io ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



given in a summarised form, and its influence on the movements 

 of the migrants indicated. 



Weather for the week ending Sept. gt/i. During the whole period 

 the weather over Northern Europe was unsettled, being under the 

 influence of depressions arriving from the Atlantic ; and the general 

 direction of the wind was from between south and west. Gales 

 were experienced in the British Islands and Scandinavia, but were 

 not of great force. The weather was not sufficiently adverse to 

 totally arrest migration, but the week was naturally an uneventful 

 one. There was, however, a decided immigration of Snipe on the 

 6th, but these birds may not have travelled far. 



Sept. 2nd. Arrived at Fair Isle at mid-day. During the after- 

 noon and early evening we observed small parties of White Wagtails 

 on the beach at the south harbour ; and on the rocks at the base of 

 the cliffs on the east side a few Common Sandpipers were seen singly. 

 Several Golden Plover, three or four Ruffs, and some Curlew were 

 observed on the grassy slopes bordering the cliffs. On the margin 

 of a burn a Green Sandpiper was disturbed ; and a few Dunlin came 

 under notice on the rocks bordering the sea at the south end of the 

 island. Wheatears and Meadow Pipits were abundant, many of 

 them being no doubt recent immigrants. Puffins were not observed 

 on the sea immediately off the island after this date, and the 

 Guillemots and Razorbills had already departed. 



Sept. 3/v/. The only additions to yesterday's list of birds 

 observed were a Willow Warbler and a Chaffinch (?) on the face 

 of the cliffs, and a Mallard at sea. The Fulmar Petrel and the 

 Lesser Black-backed Gull were not observed after this date. 



Sept. 4//i. The additions to-day were several Whimbrel, Snipe, 

 and Turnstone. 



Sept. 5//r. A Whitethroat was observed among the corn, and a 

 Garden Warbler on the face of a geo. 



Sept. 6t/i. To-day there was a great increase in the numbers of 

 Snipe. They are everywhere, even among the stocks of grain. The 

 first Teal was also observed. 



Sept. "ith. The only bird of note seen to-day was an interesting 

 one, namely a Lapp Bunting, whose familiar note I was glad to 

 hear again, one year and one day after my first introduction to this 

 species on the Flannan Isles. 



Sept. 8///. A pair of Tree Sparrows and an adult male Gold- 

 crest were the only birds worthy of note to-day. 



Sept. 9//z. Several Wigeon have arrived, also four Sanderling. 

 The latter were observed on the only strip of sandy beach afforded 

 by the island. 



Weather for the week ending Sept. i6///. At the commencement 

 of the week the north of Europe, including our Northern Isles, lay 

 in the track of depressions travelling in an easterly direction. As 



