MOVEMENTS OF BIRDS IN SCOTLAND DURING 1900 69 

 OUTER HEBRIDES. 



Locality. Name of Observer. 



Flannan Isles L.H. James Ducat and William Ross, Light- 



keepers. 



Monach Isles L.H. James Black, Lightkeeper. 



Island Glass L.H. James M'Guffie, Lightkeeper. 



Barra William L. MacGillivray. 



ARGYLL AND INNER HEBRIDES. 



Scarnish, Tiree Peter Anderson. 



Skerryvore L.H. John Nicol and David L. Murray, 



Lightkeepers. 



Dhuheartach L.H. Messrs. Begg and M'Gilvray, Light- 



keepers. 



Corran L.H. Neil M 'Donald, Lightkeeper. 



CLYDE. 



Lamlash L.H. James Edgar, Lightkeeper. 



Carmichael Rev. J. D. W. Gibson, B.A. 



Various Localities John Paterson, John Robertson, Hugh 



Boyd Watt, Robert Wilson, and 



correspondents. 



GENERAL REMARKS. 



The winter and early spring months of 1900 were 

 characterised by weather of an extremely changeable nature, 

 the temperature in most districts being considerably below 

 the average, while the rainfall was largely in excess of the 

 normal. The conditions improved, on the East Coast, towards 

 the end of April and beginning of May, when a period of 

 fair and dry weather was experienced, although the 

 temperature continued low. This again, however, gave 

 place to very variable conditions before the end of the 

 month. The spell of dry weather on the West Coast was of 

 much shorter duration. 



The cold and inclement nature of the spring, as last 

 year, retarded the arrival of the summer migrants, and the 

 early movements were unimportant. At Isle of May and 

 Rattray Head, on April 14 and 22, small birds were at the 

 lantern ; and on April 2 1 many Wheatears were noted at 

 North Ronaldshay. 



