i7o THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



The Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla. An enormous flock 

 of Bramblings was seen at Melrose on 20th February (12 of frost, 

 hills white with snow). From 20th March to 21st April northward 

 movement is reported from Orkney and Shetland, this being 

 specially noticeable during the last three days of the period. Last 

 seen Beith 2nd April and Isle of May 23rd April. 



The first autumn record is from the Isle of May on 15th October, 

 and passage was observed there frequently up to 4th November ; one 

 appeared at Kingsbarns (Fife) on i8th October, a flock at North 

 Unst on 21st October, and about thirty at Corsemalzie and one at 

 Duns two days later, while on 31st December a flock of twenty 

 visited North Ronaldshay. 



The Tree-sparrow, Passer montanus montanus. Quite 

 common near Duns on 29th March after being absent all winter. 

 Two were seen at Lahill on 4th May, two at Amulree (Perthshire) 

 on 20th May, and one at Glenorchard on 10th July (1. 1916, 228). 

 Arrivals are noted at the Isle of May on 19th, 20th, and 28th 

 October, and a "small band" near the smithy at Torrance of 

 Campsie on 14th December. 



The Corn-bunting, Emberiza calatidra calandra. Arrivals of 

 small numbers are recorded from Galson (O.H.) on nth February, 

 Durris (Kincardineshire) two days later, Luce Sands on 17th 

 February, and Dundee on 19th March. A few are noted at Swona 

 between 16th and 24th March, and three there on 6th April. One 

 Corn-bunting visited Barra Head on 23rd October, one was seen 

 at Aultbea (Ross-shire) on migration on 14th November, three in 

 Wigtown Bay on 17th, and about a dozen in the Kelvin Valley 

 on 26th November, and a flock of about twenty at Cullen (Banff- 

 shire) on 5th December. 



The Yellow Bunting, Emberiza citrmella citrinella. A few 

 were on passage at the Isle of May from 20th to 24th March, 

 at Fair Isle on 19th and 21st April, and again at the May on 25th 

 April. One was seen at Kyleakin on 15th July, and one or two 

 on the Isle of May on 31st December. 



The Reed-bunting, Emberiza schmiiclus schosniclus. A Reed- 

 bunting returned to Corrour on 14th April, and a few were on Fair 

 Isle on 20th, 21st, and 25th April. 



The Snow-bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis. Small movements 

 are recorded from the Northern Isles and Outer Hebrides up to 



