MOVEMENTS OF BIRDS IN SCOTLAND DURING 1901 73 



Larks; Oct. 31, with Fieldfares; Nov. 2 to 5, great numbers 

 Redwings, Fieldfares, and Skylarks. Clyde Queen's Park, Glasgow, 

 March 30, twelve. Carmichael, Oct. 23, arrived. Solway Port- 

 patrick, Oct. 30, a small flock. 



Principal movements, April 19-20, Oct. 14-16, Oct. 23, Nov. 4-5. 



TURDUS PILARIS (Fieldfare). 



Orkney Noup Head, Oct 14, great rush, numbers on lantern all 

 night; Nov. 10, one. Sule Skerry, April 30, two; May 7, five; 

 Nov. i, all night, with Blackbirds, etc. Moray Glen Cannich, 

 Oct. 17. Tay Auchinblae, May 4, last seen. Bell Rock, Jan. 3, 

 three at lantern; May i, on rock ; Nov. 8-9, flying round light and 

 striking; Nov. 1 1, one killed. Forth Isle of May, Oct. 27, a 

 few; Nov. 25, midnight, with Thrushes at lantern. Tweed 

 Broughton, May 2, large flock. Outer Hebrides Flannans, Oct. 

 30, great numbers ; Nov. 3, numbers round light, with Black- 

 birds, etc.; Nov. 11, fresh rush, with Starlings and Black- 

 birds. Monach, Jan. 6, flying round light with Blackbirds, etc. ; 

 Jan. 15, at light with Starlings and Larks. Island Glass, Oct. 6, at 

 light, with Thrushes. Argyll and Isles Tiree, Jan. 18; Dec. 25, 

 flock. Skerryvore, Nov. 4-5, in rush of Turdida^, several killed. 

 Dhuheartach, Oct. 29, numbers flying round light with other birds; 

 Nov. 4-5, great numbers, Redwings, Skylarks, etc. ; Nov. 7, ten at 

 lantern. Clyde Carmichael, April 22, large flock; Oct. 19. 

 Carmunnock, small flock. Solway Closeburn, April 28, a flock 

 of 150, a similar lot at Black Linn went eastwards. Portpatrick, 

 April 1 6, a small flock ; Nov. 7, a flock. 



Principal movements, Oct. 14-16, Nov. 1-8-9, Nov. 27. 



TURDUS MERULA (Blackbird). 



Shetland North *Unst, Oct. 15, on rock. Lerwick, Mayfield, 

 May 5; nested at Helendale in 1901. Scousburgh, Oct. 15, one. 

 Orkney Noup Head, Jan. 22, killed on lantern. Sule Skerry, 

 May 13, a ? caught ; Nov. i, all night, with Fieldfares, etc. Tay 

 Bell Rock, March i 2, flying in rays ; April 6, on lantern. Forth 

 Isle of May, Nov. 9, a few all night. Outer Hebrides Flannans, 

 March 9, a $ ; March 1 5, numbers flying round light ; Nov. 3, 

 numbers flying round, several rested on lantern; Nov. u, great 

 many on Island ; Nov. 20-23, many passing with Thrushes ; Dec. 3, 

 several $ 's ; Dec. 22, plentiful. Monach, Jan. 6, with Fieldfares, 

 Thrushes, etc ; Jan. 15, with small birds in large numbers flying in 

 rays; Oct. 13-15, with Thrushes, Starlings, Larks, and small birds. 

 Island Glass, Oct. 26, numbers all day, left about 4 P.M. ; Oct. 28, 

 three flocks between 10 A.M. and 2 P.M. ; Nov. 2, at lantern, some 

 striking ; Nov. 9, a few with Thrushes. Argyll and Isles Tiree, 



