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of such a large number. The next records relate to 6th October on 

 which date Redwings are reported from Fair Isle, Muckle Flugga 

 (L.), Noup Head, Cathcart and Oxton (several hundreds), while 

 next day they are also noted at Pentland Skerries, the Butt of Lewis 

 and Largo. From this time till 28th October an enormous rush 

 took place. Huge arrivals are reported from stations in the 

 Northern Isles and Outer Hebrides, from our western lanterns, 

 from Skerryvore (i. 1915, 21) to the Rhinns of Islay, Killan- 

 tringan and Little Ross, and our eastern stations from Tarbatness 

 to the Isle of May. Tremendous numbers of Redwings are also 

 recorded as arriving at many more inland localities during this 

 period. After this the rush slackened and notes of small move- 

 ments only, come throughout November, the only records of 

 numbers arriving being at North Unst on ist November and 

 Galson (O.H.) on i6th November. On 17th and 19th December 

 a hard weather movement is recorded at lanterns in south-west 

 Scotland, the birds probably being en route for the milder climate 

 of Ireland. 



The Ring-ouzel, Turdus torqiiatus torqitafus. — This species is 

 first recorded in Earnscleuch Glen on 26th March, on the Greenock 

 Hills on 8th April (2. vi. 89), and by i8th April it is noted as 

 "general" at New Cumnock (Solway) (2. vi. 89). Passage 

 migrants, single birds in each case, are reported from the Flannans 

 on 1 8th April, Pentland Skerries {$) on 28th April, and Fair 

 Isle on 6th and 7th May, two at Fair Isle on nth May, and one 

 at the Isle of May on 22nd April and 15th May (i. 19 14, 199), 

 these Isle of May birds being also probably passage migrants. On 

 26th June a Ring-ouzel was seen at Quanterness, Orkney. In 

 autumn passage migrants are again noted on i6th October at 

 Fair Isle and the Whalsay Skerries lantern at 10 p.m. and the 

 Isle of May on i8th October, single birds in each case, and 

 three at the Flannans on 21st October. 



The Blackbird, Turdus merula inerula. — The first evidence 

 of movement comes from Devaar lantern on i6th January, a 

 few being there at 2 a.m. On the morning of 22nd January two 

 were at the Killantringan lantern, and from this time to ist April 

 there are many records of Blackbirds at our southern lighthouses. 

 The stations principally recording this are Killantringan and Little 

 Ross, but there are also many records from the Rhinns of Islay, 

 Bell, Isle of May, Inchkeith and Rattray Head. The largest 

 numbers noted are "many" at Little Ross on 28th February, a 



