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are reported at Fair Isle on 14th September, four there on the 

 17th, and single birds at this same station on 15th, 19th and 22nd 

 September, near Loch Stiapavat (O.H.) on 27th September, and 

 four at Fair Isle on 29th September. See p. 152. 



The Snow-bunting, Plect7-ophenax 7iivalis. — Small movements 

 of Snow-buntings are recorded from stations in the Outer Hebrides 

 and the Northern Isles throughout January and February, the only 

 note of numbers coming from Sule Skerry on 24th February. 

 The movement became stronger in March, and throughout this 

 month and up to 20th April, there are many notes of emigration 

 from our northern stations. Large numbers are reported from 

 Sule Skerry on i8th March, the Flannans and Galson on 31st 

 March, and the last-named station on 5th and 8th April. Last 

 seen Fair Isle on ist May, Flannans on 8th May, Pentland 

 Skerries and Sule Skerry next day, and North Unst on loth May. 



The first autumn records come from the Flannans on 13th 

 September, the Muckle Flugga and Fair Isle next day. Isle of 

 Fetlar on the 17th, and the Butt of Lewis on the 18th September. 

 After this, steady immigration is noted from stations in Orkney, 

 Shetland and the Outer Hebrides up to 20th November; this 

 immigration at times reached very large proportions, great arrivals 

 of Snow-buntings being recorded on 28th September, ist, 14th, 

 15th, 19th, 2 ist and 27th to 30th October, and ist, 2nd and 

 4th November. The first mainland record comes from Tayfield 

 (N. Fife) on 22nd September, one appeared at the Bell Rock 

 on 29th September, and there are several notes from the Isle 

 of May between 29th October and 15th November. Twenty 

 appeared at Killantringan on 9th December, a few are reported 

 on the outskirts of Glasgow on 13th December, and "many" 

 there a week later, while on 28th December "thousands " arrived 

 at the Butt of Lewis, probably a hard-weather movement caused 

 by the frost then prevalent. 



The Skylark, Alauda arvensis arvensis. — From 29/3oth 

 January, when a number of Skylarks were at the lantern of the 

 Isle of May, till 2nd April, when an arrival of the species took 

 place at the Butt of Lewis, movements of Skylarks are reported 

 continuously. Up to 27th February these records come entirely 

 from our mainland and southern stations, and probably refer 

 to the return of our breeding birds. After this reports of move- 

 ment come also from our Northern Isles; these become stronger 

 towards the end of March and point to emigration overseas, either 



