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Blue-headed Wagtail. — At Fair Isle either M. I . flava or M . /, 

 thunbergi occurred on October 16th, 18th or 26th. 



Yellow Wagtail (M. f. rayi). — One at the Island of Noss on May 21st . 



Pied Flycatcher (Muscicapa h. hypoleitca). — At the Flannans one 

 on September 17th, and at the Butt of Lewis, one on the 20th 

 and another on October 10th. This species is rarely reported 

 from the Ovater Hebrides. 



Garden- Warbler {Sylvia borin). — OnQ at the Pentland Skerries on 

 May 24th should be noted as the bird has seldom been recorded 

 in the Orkneys in spring. 



BIjACKCAP (S. a. atricapilla). — One at Butt of Lewis October 11th to 15th. 



Lesser Whitethroat (S. c. curriwa). — One at the Pentland Skerries 

 on October 9th. 



Mistle-Thrush {Turdtis v. viscivorus). — ^Two at Barra Head (Outer 

 Hebrides) on April 14th. 



Rinq-Ouzel (T . t. torquatus). — At the Butt of Lewis lantern on 

 October 19th. 



Redstart (Phoenicurv^ ph. phcenicuriis) . — In the Outer Hebrides, 

 where it is a rare visitor, one at the Butt of Lewis on May 15th, 

 and " Passage migration is reported steadily from stations in 

 the Northern Isles and Outer Hebrides from 20th to 27th Sep- 

 tember and 5th to 22nd October." One at Pentland Skerries on 

 November 7th — a very late date. 



Black Redstart (Ph. o. gibraltariensis) .■ — -Most unusvial numbers of 

 Black Redstarts were recorded in 1914, while in 1915 there were 

 considerably more than the average. One found dead at Little 

 Ross (Kirkcudbrightshire) on March 4th, and one near Glasgow 

 on May 9th, are particularly interesting, as the bird is very rarely 

 noted on the west side of Scotland. Others were : — Isle of May, 

 one on April 30th, Tarbatness (Ross-shire), two on September 26th, 

 Pentland Skerries, single birds on April 26th and May 4th and 

 small numbers between October 8th and 24th. 



Bluethroat (Luscinia suecica). — One at Fair Isle on October 8th. 



Hoopoe ( Upupa e. epops).- — -One on the Pentland Skerries on May 19th. 



Snowy Owl (Nyctea nyctea). — One seen at Little Ross on February 4th. 



Barn-Owl {Tyto alba). — A Barn-Owl, of which race is unknown, was 

 reported from Galson (Outer Hebrides) on March 5th. So far 

 as we know there is only one previous reliable record of the 

 Barn-Owl for the Outer Hebrides. 



Shag {Phalacrocorax g. graculus). — A breeding record interesting to 

 compare with those given in Mr. Jourdain's article (Brit. B., 

 VIT., pp. 97-8) is given (p. 155) as follows : — A pair at the Butt 

 of Lewis had their nest nearly built on March 22nd, this was 

 destroyed and another built and eggs laid by May 5th, After 

 the first brood had left the nest, the latter was " replenished " 

 and three eggs were laid and hatched about September 5th, two 

 young were still in the nest on October 24th, one left on the 31st, 

 and the last not until November 6th after the old bird had pulled 

 the remains of the nest off the ledge. 



Sooty Shearwater (Puifinus grisetis). — Single birds at Butt of Lewis 

 on July 19th and 25th. 



Grey Plover [Sguatarola sqnatarola). — On September 11th and 12th 

 at Galson, in the Outer Hebrides, where the bird is a rare visitor. 



Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus). — Single birds at Fair Isle and 

 Swona (Orkney) early in August. 



Whimbrel (Numenius ph. phceopus). — One at Fairlie (Ayrshire) and 

 one at Galson in January are interesting winter occurrences. 



H. F. W. 



