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up to the average. There are, however, some of much 

 interest, and we give details of the occurrences that come 

 under this heading. 



A Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes coccothraustes) 

 is recorded from Skerries (Shetland) on 7th July (J. S. 

 Tulloch), this species being an uncommon visitor to Shetland. 

 On 28th September a Red-breasted Flycatcher (Muscicapa 

 parva parvd) visited the Isle of May (1. 191 7, 6), and next 

 day a bird of this species is recorded from Swona (1. 1916, 

 293). A very interesting record is that of a Siberian 

 Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita tristis) taken at the Little 

 Ross lantern on 3rd December (1. 1917, $}): this is the first 

 record of this bird for Solway and, indeed, for S.W. Scotland. 

 On 1st November a young female Pied Wheatear (CEnanthc 

 pleschanka pleschankd) was taken on Swona, a most important 

 record, being the first for Orkney and the second for the 

 British Isles (1. 191 6, 293). Black Redstarts (Phcenicurus 

 ochrurus gibraltariensis), single birds in each case, are noted 

 at Swona on 27th October (1. 1916, 293), and the Isle of 

 May next day (1. 1917, 6), while a Nightjar (Caprimulgus 

 europceus europceus) taken at Barvas (O.H.) on 18th July is 

 the third record for the Outer Hebrides and the first for the 

 island of Lewis (1. 1916, 288). A Hoopoe {Upupa epops 

 epops) is recorded from Inverewe (W. Ross) on 26th April 

 (Osgood Mackenzie), and one at Monkton (Ayrshire) on 

 30th September (1. 1916, 294). On 9th September an adult 

 male Hen-harrier (Circus cyaneus) was seen flying to the 

 S.E. at Derrie (Mochrum), (J. G. Gordon). A pair of 

 Gadwall (Anas streperd) were at a Midlothian loch from 

 April to June (1. 1916, 289), this being the first record of 

 this duck in Midlothian, and a drake was seen on Bardowie 

 Loch on 9th May (2. viii. 35); it is "a rare duck in Clyde." 

 An adult male Smew (Mergus albellus) is reported from the 

 Inverness Firth on 4th March (W. Berry), while an adult 

 female was shot on Tweed at Paxton on 26th December 

 (1. 191 7, 136). A Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps griseigena 

 griseigena) was found dead in Largo Bay on 28th September 

 (1. 1 91 7, 69), and two were seen on a Firth in the Moray 

 area on 30th November, this being a first record for Moray 



