BIRD NOTES FROM NORTH RONALDSHAY 69 



GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN (Regidus cristatus). One in garden 5th 

 November 1892. The Gold-crest occurs nearly every winter, 

 sometimes in large numbers. 



WILLOW WREN (Phyttascopus trochilus). One killed 2Qth August 

 1884. On 3ist August 1892, and for the first few days of 

 September, there were large numbers about the garden and 

 among beds of nettles along the west side of island : as many 

 as fifteen or twenty together. Wind easterly. 



HEDGE SPARROW (Accentor modularis). A pair seen in the Holland 

 Garden, i3th October 1892. 



COMMON WREN (Troglodytes parvulus). Saw one in the garden on 

 2nd October 1892. Since then there have been one or two 

 constantly about. 



PIED WAGTAIL (Motarilla lugubris). On the 22nd August 1892, 

 saw a single bird close to the Lighthouse on the north beach. 

 On 29th August I saw several family parties feeding on insects 

 among the rotting seaweed along the south beach, and for 

 some days after this there were a few small lots about. 



MEADOW PIPIT (Anthus prate nsis\ I saw a few on 2oth September 

 1892. I had seen them in small numbers in former years. I 

 cannot make out that they breed here, though I particularly 

 looked for them during the breeding season I saw nothing 

 of the birds during spring and early summer. 



ROCK PIPIT (Anthus obscurus). Very common, breeding in the 

 stone wall which runs all round the island, and among the 

 loose stones on the beach. 



PIED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa atricapilla). One in Holland Garden 

 2nd September, one on i3th, and two on i4th October 1892. 

 This bird seems to occur pretty regularly nearly every autumn. 



SAND MARTIN (Cot He riparia). A single bird circling round the 

 house here on the evening of 25th September 1892, after a 

 dreadful day of wind and rain from the S.W. 



HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus). Common all over the island. 

 I shot an albino in August 1892. 



CHAFFINCH (Fringilla ccelebs). Large numbers occurred on 5th 

 October 1892, and small lots were to be seen for the next few 

 days. Flocks largely mixed with Bramblings. It struck me 

 that the Chaffinches largely consisted of females. 



BRAMBLING (Fringilla montifringilla). Seen along with the above 

 from the 5th to loth October. At no time would I say there 

 were large numbers. Shot a Brambling on the i4th October 

 1892 : a single bird, which was the last one I saw. 



