240 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



J. H. Bagshaw observed light-coloured Wagtails from the 

 2nd to 9th September 191 6, which he decided were not Pied. 

 He saw a pair on Boyndie Links near the burn, a pair at 

 Tarlair, and several between Cullen and Findlater. Dr J. O. 

 Wilson, of Huntly, in 1916 added to his notes on local 

 birds, " I have also seen HI. alba from time to time." Miss J. 

 Gowan, of Cullen, recorded in her notes, one on 17th April 

 1906, and one on nth April 191 1. My own observations 

 of White Wagtails are : 



1916. 1st October, a pair on tennis lawn, Duff House. 



1917. 22nd June, some at Banff Bridge. 

 22nd July, four above Banff Bridge. 



26th August, three or four on Macduff Road, near 



the bridge. 

 22nd September, a dozen on the Banff end of the 



Bar. 

 23rd September, some on the Bar. 

 25th September, one at Banff Harbour. 

 9th October, two on the Bar. 

 1st November, one behind the Bar, Macduff side. 



Dr Eagle Clarke gives the 9th June as the latest date of 

 passage northward at Fair Isle, and the 9th to 10th 

 November as the latest for autumn passage south. They 

 have been recorded as nesting occasionally in the British 

 Isles, and further local observations are desirable. 



The Grey Wagtail, which is fairly common, breeds locally ; 

 it remains through the winter in' several parts of the district. 

 The Yellow Wagtail seems to be rare. Mr W. Brodie saw 

 a pair for several summers previous to 191 6 near Boyndie 

 Beach. Major Bagshaw saw one on Boyndie Beach, 6th 

 September 19 16, and Mr Cattenach saw one there the same 

 month. 



A specimen of the Great Grey Shrike {Lam 11 s cxcubitor) 

 has been recently placed, on loan, in Banff Museum ; it was 

 shot near Cullen in February 1908. 



The Pied Flycatcher is very scarce. I saw a specimen 

 last year, which was shot at Duff House about 1880, but not 

 recorded. 



