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The Pied Wagtail, Motacilla alba bigubris. There are a good 

 many notes of small numbers of wintering birds up to 2nd February. 

 Immigration is first reported on 3rd March and throughout that month 

 arrivals are noted, specially during the last week. On 6th May one 

 visited Foula, and two were at Noss Head on 14th and one on i6th 

 May. Autumn movement was well represented from 2nd 

 September to 12th October, sometimes in considerable numbers 

 and almost entirely from our southern stations, two at Noss Head 

 on nth October being the only record from the north. From 30th 

 November onwards wintering birds again figure from many stations. 



The British Willow Titmouse, Parus atricapillus klein- 

 schmidti. A pair were seen at Corsemalzie on 28th March and 3rd 

 April, and seven at Possil Marsh on 22 nd December. 



The Goldcrest, Rcgulus reguliis. A Goldcrest killed at the 

 Little Ross lantern at 1.30 a.m. on i8th March was probably our 

 R. r. a7iglorum returning to its breeding quarters, but one at the 

 Isle of May on 14th May seems more likely to have been the 

 typical form. "A pretty large migration" is recorded from 

 Montrose on nth October, and at 2 a.m. on the 12th numbers 

 were at the Little Ross lantern and several were at the same light 

 in the early hours of 22 nd October. 



The Waxwing, Bombycilia garnilus.SQe p. 10 1. 



The Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata striata. Is re- 

 ported from Corsemalzie on 4th May, Rouken Glen next day, 

 Darvel on the nth, and Dundee and Largo on 12th May. After 

 this arrivals at nesting quarters took place up to 22nd May. From 

 22nd July throughout August a good deal of movement is noted. 

 Last seen at CuUen and Redmyre (Tay) on 7th September, Corse- 

 malzie on 26th September, and Glasserton on 30th September. 



The Pied Flycatcher, Muscicapa hypoleuca hypokuca. A male 

 and female were on the Muckle Flugga Rock from 5th to 7th May, 

 some on the Isle of May on the latter date, and one there next day. 

 On 19th May this species is recorded from Broughton (Peebles- 

 shire), and from Tarholm (Ayr) on 23rd May. The only autumn 

 records are from Noss Head, where passage migrants are noted on 

 8th and 9th September. 



The Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita collybita. Is first re- 

 ported from Dairy (Clyde) on 6th April; Rouken Glen follows on 

 2ist April. On 4th and 5th May a number were on the island at 

 Little Ross, and at n p.m. on 6th May some were killed at that 

 lantern. 



