112 BRITISH BIRDS. 



pp. 12-15), but north of Fife, on the eastern side of the Scottish 

 mainland, the only definite record known to Mr. Clarke was at 

 Inverness in April, and since then one has been noted at 

 Peterhead on May 27th, 1904 (Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist., 1904, 

 p. 127). 



A pair were seen with young not long fledged in June, 1899, 

 by the Tees side {Binis of Yorks, p. 124.). 



An old female and three or four young birds were seen by 

 Mr. O. V. Aplin at Byfield reservoir, Northamptonshire, on July 

 19th, 1905, and supposed by him to have been bred there (Zoo/., 



1905, p. 963). 



A nest and three eggs were found on May 31st, 1904, in 

 Sussex (J. A. Walpole Bond, Fieh/, June 11th, 1904). 



Note. — As the Yellow Wagtails will shortly be fully dealt with 

 in a separate article by N. F. Ticehurst, they are not here 

 referred to. 



TREE-PIPIT Anthiis irivialis. S. page 131. 



Fair Isle, Shetland. — Noted as a bird of spring and 

 autumn passage (W. E. Clarke, Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist., 1907, p. 72 \ 



SciLLY. — Observed occasionally in autumn and may be a 

 regular autumn visitor. An adult male was found dead on 

 St. Agnes in June, 1902 (James Clark and F. R. Rodd, ZooL, 



1906, p. 247). 



RED-THROATED PIPIT Anthus cervimis (Pall). S. page 135. 



Ireland. — A male shot by Mr. F. Coburn in Achill, co. Mayo, 

 on May 26th, 1895, was exhibited bv him at the B.O.C. on 

 October 23rd, 1901 {Bull. B.O.C, XII., p. 15, ZooL, 1901, p. 

 264) ; a second, shot by Mr. H. E. Howard in co. Donegal on 

 August 9th, 1898, was recorded by Mr. F. Coburn, but alter- 

 wards referred to Avith doubt as to its authenticitv {Z^ol., 1901, 

 p. 264, and 1902, p. 313, and Irish N., 1901, p. 23l). 



Sussex. — A female (young) obtained in a garden at Ninfield 

 on November 26th, 1901, was exhibited at \he B.O.C. by Mr. 

 Howard Saunders on behalf of Mr. L. A. Curtis Edwards [Bull. 

 B.O.C, XIL, p. 35). 



Only four previous occurrences of this bird were known, and 

 none of them in Ireland. 



TAWNY PIPIT Anthus campestris (L.). S. page 137. 



Sussex. — Four "were obtained by Mr. M. J Nicoll on 

 September 22nd and 24th, 1903, at Rye Harbour, and the 

 following year on August 14th and 17tli two more (adult male 

 and female) were shot at the same place and recorded by the 

 same observer, who also himself shot a further example (a 

 young bird) near Bexhill on September 26th, 1904. Mr. Nicoll 



