72 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



TURDUS MUSICUS (Song Thrush). 



Shetland Lerwick, Helendale, May i, one. Orkney Noup 

 Head, March 9, at lantern; Oct. 14-15, rush, all night at lantern. 

 Sule Skerry, Sept. 25, one. Tay Pitlochry, Feb. n, one, first 

 this year, numerous by the igth. Auchinblae, March 3, large 

 numbers, scarce during winter. Bell Rock, Feb. 26, at lantern, one 

 killed ; April 6, at lantern ; Oct. i, on rock. Forth Isle of May, 

 Oct. 14, a few all night ; Nov. 25, midnight, at lantern with Field- 

 fares. Tweed Halmyre, Feb. 20, have returned. Outer Hebrides 

 Flannans, Oct. 23, great numbers with Redwings, stayed for ten 

 days; Nov. 6, rush, several killed striking; Nov. 20-23, many 

 passing with Blackbirds, etc. Monach, Jan. 6 and 15, Thrushes, 

 Blackbirds, Fieldfares, Starlings, and Larks, flying round light ; Feb. 

 28, numbers at light, with Starlings, etc. ; April 25, numerous ; Oct. 

 13-15, many with Blackbirds, Starlings, etc. Island Glass, Oct. 

 6-8, flying round light with Fieldfares, Snow Buntings, Pipits, and 

 Wheatears ; Oct. 28, three flocks of Thrushes, Blackbirds, Starlings, 

 and Larks passed between 10 A.M. and 2 P.M. ; Nov. 2, at lantern, 

 some striking ; Nov. 9, a few with Blackbirds. Argyll and Isles 

 Tiree, March 28, left after staying all winter; Oct. 12, returned; 

 Oct. 22, in numbers. Skerry vore, March ro, at lantern with Black- 

 birds; Oct. 21, all night, with Redwings, Blackbirds, and small 

 birds; Nov. 4, at lantern, rush of Turdidre. Dhuheartach, Feb. 25, 

 at light; March 10, all night with Blackbirds, great numbers; 

 March 13, with Blackbirds, Larks, etc. ; Oct. 23, Thrushes, Black- 

 birds, Redwings, and Larks, flying round light. Sound of Mull, 

 March 5, with Blackbirds, Larks, and Pipits. Solway Maxwelltown, 

 Oct. i, about a score, seen singly, high up, and heading south. 

 Many groups in the hedgerows. 



Principal movements, March 8-14, Oct. 14-15, Nov. 4-6, 

 Nov. 23-25. 



TURDUS ILIACUS (Redwing). 



Shetland North Unst, Oct. 15, a flock rested on rock, went 

 south. Dunrossness, Oct. 1 3, one, many afterwards. Orkney Noup 

 Head, Oct. 14-15, rush. Sule Skerry, April 16, one; April 19, 

 in large numbers 10 P.M. to 4 A.M., thirty killed; April 20-21, 

 about twenty at lantern; May 22, one; Oct. 8, first; Oct. 16, a 

 great rush all night with Ring Ousels and Woodcock, thirty killed ; 

 Tay Bell Rock, Oct. 15, several on lantern, one killed. Outer 

 Hebrides Flannans, April 19, numerous; 2ist, four; Oct. 23, 

 great numbers, stayed for ten days. Argyll and Isles Tiree, April 

 15, several; Oct. 8, flock. Skerry vore, Nov. 4, rush of Turdidae, 

 several killed ; Nov. 8, three on lantern remained till daylight. 

 Dhuheartach, Oct. 23, rush of Thrushes, Blackbirds, Redwings, and 



