26 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



previous night. One caught on lantern on nth Nov. 1906, 

 at 11.30 P.M. Wind fresh breeze, clear. This was the only 

 bird seen that night. 



HOUSE SPARROW, Passer domesticiis. A rare visitor in summer for 

 a few hours, probably wandering from Tiree. 



BRAMBLING, Fringilla montifringilla. A rare visitor. One caught 

 in October 1905, and kept in a cage till April following, when 

 it accidentally escaped. One on lantern on zoth Nov. 1906. 



COMMON BUNTING, Emberiza miliaria. Has been seen in spring 

 and autumn. 



SNOW BUNTING, Plectrophenax nivalis. This species always calls 

 on the passage South and North, sometimes in flocks of twenty 

 to thirty, often seen only through the day, but when weather 

 conditions are suitable they are also attracted by the light at 

 night. They are more often seen in September and October 

 than in spring, but, wonderful to say, though other migrants 

 have been more than ordinarily numerous, not a single member 

 of this species has been seen this autumn. It would be interest- 

 ing to learn if they have failed to visit other localities on this 

 route. 



STARLING, Sturnus vulgaris. An erratic and irregular visitor. 

 Frequent on migration, and in summer a flock of half-a- 

 dozen or so often come out from the direction of Tiree, 

 occasionally remaining overnight, roosting on the dome of the 

 lantern. 



ROOK, Corvus frugilegus. One solitary individual arrived on the 

 rock on the afternoon of 6th April 1906, and spent the night 

 in one of the windows of the tower. 



SKYLARK, Alauda arvensis. Is only a visitor on migration. Earliest 

 seen in spring, 2ist Feb. 1905, when three were seen flying 

 round the rock. In March 1905 flocks of from ten to twenty 

 passed North, generally resting for half-an-hour on some out- 

 lying rock. The dates on which they were seen were 8th, 

 wind N.E., fresh breeze, clear; iSth, wind S., strong breeze, 

 rain; 25th, wind S.E., fresh breeze, clear. A straggler is not 

 uncommon during summer. In autumn they begin to make 

 their appearance towards the end of August, and are mostly 

 seen on the lantern in company with Wheatears and Pipits. 

 In September, October, and November, when there is a rush 

 of other birds, we can always depend on seeing one or two 

 Larks, and now and again a solitary specimen will appear on 

 the windows, spending the night making fruitless endeavours to 

 get inside, only departing on the approach of daylight. 



SWIFT, Cypselus apus. Has been seen every year in August, passing 

 South. 



