204 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



T. PILARIS (Fieldfare). Generally reported from mainland localities 

 in second half of April, and a large flock was still at Kirkmuir- 

 hill, Lanark, on 3rd May, but the lighthouse returns throw no 

 light on its departure in spring. In autumn first observed on 

 the mainland at Portobello, -jth October, and Higham, Fife, 

 1 3th October, and at lighthouses generally from 22nd October 

 (Flannans) till iith December (Corsewall), when immense 

 flocks with Starlings were observed along shore. At the East 

 Neuk of Fife, on 5th November, several flocks came in from 

 N.E. against a strong westerly wind "pretty well dead beat." 



T. MERULA (Blackbird). The lighthouse observations on this species 

 are chiefly from West Coast stations from 22nd and 23rd 

 February, on which dates great numbers passed Corsewall, till 

 i 2th April at Skerryvore and the Flannans. It was nesting at 

 Lerwick on 2 1 st April, and from Beith Mr. Matthew Barr 

 sends an account of one which laid four eggs in a hole of a 

 wall on the bare stone and lime, the nest intended for their 

 reception having been torn out by some malicious boys. 

 At Blackwood, Lanark, on 26th October, many were collecting 

 in the hedges, "after this date far fewer to be seen." The 

 principal autumn movements reported begin at Corsewall, i5th 

 October, Monach and Noup Head, i6th October, and continue 

 intermittently till 2oth November (Skerryvore), and loth 

 December (Flannans). 



T. TORQUATUS (Ring Ouzel). Reported in spring from Corsewall, 

 Skerryvore, and Lagg (Arran) on i2th April, and Blackwood, 

 Lanark, on i yth. 



SAXICOLA <ENANTHE (Wheatear). Appeared as usual at Lendalfoot 



(Ayr) on 22nd March, is reported from Millport, Bute, on 3ist, 



and Sule Skerry, ist April. The only autumn records after 



September are from Fairlie, Ayr two on ist, and Largo, Fife 



one on igth October. 



PRATINCOLA RUBETRA (Whinchat). Appeared Halmyre (Peebles), 

 i gth, Lamlash (Arran), 26th April, and Thornliebank (Renfrew), 

 ist May. Mr. Barr, Beith, mentions a clutch of six eggs of 

 this species seen this season, all speckled at the ////// end. 



RUTICILLA PHCENICURUS (Redstart). On 3oth March one was seen 

 in a garden at Lerwick. Next reports are Corsewall, i2th; 

 Unst, igth; East Linton, 2 ist; Halmyre, 22nd; Carmichael, 

 (Lanark), 24th April. In the middle of May I found it pretty 

 common on the skirts of the deer forest at Inveraray, and in the 

 woods up the Aray. 



ERITHACUS RUBECULA (Redbreast). Reported from Corsewall on 

 March; Lerwick, 3rd and igth April; and on 28th 



