168 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



when movement to the north-east was observed at Swona, till 24th 

 April there are many records of movement from our northern 

 stations ; during this time there are also some notes from the 

 southern lanterns, which would seem to indicate passage movement 

 as well as emigration of our winter visitors. The last lantern record 

 for the season is from the Rhinns of Islay on 15th May. 



On 10th September parties of Skylarks were moving south at 

 Arbroath, and from 16th September to 14th October movement is 

 noted about Dundee. A single bird visited the Isle of May on 

 20th September, a good many were coming in from the east at 

 Summerston on 23rd September and flights were going over 

 towards the east near Largo on 8th October, while small parties of 

 about ten birds were leaving Swona from 9 a.m. to noon on nth 

 October. Considerable immigration, evidently from the Continent, 

 is reported from our Northern Isles and east coast stations from 

 29th October to 9th November; Skylarks were at the Pladda 

 lantern on 15th and 24th November, and large numbers were seen 

 going south at Possil Marsh on 2nd December. 



The Tree-pipit, Anthus trivialis trivialis. The arrival of this 

 species seems to have been late in 191 7 : the first date on which it 

 is recorded is 2nd May, from Comiston, Midlothian ; on 4th May, 

 from Darvel, Williamwood, Cathcart, and Duns ; next day it is 

 noted at Loch Libo, and at Loch Bardowie and the Pentlands on 

 the 6th. Thereafter up to 21st May reports come of its spread 

 through the country. Passage migrants are recorded at Swona on 

 12th and Fair Isle on 14th May. On 23rd August many were seen 

 on Balgay Hill ; last seen there and in Largo Bay on 10th September. 



The Meadow-pipit, Anthus pratensis. There are a good 

 many records of small numbers of Meadow-pipits in January and 

 the first half of February from East Fife, Cullen, Whalsay Skerries, 

 Cromarty, and Possil. From 28th March to 23rd April many 

 returns of our breeding birds are noted from all parts of the country, 

 while northward emigration is reported from our Northern Isles 

 from 20th April to 12th May, and Meadow-pipits which visited the 

 Isle of May in some numbers on nth, 12th, 14th, and 16th May 

 were probably passage migrants. Many notes of movement in 

 Southern Scotland from 25th August to 23rd September probably 

 refer to the departure of our breeding birds ; a Meadow-pipit was 

 killed at the Muckle Flugga lantern at 10 p.m. on 25th September, 

 and next day seven visited Swona. A few are recorded at Cullen in 

 November, five at Summerston on 2nd December, and "an unusual 

 number" at Invergowrie on 23rd December. 



