So THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



a lot of passage. Throughout the forenoon and up to about 

 3 P.M. there were constant passages of small flocks of birds 

 across the island ; they came from the S.E. and went over to 

 the N. W. Many of the small flocks were composed of Green- 

 finches, but there were also a lot of Pipits. Immigrant 

 Starlings and Fieldfares had also arrived on the island, and 

 we saw a flock of each leave and go off N. W. There was a 

 large passage of Swifts going in the same direction, the 

 majority passing in the morning. Besides this a good many 

 Swallows and House-martins, and a Sand-martin flew over ; 

 these were going due N. On the island were a lot of 

 Wheatears, a good many Greater Wheatears, two Whinchats, 

 a Redstart, a Whitethroat, three Lesser Whitethroats, several 

 Willow-warblers, two Sedge-warblers, a few Tree-pipits, 

 three Hoodies, a lot of Cuckoos, six Lapwings, a Corncrake, 

 and a Common Sandpiper. On the 7th there were a few 

 arrivals and many departures ; the Starlings which arrived 

 on the 6th had all gone by the 8th. A few arrivals were 

 noted every day till the nth; and on the 10th there was a 

 large passage of Swallows and House-martins during the 

 forenoon. All these came from the S.E., and went straight 

 on N.W. 



A large arrival took place on the night of 10th May 

 (when the wind was S.E. light), and there were a good many 

 birds at the lantern ; on the 1 ith the island was covered with 

 birds. The species seen in greatest numbers were Greater 

 Wheatears (an enormous number, both sexes), Whinchats, 

 Willow-warblers, and Sedge-warblers, as well as White- 

 throats, Garden-warblers, and five immigrant Tree-sparrows, 

 these last being in much finer plumage than those resident 

 on the island. During the next few days most of these 

 visitors left ; and there were daily passages of Swallows, 

 House-martins, Sand-martins, and Swifts, all going N.W. 

 A British Hedge-sparrow arrived on 15th May, and from 

 that date till the 19th little came in. There was a large 

 movement on the night of the 19th, when many flocks of 

 Waders passed ; those recognisable by their notes being 

 Knots, Redshanks, and Whimbrel, while Wheatears, Greater 

 Wheatears, Sedge-warblers, and a White Wagtail came to 



