1 84 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



Sule Skerry on 29th June, and Tingwall (near Lerwick) on 30th 

 June, while on 2nd July thirty to forty were seen near Sum- 

 burgh Head, an unusual occurrence. During August there are 

 many notes of the departure of Swifts from their summer haunts ; 

 last seen at Cromarty Lighthouse on 1st September, and Glenorchard 

 on 4th September. One at Sule Skerry on 3rd September was 

 doubtless a passage migrant, and a Swift seen at the Bell Rock on 

 28th September may have been so likewise. 



The Nightjar, Caprimulgus europceus europceus. Single birds 

 are recorded from Corsemalzie on 12th May, Kilmacolm on 16th, 

 Holy Island on 17th and Little Ross on 25th May, Barvas (O.H.) 

 on 18th July (1. 1916, 288, and see p. 150), Corsemalzie on 10th 

 September (imm.), and near Port William on 20th September (imm.). 



The Hoopoe, Upupa epops epops. See p. 150. 



The Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dryobates major, subsp. ? 

 Single birds are noted at Lauder on 31st January, and Corsemalzie 

 on 9th May. 



The Wryneck, Jynx torquilla torquilla.- Single birds are 

 recorded from the Fraserburgh district in the second week of 

 May (1. 1916, 239), and the Little Ross lantern during the third 

 week of November (1. 191 7, 4). 



The Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus canorus. Is first recorded from 

 Lauder on 17th April, Beith on 22nd, Bathgate and Nevay Park 

 on 23rd April. After this a very large influx is reported up to 

 30th April from many mainland stations, while single birds are 

 noted at Kyleakin on 2nd May, the Killantringan lantern on 

 5th, 2tst, and 24th May, and the Isle of May on 1st June. Return 

 movement is noted at Sule Skerry, "the second ever known here," 

 on 26th June. On 10th and 26th July a Cuckoo was on the Isle 

 of May, one imm. near Kirkcowan on 10th August, one at 

 Williamwood on 21st August, and the last for the season at Barra 

 Head late in September. - 



The Long-eared Owl, Asio otus otus. Single birds are re- 

 corded at Hillswick, Shetland, on 24th October, and North 

 Ronaldshay on 4th November. 



The Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus flammeus. Single birds 

 are recorded from Sule Skerry on 19th March, and Glen Ling 

 (Mochrum) on 24th September, Cromarty Lighthouse and Greenhills 



