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The Tree-Pipit {Anthus t. trivialis). 



Unrecorded from the light. 



On the morning of September 5th, 1913, six, which had 

 evidently arrived overnight, were found sitting about on the 

 bramble-covered walls of the cultivated area. They disap- 

 peared in the course of the afternoon and the only other one 

 seen was an injured bird, that had struck the light ; it was 

 found on the 9th, but had probably been on the island since 

 the 5th. 



The Meadow-Pipit [Anthus pratensis). 



Probably a regular double -passage migrant, but owing to 

 the chiefly diurnal character of its movements but scantily 

 recorded from the lighthouse. 



Four spring records, February 17th 'i8th and April 

 14th '15th, 1912, and March 24th/25th, 26th 27th, 1914. 

 Two autumn records, October 2nd 3rd and 8th 9th, 1913. 



As a summer resident recorded by Mr. Aplin as " some 

 about the mountain and lower pastures " and also seen by 

 Mr. Coward. In June 1913 Meadow-Pipits were quite 

 numerous all over the cultivated area and apparently taking 

 the place of the Sky-Lark, the males constantly soaring aloft 

 and singing. Distributed also in scattered pairs along both 

 the east and west slopes of the mountain, but absent from 

 the highest parts, where cover is practically absent. Two 

 young ones able to fly were seen on the 14th, but for the most 

 part, young were being fed in the nest at that date. A pair 

 with young in a nest in scrub gorse on the 21st were watched 

 and photographed at close quarters. The female was much 

 less frightened at the tent than the male and brought food to 

 the yoimg quite three times to his once. The young were 

 fed at intervals of seven to ten minutes and the food consisted 

 of flies, green caterpillars and daddy-long-legs, almost all of 

 it gathered in a neighbouring potato field. The nest was 

 cleaned and the faeces carried away and dropped by both 

 parents. 



On September 3rd and 4th the number of Meadow-Pipits 

 on the island was much about the same as in June, after 

 allowing for the normal increase due to the broods. They 

 were scattered about all over the island. On the mornings of 

 the 5th and 6th there had evidently been overnight arrivals, 

 as there were a good many more birds in the potato fields 

 than on the 4th, and there were more birds elsewhere as well. 

 A similar increase was again noticed on the 8th, but these 



