122 Craigmillar and its Environs. 



The Bullfinch used to be plentiful in the locality. 

 Thanks, however, to the bird-catching fraternity, they 

 are now seldom seen. 



The Crossbill may be considered a very rare bird, 

 though a specimen turns up now and then. One was 

 recently killed on Corstorphine Hill. 



The Goldfinch we have seen occasionally about 

 Craigmillar. A pair frequented the avenue at The 

 Inch for some time a few years ago. 



The Common Sandpiper visits us in summer, fre- 

 quenting the Braid burn and other brooks. 



The Spotted Flycatcher is by no means plentiful, 

 but specimens are to be observed. They seldom arrive 

 till the middle of May, and leave early in autumn. 



The Ring-Ousel is a summer migrant. We have 

 often seen it on the Pentlands. 



The Redstart is a handsome little bird, and up 

 till very recently bred on Blackford Hill. Now, 

 however, that the hill has become the property of 

 the citizens of Edinburgh, a bird's nest is as difficult 

 to find there as the proverbial " needle in a hay- 

 stack." 



