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at Swordale, East Ross. On the 26th April, Mr. Robert 

 Wilson saw over forty roosting in reeds at the Little Loch 

 (E. Renfrew). At Beith, a Blackbird's nest of the year with 

 three Pied Wagtails' eggs was found, of course the Wagtail 

 lined the nest to fit itself. No important movements reported 

 in autumn, and none observed on Fair Isle on September 

 1905 or 1906 (p. 72). 



M. ALBA (White Wagtail). Beginning at Beith on 8th April, this 

 species is observed on the west coast in Mull, Barra, and the 

 Flannans, up till 3rd June, at last-named locality. The other 

 spring records are April and May, at the Fair Isle (p. 72) ; a 

 few pairs at Dornoch Firth on 2 2nd May, and two seen at 

 Sule Skerry on gth. In autumn a dozen are reported from 

 Sule Skerry on 3oth August. It was one of the commonest 

 birds of passage on the Fair Isle in September as in 1905 

 (p. 72), and was numerous at Spiggie (Shetland) on i4th. 



M. MELANOPE (Grey Wagtail). Returned to Caldwell on 5th 

 March; Kirkliston, i3th; and Mull, 3ist, where a few 

 remained till 3ist December. Young away at the Rouken 

 Glen, Glasgow, on i6th May. 



M. RAII (Yellow Wagtail). Appeared first in Clyde at Beith, 



April. A male was captured at the Fair Isle on Sth May- 

 an exceptional occurrence (p. 72). 



A.NTHUS TRIVIALIS (Tree-Pipit). At Kirkliston, 24th April ; Mull, 

 26th; Caldwell, 3oth ; Cadder, near Glasgow, 6th May, many. 

 Last in song at Kirkliston, i6th July. 



A. PRATENSIS (Meadow-Pipit). Returned to Carmichael (Lanark), 

 1 9th March; Mull, 2ist, on the moors but not numerous yet ; 

 Mearns Moor (E. Renfrew), returned, 25th. On 2nd June, 

 Mr J. Craig writes from Beith, that he found a Meadow-Pipit's 

 nest with two eggs and a Cuckoo's egg, but they were cold. 

 He visited the nest a week later, but it was forsaken as the 

 eggs were still cold probably the full clutch had been laid 

 before the Cuckoo deposited her egg, and she reduced the 

 number to two which caused the Pipit to forsake. This, 

 Mr. Craig, who has very great experience, never knew a Pipit 

 to do before, and thinks it must have been a young bird. On 

 2oth and 2ist September at Skerryvore there was a great rush 

 of Meadow-Pipits with a S.E. wind thousands being observed 

 (see introduction). 



LANIUS EXCUBITOR (Great Grey Shrike). One seen at Unst on 

 24th October, and on 2/th December at Newtonairds 

 (Dumfries), a young male of the double-spotted form (p. 112). 



