134 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



REPORT ON THE MOVEMENTS AND OCCUR- 

 RENCE OF BIRDS IN SCOTLAND DURING 



1900. 



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



( Continued from p. 79.) 



EMBERIZA CITRINELLA (Yellow Bunting). 



Sutherland Cape Wrath, April 19, one. Outer Hebrides 

 Barra, April 23, one. Flannan Isles, Sept. 17, one resting on 

 island. Clyde Carmichael, Sept. 14, nest with three eggs. 



PLECTROPHANES NIVALIS (Snow Bunting). 



Shetland Dunrossness, Oct. 26, large flock. Orkney Sule 

 Skerry, March 18, a large flock remained a week ; April 10, last 

 seen; Sept. 30, first; Oct. 24, at lantern all night with Redwings, 

 Thrushes, etc. ; Nov. i, at lantern with Fieldfares, Blackbirds, etc. 

 North Ronaldshay, Oct. 5, about 20 ; Nov. i, a good number with 

 Thrushes, Blackbirds, etc. Sutherland Cape Wrath, April 19, at 

 lantern. Toy Bell Rock, Oct. 24, on rock; Nov. 4, at lantern. 

 Tweed Cramilt, Sept. 27, two, never saw them so early. Outer 

 Hebrides Barra, March, 3rd week, $ and $ , few seen this spring. 

 Flannan Isles, Sept. 23, caught at lantern, five several days on 

 island. Argyll and Isles Dhuheartach, March 30, several ; Sept. 

 24, one. 



STURNUS VULGARIS (Starling). 



Orkney Noup Head, Feb. 25, all night at lantern, in great 

 numbers, with Blackbirds, N.E., fresh. Sutherland Cape Wrath, 

 April 19, one. Dee Rattray Head, April 14, at lantern. Toy 

 Bell Rock, Oct. 17, several striking, with Redwings, etc. ; Oct. 31, 

 striking, with Blackbirds, Redwings, and Larks, S.E., haze; Nov. 4, 

 several striking. Argyll and Isles Skerry vore, July 24, one on 

 rock; Oct. 15, one struck dome, next day on rock. Dhuheartach, 

 April 15, several. Corran, Oct. 30, flock; Nov. 21-28, flock, 

 Blackbirds, Thrushes, etc. 



CORVUS MONEDULA (Jackdaw). 



Shetland N. Unst, April i, one, killed on 8th inst. Argyll 

 and Isles Tiree, Oct. 25, large flock, first time I have seen such a 

 flock in Tiree. 



