BIRD NOTES FROM THE ISLE OF MAY IN 1913 107 



in ; this was a great spring for Black Redstarts, we 

 saw one or two constantly from this date up to 14th 

 May. Some immigrant Starlings appeared on 6th May 

 and a lot of the same species on the 13th, but these 

 passed on quickly, and by the 15th only the breeding 

 birds were left. On 6th May a Pied Flycatcher, a good 

 many Fieldfares, and a Robin (continental) were among 

 the birds noticed ; after this small movements only took 

 place up to 10th May, on which day there were many 

 arrivals ; these comprised a Linnet, a good many Skylarks 

 and Tree-pipits, a lot of Meadow-pipits, a male Yellow 

 Wagtail, Willow-warblers and a Sedge-warbler, a lot of 

 Fieldfares, a Wren, several Swallows and a Cuckoo, while 

 Sandwich and Common Terns were fishing close inshore. 

 On the nth the first Reed-bunting of the season appeared, 

 and there were about 200 Fieldfares and a Robin (British), 

 a Wigeon, and two Black Guillemots in full plumage. The 

 1 2th was a fairly good day, it brought a Chiffchaff 

 {Phylloscopus collybita collybitd) and a Garden-warbler, as 

 well as a beautiful immature Glaucous Gull. The 13th 

 was the day of our spring visit ; the island fairly swarmed 

 with migrants, Willow-warblers were everywhere, while 

 there were lesser numbers of Carrion and Hoodie Crows, 

 Skylarks and Tree-pipits, Spotted Flycatchers, Sedge- 

 warblers, Garden-warblers, Lesser Whitethroats, White- 

 throats, Redstarts, Swallows and House-martins, and single 

 birds were noted as follows : Siskin, Mealy Redpoll, Blue- 

 headed Wagtail (a first record for the island), a Yellow 

 Wagtail, a Chiffchaff, a Blackcap, a Robin, a Wryneck, a 

 Cuckoo, a Stockdove, and a Lapwing. By next day almost 

 all the Warblers had gone, but there were a Grasshopper- 

 warbler, several Cuckoos, Swallows, House-martins, and a 

 Swift. There was a fresh arrival on 15th May, the chief 

 feature being the number of Garden-warblers ; next day 

 there were many departures, but a Grey-headed Wagtail 

 was procured and so added to the Forth list {Scot. Nat., 

 191 3, p. 160). From the 17th to the 19th, when we 

 regretfully brought our pleasant visit to an end, little 

 movement was observed. In our opinion there were 



