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The Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea cinerea. This Wagtail 

 was seen at Possil Marsh on 5th February (2. viii. 58), while 

 from 1 8th March to 3rd April returns to breeding localities are 

 noted. On 2nd May three were at the Killantringan lantern at 

 10 p.m. Four Grey Wagtails are recorded from North Unst on 

 28th August, doubtless passage migrants, while from 30th August 

 to 2nd October there are many records from our southern stations, 

 these being doubtless our own breeding birds on the move. Single 

 birds are noted at North Ronaldshay on 27th September and 

 Whalsay Skerries on 1st October, three at Derrie, Mochrum, on 

 1 8th October, two at Little Ross next day, and one at Craig- dhu 

 (Glasserton) on 23rd November. 



The White Wagtail, Motacilla alba alba. Is first noted at 

 Corsemalzie on 27th March, Possil Marsh (2. viii. 60) and Glen- 

 orchard on 4th April, Invergowrie and the Kelvin Valley on 

 9th April. After this there are many records of passage from 

 the West Coast between 14th and 29th April, and from our 

 Northern Isles from 20th to 25th April, while a White Wagtail 

 was seen at Invergowrie on 4th May and two there on 9th May. 

 In autumn we have notes of movements from our East Coast 

 stations from 15th August to 10th October; on 9th October "quite 

 an arrival " is reported from Kingsbarns (Fife), where this species 

 was seen coming in over the sea from the east and alighting on 

 the sands and sea-braes. West Coast records come in from 16th 

 August to 8th September, when one was seen at Beith. 



The Pied Wagtail, Motacilla alba Ivgubris. From nth 

 March to 14th April there are many records of the return of 

 Pied Wagtails to their breeding-places all over Scotland, the height 

 of the movement being from 23rd March to 2nd April, while on 

 24th April two visited the Monach Islands. On 3rd September 

 great numbers were seen at Errol, and from 21st September to 

 21st October there are many notes of movement, almost all from 

 Southern Scotland.* Last seen Isle of May on 5th November, 

 near Stranraer "a very dark sooty" male on 27th November, 

 and Cullen (Banffshire) on 14th December, while one frequented 

 Lauder for the last two or three days of the year. 



The Blue Titmouse, Parus coeruleus, subsp. ? Two Blue Tits 

 visited Little Ross on 19th October. 



The Goldcrest, Regulus regulus. The spring records of 

 movement for this species are two at the Holy Island lantern 

 (Arran) early on 15th February, one at the Little Ross lantern at 



