REPORT ON SCOTTISH ORNITHOLOGY IN I915 i75 



The Brambling, Fringilla mon/ifringilla. — On 12th March 

 four Bramblings appeared at Lerwick, last seen at Melrose on 

 1 6th April, a few on the Isle of May on 19th, 26th. and 30th April, 

 and on Fair Isle on 7th May. A very interesting record is that of 

 three birds of this species on the Island of Noss on 4th July. 



The first of the autumn immigrants is reported from Fair Isle on 

 25th September, and from ist to 30th October steady arrivals are 

 recorded from our stations in the Northern Isles and the Outer 

 Hebrides, the Isle of May and Tarbatness, while on loth October 

 great numbers were seen near Duns. Large flocks are noted at 

 various localities during the second half of November, and 

 a Brambling at the Butt of Lewis on 19th December. 



The Tree-sparrow, Pasier montanus /iiontamis.—A flock of 

 sixteen to twenty are noted near Inverness on 8th October, and two 

 at Pentland Skerries on i6th October. 



The Corn-bunting, Emberiza calandra cala?idra. — From yth 

 to 22nd February we have some records of arrivals of Corn-buntings 

 from stations in Sllf tland and the Outer Hebrides and Tarbatness. 

 The Butt of Lewis records "none of the usual arrivals of Corn- 

 buntings in April and May"; on 20th April "a good few" were 

 seen near Garlieston, Wigtownshire, a flock of twenty-three at North 

 Unst, and one bird at Pentland Skerries on 30th April. 



On 4th July one of these Buntings visited Pentland Skerries, and 

 some movement is noted at Fair Isle, Swona, and the Butt of Lewis 

 from 2nd to 13th October. A flock of thirty was seen at Barnbarroch 

 on 15th November. 



The Yellow Bunting, Einheriza citrinella citrinella. — A few 

 Yellow Buntings are recorded from Fair Isle during January, on 

 nth February, from 24th to 29th March, and on 8th, 12th, 17th, 

 and 26th April, one at this station on 8th May, and one at the Bell 

 Rock on nth May. 



The autumn records are, one at Fair Isle on 27th October, two 

 at Lerwick on 31st October, one at Fair Isle on 5th November, 

 a few at the Isle of May on 23rd November, and one at Barra Head 

 on 31st December. 



The Ortolan Bunting, E/nberiza hortidana. — Single birds are 

 reported from Fair Isle on 6th and i6th October and ist November. 

 See p. 150. 



The Little Bunting, Emberiza pusilla. — A bird of this species 

 is noted at Pentland Skerries on 12th October. See p. 150. 



