144 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



Fieldfares, Pipits, Wagtails, and Wheatears, Oct. n, great rush; 

 Oct. 20 and 29, several; Nov. 7, Redwings, Fieldfares, Blackbirds 

 all over island. Argyll and Isles Tiree, April 6, several ; Sept. 29, 

 one; Oct. 9-12, and 28, numbers passing. Skerryvore, Oct. 6, 

 several; Oct. 10, 18, and 28, numbers at lantern, with Blackbirds, 

 Thrushes, and Fieldfares; Nov. 18, a few. Clyde Beith, Oct. 17. 

 Solway Corsewall, March 2 1-2 2, Redwings, Blackbirds, Thrushes, 

 Starlings, and Larks in great numbers during night; Oct. 10, 

 several. 



TURDUS PILARIS (Fieldfare). 



Shetland Unst, May 3, numbers largely increased, last seen 

 1 4th. Orkney Noup Head, Oct. 25, on rush all night; Oct. 28, 

 another rush. Sule Skerry, April 29, flock; Oct 16, several; 

 Oct. 28-29, rush at lantern, hundreds in rays, about ninety killed, 

 Fieldfares, Thrushes, Redwings, and Starlings. Pentland Skerries, 

 April 25, first seen; May i, large rush of Fieldfares; May 5-9, 

 immense numbers, a few Blackbirds and Ring Ousels, none seen 

 after loth. North Ronaldshay, April 28, at light; April 30, about 

 two dozen; Oct. 25-26, hundreds, scores killed; Oct. 28, very 

 numerous, dozens killed. Moray Strathpeffer, April 29. Dee 

 Aberdeen, Oct. 4, two. Tay Kinloch Rannoch, April 28, large 

 flock flying N. Bell Rock, Oct. 29, thirteen ; Nov. 8, at lantern, 

 with Thrushes, and Blackbirds. Forth Balerno, May 9. Rosebery, 

 Oct. 14. Tiveed Halmyre, May 12, large flock. Outer 

 Hebrides Flannans, April 29, several, with Redwings flying round 

 light ; Nov. 7, Fieldfares, Redwings, and Blackbirds all over island. 

 Argyll and Isles Tiree, all winter in large numbers, very unusual ; 

 April 13, still in numbers ; Oct. 30, "crowds." Skerryvore, Oct. 28, 

 with Redwings and Blackbirds; Nov. 18, a few. Clyde Bowling, 

 Oct. 1 8. 



TURDUS MERULA (Blackbird). 



Orkney Pentland Skerries, May 5-9, a few. Sule Skerry, 

 Sept. 29, one; Oct. 4, six; Nov. 28, one; still on island, Dec. 29. 

 North Ronaldshay, May 3-4, at lantern. Tay Bell Rock, March 

 23, a $ at lantern; 25, ditto; Sept. 22, one; Oct. 19, four; 

 Nov. 8, at lantern, with Thrushes, and Fieldfares. Outer Hebrides 

 Flannans, Jan. 28, several; Feb. 15, one; March 17, several; 

 April 5, a ; Oct. 11-12, in rush of Redwings; Oct. 23 and 29, 

 several ; Nov. 7, Fieldfares, Redwings, and Blackbirds all over 

 island; Nov. n, great rush. Monach, Oct. 12, great numbers 

 striking, with Thrushes, many killed; Nov. 10, striking, twelve 

 killed. Argyll and Isles Skerryvore, March 22, at lantern, with 

 Thrushes; Oct. 8, a few in rush; Oct. 18 and 28, at lantern, with 

 Redwings, Thrushes, etc. ; Nov. 30, two. Tiree, Oct. 15, have 

 come; Oct. 28, numerous. Solway Corsewall, March 21-22, 



