54 BRITISH BIRDS. 



Ireland. — Breeds now in extreme western districts as 

 Valentia Island, the Aran Islands, the Mullet, Co. Majo. 

 It was first observed breeding in the latter by Mr. Hichards in 

 1890, and now it is common in summer there (K. .1. Usslier, 

 iti litt.). 



RING OUZEL Ttirchis torquatus (L). S. page 15. 

 Recorded as nesting near Osborne, Isle of Wight, iu 1906, but 

 insufficient particulars given (A. M. C. Nicholl, Ji.N. College, 

 Field, 23rd June, 1906). 



DESERT WHE ATE AR Snxicola deserti Hiip]}. S. page 25. 



Pentland Skerries (Lighthouse). — Male adult captured 

 June 2nd, 1906 (W. Eagle Clarke, Attn. Scot. Nat. Hist., 1906, 

 p. 138). 



This is the third record uf the occurrence of this species in 

 Scotland, and the fourth iu the Bi'itish Isles. 



WHINCHAT Pratincola ndjetra (L). S. page 27. 



Fair Isle (Shetland). — Double passage in fair numbers 

 (W. K. Clarke, Lc. 1907, p. 75). 



Shetland.^ An adult male occurred during a remarkable 

 visitation of birds in the latter half of April, 1898 (W. E. 

 Clarke and T. Henderson, junr., t.c , 1898, p. 178). 



The VVhinchat has been very i-arely found in the Shetlands. 



REDSTART RuticiUa phoenicurus (L) S. page 31. 



Shetf^anu. — A pair founcl building at Spiggie, May lOth, 

 I90I (C. A Sturrock, i.e., 1901, p. 194). 



Outer Hebrides. - Two observed on October 6th, 1903, and 

 one on September 21st, 1906, at the Skerrvvore Lighthouse 

 (J. Tomison, t.c, 1907, j). 20). 



In the Shetlands the Redstart is mainly an autumn visitor, 

 while in the Hebrides it had not been previously recorded. 



BLACK REDSTART Rutirilla titys (Scop.). S page 33 

 Scotland — Solway area — One November 17th, 1899. Aber- 

 deen, one March 20th, 1900 (t.c, 1900, pp. 47 and 121). Moray- 

 One October 30th, 1903 (t.c, I9C4, p. 55). Flannan Isles— K 

 female adult obtained on June 27th. 1905, was forwarded to 

 W. E. Clarke in the flesh, and other examples occurred on 

 November 3rd, 7th and 8th, 1905 {t.c, 1905, p. 244, and 1906, 

 p. 142;. Orkney — An adult male was picked up dead on 

 November 19th, 1905, and on the same date one was seen near 

 Glasgow {t.c, 1906, pp. 51 and 143). 



The Black Redstart rarely occurs in Scotland, and its occur- 

 rence as far north as the Orkneys was previously uncertain, 

 while the end of June is a remarkable date for this bird to occur 

 anywhere in the British Isles, and especially so far north as the 

 Flannan Isles. 



