONEL W. HINXMAN, B.A. 

 Member of the British Ornithologists' Union. 



SCHEDULES were sent, as usual, by Messrs. Harvie-Brown 

 and Eagle Clarke to the Light Stations on the Scottish 

 coasts, and of these seven only have been returned. Reports 

 have also been received from twenty-nine other observers in 

 different parts of the country, making a total of thirty-six 

 schedules examined, a slight falling off from the number 

 sent in last year. 



The great decrease in the number of returns sent in from 

 lighthouses is, however, much to be deplored, for it is only when 

 more or less complete data from coast-stations are available 

 that any correct idea of the bird-movements during the year 

 can be obtained. The dates of arrival and departure of the 

 various species are, however, of value, as these have not 

 hitherto been ascertained for Scotland to the same extent as 

 for England. 



To all those who have so kindly aided us in these 

 inquiries, and to Mr. T. G. Laidlaw for assistance in the 

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