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were at the Pladda lantern at 6.30 p.m. on 2nd December, while 

 a weather movement is reported from this station, Little Ross, 

 and Cullen from 18th to 24th December. 



The Tree-pipit, Anthus trivialis trivialis. The first records 

 of this species come from Duns and Darvel on 27th April, Beith 

 next day, William wood and Peebles on 29th, Lauder and Dunoon 

 on 30th April, and arrivals are reported up to 20th May. Autumn 

 passage is noted at Balgay, near Dundee, from 23rd July to 27th 

 August, and again on 3rd, 4th, and 7th September. 



The Meadow-pipit, Anthus pratensis. An arrival is noted at 

 Sule Skerry on 18th March, and a Meadow-pipit at Swona on 22nd 

 March. Many arrivals are recorded from our southern stations 

 between 28th March and 21st April, doubtless returns of our own 

 breeding birds. On 6th and 24th April this species visited Swona 

 and Whalsay Skerries on 29th April, while the Isle of May reports 

 movement on 25th April, 5th and 10th May, some of these being 

 probably passage migrants. 



On 14th August a flock of about sixty were seen near Mochrum, 

 and from 30th August to 2nd October there are many notes of 

 movement from our southern stations, doubtless largely our own 

 birds leaving us. Hundreds of Meadow-pipits are noted at Sule 

 Skerry on 4th and 5th October, doubtless overseas immigrants, and 

 on nth October a good many were seen arriving over the sea from 

 the east near Kingsbarns (Fife), a good deal of movement being 

 reported there up to 14th October. On 20th December four 

 visited Little Ross. 



The Rock-pipit, Anthus spinoletta fietrosiis. Two Rock-pipits 

 are noted at the Bell Rock on 21st April, many at the Isle of 

 May on 16th September, and one at the Bell Rock on 14th 

 November. Some of these records may refer to A. s. littoralis. 



The Yellow Wagtail, Motacilla flava rayi. Is first reported 

 from Dunoon on 21st April, and Darvel on the 25th, and many 

 arrivals are recorded from the Clyde area up to 29th April, when 

 over fifty are noted from Possil Marsh (2. viii. 60). On 17th May 

 one appeared at Little Ross, while on 6th August one was caught 

 in the byre at Meggat Knowes (Yarrow). Single birds are noted 

 at Corsemalzie on 20th September and Williamwood on 24th 

 September, and the last for the season at Corsemalzie on 16th 

 October. 



