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Pentland Skerries, and intermittently from Fair Isle from 9th to 

 19th May, and Tree-pipits on the Isle of May from nth to 13th 

 May, viay also have been passage migrants. A further movement 

 of this nature is reported from Pentland Skerries from 8th to 

 13th June. 



On 1 8th August three Tree-pipits were at the Little Ross 

 lantern, and one was killed at the Mull of Galloway lantern on 

 the morning of 30th August. Last seen Balgay on ist September 

 and Lauder on 6th September. On 9th October some, doubtless 

 passage migrants, were on the Isle of May and one at Fair Isle 

 next day. 



The Meadow-pipit, Aufhus prafensis. — A bird of this species 

 appeared at Fair Isle on 9th January, eleven at Corsemalzie on 

 12th January, two in Largo Bay on 24th February and one on 

 Pentland Skerries on 4th March. From i6th March to i8th 

 April there are constant notes of movements of Meadow-pipits 

 from mainland and island stations alike, probably largely arrivals 

 of our breeding birds. After 20th April and on to 15th May 

 many notes come from Fair Isle and Pentland Skerries, and one or 

 two from the Flannans and Butt of Lewis lantern ; these records, 

 doubtless, refer chiefly to the passage of birds going to breed in 

 Northern Europe. The only mainland records of arrival during 

 this period are — "considerable numbers newly arrived at Loch 

 Awe " on 30th April and some on the high ground near Dundee 

 on 3rd May, while on iG/iyth May a Meadow-pipit was killed 

 at the Isle of May lantern. 



By 7th July Meadow-pipits were flocking at Corsemalzie, fifty 

 together were seen at Mochrum on 12th August, and "crowds 

 on migration" arrived in Largo Bay on i8th August. During 

 September there are a good many notes of arrival from stations 

 in Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides, the majority of these 

 being doubtless passage migrants on their way from their breeding 

 places in Northern Europe to winter further south; the height of 

 the movement was during the first half of the month. On 15th 

 October a Meadow-pipit visited the Bell, a flock of twenty is noted 

 at Corsemalzie on 19th November, a few at Fair Isle up to 2nd 

 Decem.ber, one there on the i ith and four or five at Corsemalzie 

 on 15th December. 



The Rock-pipit, Anthus spinoletta petrosus. — Eleven Rock- 

 pipits were seen together on 24th March at Philip and Mary Point, 

 Luce Bay, one was killed at the lantern of the Mull of Galloway 



