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Pentland Skerries from loth to 13th June, and the Isle of May 

 on I ith June (i). 



An autumn movement is noted at Balgay (Tay), where this 

 species was very numerous on ist August, and "all gone" next 

 day. A good many arrived on Inchkeith on 9th August, and 

 by 1 8th August autumn movement was very well marked in Largo 

 Bay. A few at the Isle of May lantern on 30/3 ist August, three 

 at Inchkeith on 2nd September, one at the East Neuk of Fife on 

 the 9th. Last seen Sorbie (Solway) on the nth, and Kilconquhar 

 (Fife) on 23rd September. The only records of autumn passage 

 migrants are of single birds at Pentland Skerries on 21st and 23rd 

 October. 



The Lesser Whitethroat, Sylvia ciimica ci/rriica. — A Lesser 

 Whitethroat was killed at the Mull of Galloway lantern on 30th 

 April/ist May and sent to us. A good deal of passage 

 migration is recorded; single birds visited Pentland Skerries on 

 3rd and tSth May, while from 9th to i8th June constant passage 

 of small numbers is reported from this station and Fair Isle, and 

 a straggler was at Fair Isle on 25th June. 



Passage migrants are again noted in autumn ; single birds are 

 recorded at the Flannans on 18th August, and Fair Isle on 9th 

 September and several at the Isle of May on 9th and loth September. 

 Single birds at Fair Isle on i8th September and ist and 9th 

 October, Lerwick on 22 nd September and 14th October, the 

 Flannans on the last-mentioned date, and several at the Isle 

 of May on 15th October. 



The Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris. — Many Fieldfares arrived on 

 Fair Isle on 26th January after a southerly breeze on the 

 previous day. Throughout February and March, small move- 

 ments are recorded constantly from our coast and island stations. 

 During April many departures took place, but no large movements 

 are anywhere reported, only a steady, small stream of emigration. 

 On the morning of 2nd May two were killed at the Little Ross 

 lantern, one appeared at the Flannans on the 8th, on which day 

 the species was last seen at Dalgowan (Kirkcudbrightshire), and 

 the last mainland record comes from the Lammermuirs on i8lh 

 May. From 8th to 12th May there was some passage at Pentland 

 Skerries, the Isle of May records fluctuating small numbers up 

 to 23rd May (1. 19 14, 200), while at Fair Isle there were arrivals 

 on the 9th and nth, and the last Fieldfare of the season is recorded 

 at this station on 24th May. 



