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and 9th to 19th June, constant notes of small numbers of Swallows, 

 probably passage migrants, come from stations in Orkney and 

 Shetland. Two appeared on the Isle of May on 17th June and 

 two at the Bass on 22nd June, while on 29th June a few are 

 recorded at Fair Isle and were there pretty constantly till 7th 

 July, while Pentland Skerries reports one on 3rd July. 



On 2nd September a Swallow was seen at Inchkeith, and from 

 this time till the end of the month there are constant records 

 of the departure of our birds from their summer homes ; the chief 

 periods of exodus seem to have been between 3rd and 7th, 17th 

 and 19th, and 23rd and 25th September. October records come 

 from Beith, Carlops and Largo Bay on the 2nd, Largo, where 

 three were seen flying high and heading south about i p.m. on 

 the 3rd, West Renfrew next day, Kilconquhar (Fife) on the 7th, 

 Alticig (Mochrum) on the loth, Melrose and Invergowrie on 

 the nth, Eoligarry (O.H.) on the 24th and Garheugh, Luce 

 Bay, on the 27th October. 



The House-martin, Hirundo urbica urbica. — The first records 

 of this species in 19 14 are at Aboyne (Dee) on 8th April {Fields 

 1 9 14, p. 836), Eoligarry on the i6th, and Kinnelhead and 

 Corsemalzie on the 17th April. On iSth April the bird is noted 

 at Millport (2. vi. 91) and from Gareloch (I.e.), and at Saltoun 

 next day. After this there are numerous and steady notes of 

 arrival at breeding places, these continuing up to i6th May. 

 On 8th May a House-martin appeared on Fair Isle, from 14th 

 to 17th May a few were passing the Isle of May, and on 21st 

 and 24th May three or four w^ere at Devaar. A few were present 

 on Fair Isle from 29th May to 9th June, they are again reported 

 from this station from 13th to 19th, and on the 29th June. On 

 loth June two were at the Muckle Flugga lantern and four at 

 Pentland Skerries, one at the latter station on 12th June, 

 one at Lerwick on 14th June, two at the Isle of May and one 

 at Galson (O.H.) next day, and three at the last-named station 

 on 1 8th June. 



Two were seen on Fair Isle on 3rd July, and one on the 

 Flannans on the 15th, while by i8th July House-martins were 

 beginning to gather into parties. A flock "visited the nests" at 

 Tayfield " for the first time this year " on 6th August, and a few- 

 were seen at Inchkeith on 13th and 14th August. Large departures 

 are noted during the first week of September ; last seen Glasserton 

 on nth September, Melrose on the 19th and Lahill on the 

 28th September, Invergowrie on 5th and Lundin Links on 7th 



