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July 28th. Fair Isle, eleven. 

 „ .'30th. Fan- Isle, one onl}\ 

 „ 31 St. Stretton (Staffordshire), some heard. 

 Aug. 1st. Stretton, one seen. 

 „ 8th & 12th. Pentland Skerries, one, 

 „ 24th. Tunbridge Wells (Kent), one passing. 



Kirkwall (Orkney), several seen. 



N. Unst (Shetland), six arrived. 



Fair Isle, one. 



Cookley (Worcester), female seen. 



Dowles, six seen. 



Gnosall (Staffordshire), flock (100). 

 „ 24th. Hamptou-in-Arden (Warwick), six seen. 



There were also numerous records from Inverness, Perthsliire, Areyll, 

 Peebles, etc., but it seems doubtful whether these related to the local 

 Scottish race (L. c. scotica) or to Continental immigrants {vide ' Report 

 on Scottish Ornithology' for 1911). 



THE COPtX-BUNTING {Emberiza miliaria). 



At the Pentland Skerries (Orkney) two birds arrived on the 10th of 

 October, three on the 8th of November and single birds on the 3rd, 24th 

 and 2Gth of December. One arrived on Fair Isle (Shetland) on the 20th 

 of October and a few were seen there at intervals between tliat date and 

 the end of the year. On the 22iid/23rd of November a single bird was 

 taken at Ilanois Light (Guernsey). 



THE YELLOW BUNTING (Emiuriza citrinella). 



Lowestoft (Suffolk), large arrival. 



Oakamoor (Staffordshire), flocking. 



S,E. Suffolk coast, many arrived. 



S, Yorkshire coast, few. 



Aldringham (Sutl'olk), an arrival. 



Aldriiigliam, increase. 



Aldringham, large increase. 



S. Yorkshire coast, increase. 



Fair Isle (Shetland), few arrived. 

 10th to 25th. Fair Isle, small numbers. 



17th. Pentland Skerries (Orkney), two arrived. 

 18tli. Isle of Ma}' (Fife), two arrived. 

 19th. Lowestoft, a flock flying S. 

 22nd, Poole (Dorset), a largo flock seen. 



