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P. RUBICOLA (Stonechat). Fair Isle, a few throughout April and 

 one in September (pp. 75, 76). 



RUTICILLA PHCENICURUS (Redstart). April 20th, Coldstream ( $ ) ; 

 28th North Berwick; ist May, Beattock ; 2nd, Lendalfoot 

 (); 6th, Mull; 8th, Burntisland. May 25th, at Luss, Loch 

 Lomond, two nests with six fresh eggs each. At North 

 Ronaldshay, i6th September (3); Pentland Skerries, igth ; 

 Skerry vore, 2ist (i); Pentland Skerries, 5th October; Ler- 

 wick, gth (several). From middle to end of September quite 

 common in Fair Isle and stragglers till late October. Almost 

 as frequent and abundant there in May after the first week 



(P- 75)- 

 CVANECULA SUECICA (Bluethroat). On Fair Isle on 2 oth September 



and following days, a dozen seen, others no doubt escaping 

 notice (p. 75). Unst, 25th September (i) ; 26th (2), (p. 58). 



ERITHACUS RUBECULA (Redbreast). A straggler at the Fair Isle in 

 September, it was occasionally seen in considerable numbers 

 in October and November. Not much observed in the spring 

 (pp. 74) 75)- Numerous at Spiggie (Shetland) on 23rd 

 October ; a number at Pentland Skerries on 2nd November ; 

 a few during the day with snow on 3 oth December at same 

 place. 



SYLVIA CINEREA (Whitethroat). 6th May, first observed at Cadder, 

 near Glasgow. Reported from five localities between nth 

 and 1 6th. Laying at Kirkliston on 27th May, it was last in 

 song there on 23rd July. Several at Saltoun, i3th September. 



S. CURRUCA (Lesser Whitethroat). Not uncommon on three days 

 in May at Fair Isle, and one remained till iSth June. Seen 

 there nine days in September, and the last on 4th October, the 

 day Mr. Clarke left the island (p. 73). This is an interesting 

 series of observations on a most elusive Scottish species. 



S. ATRICAPILLA (Blackcap). At Kirkliston on i5th May. On 24th 

 August at Bell Rock (i) ; 5th October, Spiggie (Shetland) (i) ; 

 1 2th Pentland Skerries (i) ; 23rd Spiggie, several. 



S. HORTENSIS (Garden-Warbler). At Eaglescarnie, Haddington, 

 2nd May (H. N. Bonar). Kirkliston, i3th, and Rouken Glen, 

 Glasgow, 1 6th. Last in song on nth July at Kirkliston. 

 On 5th October one shot at Pentland Skerries and sent in the 

 flesh, and on 8th October a number there. 



REGULUS CRISTATUS (Golden-crested Wren). In song in Mull on 

 2oth February. Nest on a cypress about 3 inches from the 

 trunk at Beith, the closest to the trunk Mr. Craig has seen it 

 in his long experience. Pretty generally observed from the ist 

 till the 2 ist of October from the Bell Rock to Spiggie 

 (Shetland). 



