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record of movement comes from the latter station, many Redbreasts 

 arriving there on nth March; from this time up to 18th April 

 notes come constantly from this station and Pentland Skerries, and 

 less frequently from Lerwick and Noup Head, these being referable, 

 without doubt, to the overseas movement of the continental 

 Erithacus rubecula rubecula to breed in Northern Europe. On 

 i6/i7th May one of this form was taken at the Isle of May lantern, 

 and one or two continental Robins are recorded on that island on 

 17th, 22nd and 23rd May (i. 1914, 199 and 200). Several records 

 come in spring from our southern lanterns ; they may refer to the 

 return of our breeding birds E. r. melophilus, or to passage 

 migrants of the typical form. These are — single birds at the 

 Isle of May lantern on 1 5/1 6th March, Little Ross lantern on 

 20th, 24th and 25th March, Bass and Killantringan lantern on 

 22nd March, the Bell lantern on 2 9/3oth March, and three at 

 the Isle of May lantern that same night. 



From 19th August to 26th September there are a good many 

 notes of Redbreasts at Little Ross (and L.), Rhinns of Islay (L.), 

 Bell (L.), Bass, Isle of May, Killantringan (L.), Mull of Galloway 

 (L.), Devaar and Kylea Riu, none being noted at our northern 

 stations ; this looks like a southward movement of our British 

 E. r. inelophilus. From loth October to 20th November move- 

 ment is reported almost every day from stations in Orkney and 

 Shetland, this being evidently the autumn arrival of the continental 

 form. Records from Inchkeith and the Isle of May and a single bird 

 observed on the Flannans on 3rd November probably relate also 

 to this overseas arrival. The movement was remarkably steady, 

 nothing in the nature of a rush being recorded. On 22nd 

 November and 14th December a Robin is noted at Galson 

 (O.H.), one at the Killantringan lantern at 6 p.m. on 17th 

 December, and one at Sule Skerry on 30th December. Small 

 numbers of Redbreasts, doubtless of continental origin, wintered 

 at Fair Isle, Lerwick and Pentland Skerries. 



The Hedge-sparrow, Prunella modularis. — From 26th March 

 to 8th April one or two Hedge-sparrows are recorded from Fair 

 Isle, and single birds visited Lerwick on 5th April and Fair Isle 

 on 2 1 St and 30th April. These notes probably all refer to the 

 northward passage of the continental form Prunella modularis 

 modularis. 



On 22nd September a continental immigrant was procured 

 at the Butt of Lewis and another was there on 9th October. 

 A good many notes of Hedge-sparrows in small numbers come 



