124 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



The Song -thrush, Turdus philovielus. Numbers of Song- 

 thrushes are recorded at the Little Ross lantern at 3 a.m. on 18th 

 January and throughout February, and up to i8th March large move- 

 ments are reported from our southern lanterns and stations, doubtless 

 returns of our own breeding T. ph. clarkei. From i6th April to 8th 

 May notes of small numbers come from Noss Head and the Isle of 

 May, probably of emigrant T. ph. philotnebis, and on 23rd June two 

 Song-thrushes appeared at the latter station. 



The Isle of May again records some Thrushes on 12th and 17th 

 July and from ryth to 19th August, while Pladda sends notes from 

 7th September to 13th October of varying numbers, and immigration 

 is reported at CuUen on 7th and 20th September. From 14th 

 October to 9th November immigrants are recorded from the 

 Northern Isles and Noss Head, probably of the typical form, while 

 a large exodus, probably of our owni breeding birds, is reported from 

 our southern lanterns and stations between 30th October and 28th 

 November. 



The Redwing, Turdus musicus. Numbers of Redwings visited 

 the Little Ross lantern at 3 a.m. on i8th January, and records of 

 small numbers come from this station, the Isle of May, Cullen, and 

 Lerwick up to mid-February. The only large flock noted was at 

 Alticig on 28th February in snow, and in March small northward 

 movements are reported, but Redwings were nowhere in Scotland 

 as numerous as Fieldfares during the spring migration. Last seen 

 at the Little Ross lantern, the Isle of INIay, and Foula on 13th April, 

 and Lerwick on 15th April. 



Autumn arrivals were early. The first noted is from Bathgate 

 on 14th September, where a flock of twenty-six was seen going 

 south. Redwings were migrating by night over Lerwick on 18th 

 September, and six or seven were seen at Beith on 28th September. 

 From nth October to 25th November steady immigration took 

 place, the period of maximum movement being from i8th October 

 to 9th November. Towards the end of the period the southern 

 lanterns report much activity, so probably many of these birds 

 were but passage migrants with us, on their way to winter in milder 

 climes. 



The Ring-ouzel, Turdus torquatus torquatus. An early record 

 comes from the Little Ross lantern, where a Ring- ouzel struck on 

 14th February, while on i8th March one was shot near Dunbar. 

 From 9th to 22nd April varying numbers are reported on the Isle 

 of May and one there on 3rd May ; one was killed at the Pladda 

 lantern on 17th April, a female was at Noss Head on 23rd April, 



