i88 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



of notes of movements in Southern Scotland from lanterns and 

 also from daylight observations. The greatest numbers recorded 

 are from the Little Ross lantern, where there were rushes on 5th 

 and 6th, 9th, loth, and 20th March. From 22 nd March to the end 

 of April there are constant notes of emigrating Blackbirds from our 

 Northern Isles. Killantringan and Little Ross lanterns record 

 small movements on ii/i2th and i4/i5th April, and a male was 

 at the latter light at 11. 15 p.m. on loth May. Arrivals at the Isle 

 of May are reported on 6th May, one at Pentland Skerries on 6th 

 and 8th May, two at Fair Isle on nth May, and one there on loth 

 June, and two at the Bell on 20th June. 



On 14th July several appeared at Little Ross, a female at 

 Pentland Skerries on 27th July, and one at Sule Skerry on 25th 

 August. During the first half of September there were one or two 

 about Pentland Skerries, and one at the Rhinns of Islay lantern on 

 i6th September at 10 p.m. From 26th September to nth Nov- 

 ember a steady stream of immigrants is reported from stations in 

 Orkney, Shetland, and the Outer Hebrides. There are also a good 

 many notes during this period of the arrival of Blackbirds from the 

 Isle of May, Rhinns of Islay (L.), Tarbatness (L.), Bell and Skerry- 

 vore (L.). Between loth October and 4th November there are a 

 good many records of small numbers from the lanterns of Little 

 Ross and Killantringan. 



The Wheatear, CEnanthe <xnaiithe cenanthe. — Is first recorded 

 this year from Little Ross lantern at 11 p.m., Nevay Park and Fair 

 Isle, all on 23rd March, while from i to 3 next morning the "rush 

 of Wheatears was very great " at the above-mentioned light. On 

 2 7th March it is reported from Darvel, West Kilbride (Clyde), Glen 

 Afton and Port William (Solway), on 28th March from Broughton 

 (Peeblesshire), and on 30th March from Kinnelhead and Tarbatness. 

 After this and up to 24th April we have many notes of the return of 

 breeding birds to their nesting places all over Scotland. From 20th 

 April to 13th May there are constant records of movements of 

 Wheatears from our Northern Isles. The largest passages seem to 

 have been on 23rd and 24th April, 28th and 30th April, and 4th 

 and 6th May. During this period and up to 2nd June there are a 

 good many notes of Wheatears, probably passage migrants, from the 

 Isle of May, Butt of Lewis, Tarbatness, Bell Rock, Galson and 

 Skerryvore (L.); the Little Ross lantern records them on 17th and 

 20th May, and one or two are reported from Pentland Skerries up 

 to 1 6th June. 



On 6th July a Wheatear arrived on the Isle of May, several at 



