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2 a.m. on 5th April, and one at the Killantringan lantern at 

 2 a.m. on 6th May; the former were probably our own birds 

 returning, the last, perhaps, a passage migrant. From 25th Septem- 

 ber to 29th October there are many records of Goldcrests from 

 our Southern stations, probably departures of our own breeding 

 birds. A good many arrived at Barra Head on 1st October, a 

 few were at Swona from 28th October to 1st November, and there 

 were great numbers on North Ronaldshay all day on 1st November, 

 these doubtless being continental immigrants, while the five Gold- 

 crests at the Pladda lantern at 8 p.m. on 2nd October may also 

 have belonged to this category. 



The Great Grey Shrike, Lanias excubitor excubitor. A male 

 was found dead at Row (Dumbartonshire) on 26th February, and 

 single birds are noted near Kirriemuir (Forfarshire) on 21st March, at 

 Broughton (Peeblesshire) on 24th April, in mid-November in North 

 Fife, and at Invergowrie on 16th December. 



The Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata striata. Is first 

 recorded from Rouken Glen (Glasgow) on 4th May and Loch Elrig 

 (Mochrum) on 8th May, while from 14th to 25th May arrivals are 

 reported from many mainland stations, the height of the movement 

 being 23rd and 24th May. A passage migrant is noted at Lerwick 

 on 29th May. From 2nd September a good deal of southward 

 movement is recorded; last seen Lauder 16th September, Callander 

 and near Largo 19th, Balgay on 20th and Corsemalzie on 25th 

 September. 



The Pied Flycatcher, Muscicapa hypoleuca hypo leuca. One 

 at Duns on 4th May, while on 8th May a male and female struck the 

 Little Ross lantern at 1 a.m. and this species arrived at Broughton. 

 Passage migrants, females in each case, are noted at Lerwick on 

 26th and 29th May. Several were on the Isle of May on 28th 

 September, one at Swona that day, and a male was killed at the 

 Little Ross lantern on 2 /3rd October. 



The Red-breasted Flycatcher, Muscicapa parva parva. 

 See p. 150. 



The Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus colly bita collybita. The first 

 record for the Chiffchaff in 1916 comes from Corsemalzie on 27th 

 March, which is early. This bird is reported from Duns on 22nd 

 April, and one (of this race?) struck the Little Ross lantern at 

 midnight on nth May. On 2jst August a Chiffchaff is noted at 



