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Waulkmill Glen Dam (E. Renfrew) (2. vi. 91), and one at Fast 

 Castle (Berwickshire) on 19th April, A pair appeared at Mochrum 

 next day, a male at Muirend, Cathcart, on 26th April (I.e.), one at 

 Craignish (Argyll) on 29th, and one at Darvel on 30th April (I.e.), 

 on 30th April/ ist May one was killed at the Little Ross lantern and 

 two at that of the Mull of Galloway. After this many notes of 

 arrival come from mainland stations up to loth May, by which 

 time most of our breeding birds seem to have arrived. From 8th 

 to 24th May constant passage of small numbers took place at the 

 Isle of May ; these may either have been passage migrants or our 

 own birds arriving, or some may have belonged to one category 

 and some to the other. Undoubted passage migrants are noted 

 in small numbers from Fair Isle and Pentland Skerries between 

 7th and 22nd May and on nth, 12th and 17th June, and a 

 Whinchat on the Isle of May on loth June undoubtedly belonged 

 to the same class. Throughout August there are mainland notes 

 of movements of Whinchats from both east and west of Scotland. 

 Last seen Corsemalzie on 30th August, Balgay (Tay) on 6th 

 September and Darvel on 27th September. A passage migrant 

 is noted at Fair Isle on 21st September. 



The Stonechat, Saxt'co/a to7-quata. — A female Stonechat 

 appeared on Pentland Skerries on 24th February, and a male 

 at the same station on 14th March. From iSth March to 9th 

 April movements of very small numbers of Stonechats are recorded 

 from Fair Isle and Pentland Skerries. 



On 6th September a female appeared at Balgay, and from 

 8th October to the middle of December one or two are noted 

 at frequent intervals from Galson (O.H.) 



The Redstart, Fhcenicurus phce?iicurus ph(xnicurus. — The 

 first two records come from outlying stations, and may refer to 

 passage migrants, viz., one at the Butt of Lewis on 2nd April 

 (i. 1915, 30), and a male at Pentland Skerries on 17th April. 

 Arrivals are reported from Fast Castle (Berwickshire) on 19th 

 April (i(^), Lauder and the Isle of May lantern on the 20th, near 

 Bolton on the 23rd, Glenfalloch (Dumbarton) on 25th (2. vi. 92) 

 and the Bass on 29th April, all being males where the sex is 

 noted. After this, arrivals at breeding places are recorded up to 

 nth May. Small numbers of Redstarts are reported frequently 

 from the Isle of May up to 24th May, a female was at the Inchkeith 

 lantern at 11.30 p.m. on 7th May, and four at Rattray Head and 

 one at Tarbatness on 9th May ; it is difficult to say whether these 



