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also because it has not hitherto been known to occur in 

 Scotland. Even in England it is only to be regarded as a 

 rare wanderer to the southern counties, where it has occurred 

 on nine or ten occasions ; while in Ireland one has been 

 obtained in County Mayo. 



The specimen has been presented to the Collection of 

 British Birds in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. 



On our arrival at the Flannans on the 6th of September, 

 the Lapland Bunting was almost the first bird that came 

 under notice, and a party of from thirty to forty individuals, 

 composed of old and young, were found to be present, 

 some of which were seen daily down to the date of our 

 departure, September 2ist. On the following day, the 22nd, 

 I saw several examples on Sule Skerry, a far western outlier 

 of the Orkneys. 



This species is of irregular occurrence in the British 

 Isles, and has only hitherto been detected in one or two 

 instances in Scotland, namely in Caithness and the Orkneys 

 and Shetlands. The date of appearance of these birds in 

 the Hebrides is also of special interest, since it is believed to 

 be the earliest on record for our Islands. 



I take this opportunity of expressing on behalf of Mr. 

 Laidlaw and myself our indebtedness to the Commissioners 

 of Northern Lighthouses for having granted us permission 

 to reside in the lighthouse during our sojurn on the Flannans, 

 and for other facilities afforded us in connection with our 

 visit privileges and assistance which we desire to gratefully 

 acknowledge. 



REPORT ON THE MOVEMENTS AND OCCUR- 

 RENCE OF BIRDS IN SCOTLAND DURING 



1902. 



By T. G. LAIDLAW, M.B.O.U. 



( Continued from p. 150). 



FRINGILLA MONTIFRINGILLA (Brambling). 



Orkney Sule Skerry, April 29, caught at lantern. Pentland 

 Skerries, April 26, a flock of Bramblings and Chaffinches ; May 13, 



