198 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



PIED WAGTAIL (Motacilla lugubris). Common. One of the earliest 

 spring arrivals. 



GRAY WAGTAIL (Motacilla melanope). Found it on my arrival on 

 1 9th April. I knew of two or three pairs at Rodono. It 

 arrives about three weeks later than the Pied (Sim). 



TREE PIPIT (Anthus trivialis). Saw the first on yth May. By the 

 1 5th there were several pairs in the vicinity. Could not be 

 called common. 



MEADOW PIPIT (Anthus pratensis). Very numerous and one of the 

 earliest arrivals. I found eggs on 22nd April. 



SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Musdcapa grisola). Scarce. Saw the first 

 on 8th May in the wood at Rodono. 



SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica). Common. Saw the first in the early 

 morning of 4th May. 



MARTIN (Chelidon urbica}. Common. Saw the first on 5th May. 



SAND MARTIN (Cotik riparia). Common. Saw the first, 3oth 

 April. 



HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus}. Plentiful about the farm 

 steadings. 



GREENFINCH (Ligurinus chloris}. I have not seen this bird higher 

 up the Yarrow Valley than the Gordon Arms. Sim tells me 

 he has at times seen them as far up as St. Mary's. 



CHAFFINCH (Fringilla ccelebs). Abundant. Is not seen at St. 

 Mary's during the winter (Sim). 



BULLFINCH (Pyrrhula europcea). I saw a male in Rodono W T ood 

 on yth May. They breed in the thorns on the hillside close to 

 the Capper Church (Sim). 



YELLOW BUNTING (Emberiza citrimlla). I found this bird in 

 numbers on my arrival on igth April. According to Sim it is 

 less than ten years ago since he saw this bird first, as far up 

 the Meggat as Cramilt, though they were always common lower 

 down the Yarrow Valley. They disappear from the loch in 

 winter. 



REED BUNTING (Emberiza schoeniclus). Scarce. Saw a male on 

 the swampy ground at the mouth of the Meggat on 8th May, 

 and on iSth May my brother saw a female near the same 

 place. 



STARLING (Sturnus vulgaris). Common. 

 MAGPIE (Pica rustica\ Fairly common. 



JACKDAW (Corims monedula). Fairly common. There is a small 

 colony of them in the old tower at Dryhope. 



