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and during that period the movement continued. Incident- 

 ally it may be observed, and indeed it will appear to some 

 extent from what follows, with what frequency interesting 

 movements are reported in association with S.E. winds ; not 

 a new discovery, of course, but a matter to which attention 

 may be directed. The year gains some distinction from the 

 observations made by Mr. Eagle Clarke in the Fair Isle during 

 the autumn, and to them frequent reference has been made ; 

 without them the report would be incomplete. All who 

 have sent in reports or schedules are most cordially thanked 

 for their valuable assistance. 



TURDUS VISCIVORUS (Mistle-Thrush). Nesting birds arrived N.W. 

 Mull on 23rd February, and were in force there on igth March. 

 A nest on the ground is reported from Beith trees not far 

 off. I heard it in fine song on isth October at Daldowie, 

 Lanarkshire. 



T. MUSICUS (Song-Thrush). No great movement is reported, although 

 about two dozen appeared at North Ronaldshay on 6th 

 November, of whom three were killed. S.E. wind and rain. At 

 Sule Skerry, Orkney, great numbers in rays on yth November, 

 wind N.W. One which began singing 23rd November 1904 in 

 E. Renfrew continued right into summer. Increased numbers 

 are reported from Blackwood, Duddingston, and Kirkliston in 

 the first week in February. 



T. ILIACUS (Redwing). The last mainland observation on this species 

 is 22nd April, Stirling, about a dozen (Wm. Evans). Numbers 

 are reported from the Flannans, Dunrossness, Auskerry, and 

 Unst between iith and 25th April. In autumn early main- 

 land observations are 4th October, Aberdour, a few (\Vm. 

 Evans) ; 6th, Kirkliston ; yth, Beith (Ayr), three flying S.\V. 

 By the 2ist they were numerous in many localities, E. and W. 

 At Skerryvore on the loth there was a "rush," wind W. On 

 ist November at same place there was a "rush " all night, wind 

 N.E. ; and at Sule Skerry, on 8th October and yth November, 

 there were " scores " and " great numbers " in rays respectively. 



T. PILARIS (Fieldfare). In the Glasgow district, at Frankfield, a 

 flock of eighty was seen on 3oth April. On ist May, at Edin- 

 burgh and Burntisland, and on 5th May at Kirkliston, numbers 

 are reported. At Pentland Skerries, Auskerry, and Unst flocks 

 are reported on i5th and i6th April, large numbers at Balta- 

 sound on 25th, and many at Bell Rock on 3oth. In the 

 autumn Mr. Evans saw a small flock near Balerno on i ith, and 

 another on i4th October at North Esk Reservoir (Pentlands), 



