134 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



I'.RITHACUS RUBECULA (Redbreast). — Singing at Edinburgh on 13th 

 January; recording its song at Clarkston ((ilasgow), loth 

 February; 22nd jNIarch, laying in Perthshire; 7th April, in 

 numbers, Pentland Skerries ; many at Spiggie and numbers at 

 Pentland Skerries, loth. At Caldwell, nest in top of yew 

 hedge is nicely domed. October 22nd, rush at night at 

 Lerwick ; 27th, Bell Rock (i); 29th, Flannans (i). 



Sylvia ciNEREA (Whitethroat). — 9th May, Lamlash ; iith, orchard 

 country (Lanark) several; also in Bute and jNIuU same day, 

 and numerous at last locality, 12th. On last-named date 

 several east of Glasgow, one recording its song. 21st May, 

 laying at Kirkliston. At Lendalfoot (i\yr), more numerous 

 than for many years. In the Outer Hebrides, where Bahr had 

 seen but one in the previous years, three males came under 

 observation singing (A.S.N.H., 1907, p. 209). Last nesting, 

 Kirkliston, July 26th; last in song, 29th. Last in song at 

 Patterton (Glasgow), 4th August — "a low twitter." Last 

 appearances — 22nd September, Fairlie ; 23rd, Isle of May. 



S. CURRUCA (Lesser Whitethroat). — 7th April, Spiggie (i); this 

 most elusive of Scottish birds as a nesting species is stated 

 (A.S.N. H., 1907, p. 185) to have nested at Forfar in the year 

 now under review, but the narrative published has left some 

 readers of these pages unconvinced. The writer need only 

 say that for the past twenty years he has continued, till the 

 present year, to be beset with reports of a similar nature, 

 none of which has been adequately supported or proved correct 

 upon examination. The last argument indicated in support 

 of such possibilities, based on its occurrence regularly at the 

 periods of passage, involves so many obviously dangerous 

 parallels as to reduce it to futility. 29th and 30th September, 

 and loth October, single birds at the Isle of May. 



S. ATRiCAPiLLA (Blackcap). — Single birds at the Isle of May on 

 27th September, 2nd October, and 5th November (p. 15). 

 1 8th October, two out of 270 birds killed at Tarbetness 

 (Dornoch), and single birds at Lerwick, all females, on 

 19th October (found dead), 21st (which flew into a shop) 

 and 22 nd October. 



S. HORTENSis (Garden-Warbler). — i6th May, Lake of Monteith ; 

 19th, Rouken (Glasgow). About 28th May, one brought in 

 by a cat at Pentland Skerries, and occurred on five dates during 

 vernal migration at the Fair Isle (p. 79). 26th September, 

 two at the Fair Isle (p. 15). 



S. NisORiA (Barred Warbler). 24th September, Isle of May, a 

 female (p. 15). 



