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For the first three weeks the wind was chiefly southerly and 

 westerly, for the last week it was northerly and easterly. 



Migration in February followed a perfectly normal 

 course, returns of our breeding birds are reported, and many 

 arrivals at nesting-places are recorded ; a good deal of Duck 

 and Wader movement took place during the third week. 

 During the first half of the month several Ivory Gulls 

 visited our shores, and during the last week, with strong 

 winds from between north and east, many Little Auks were 

 driven from their haunts in the open sea to perish on our 

 shores. 



March, 



The first half of March was cold, and the wind was 

 chiefly between north and east ; more returns to inland 

 nesting-places are recorded, these increasing in numbers 

 towards the end of the period. Further records of the 

 destruction of Little Auks come from our coasts, and the first 

 of the summer visitors, in the shape of a Lesser Black-backed 

 Gull, is recorded on the 15th. From the 16th to the 20th, 

 with a change of wind to the south and east and a rise in 

 temperature, a large passage movement took place. The 

 species moving in most numbers were Corvidcs (Hoodie, 

 Carrion Crow, Rook, Jackdaw), Starlings, Skylarks, Turdince 

 (Redwing, Thrush, Blackbird), and Lapwings. From the 

 20th to the 28th the weather was very wintry, the wind 

 changed to between south and west, and the movement 

 slackened very considerably, but there was still a certain 

 amount of passage and some summer visitors made their 

 appearance in Southern Scotland. The last three days of 

 the month were mild, but no increase of movement is 

 recorded. 



April. 



The first half of April showed a normal temperature, 

 the winds chiefly between west and south. During this 

 period there were arrivals of summer visitors, some very 

 early appearances being noted, especially Swallows and 



