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Devonshire and birds were passing daily at the Pentland Skerries 

 between the 25th and 29th. The light-records for September were : — 

 St. Catherine's Light, one on the 9th/10th, and twelve on the 15th/16th ; 

 Bishop Rock Light (Scilly Isles), large numbers on the llth/12th and 

 man}' on the 17th/18th ; Ilanois Light (Channel Islands'); three on the 

 9th/10th, two on the 14th/15th and three on the 16th/17th. 



In October the only record was of two at St. Catherine's Light on the 

 2nd/3rd. 



Spotted Flycatchers were last seen in Wiltshire on the 24th of August, 

 in Northumberland on the 30th, in Lincolnshire on the 31st, in Berk- 

 shire on the 2nd of September, in Renfrewshire on the 6th, in Ayrshire 

 on the 7th, in Hertfordshire on the 9th, in Norfolk on the 10th, in 

 Devonshire on the loth, in Hampshire on the 14th and in Essex and 

 Gloucestershire on the 29th. 



THE PIED FLYCATGHER (Muscicapa atricapilla). 



In August, Pied Flycatchers were noted on passage at the Pentland 

 Skerries on the 8th and at the Isle of May (Fife) on the 9th. A 

 female came on board H.M.S. ' Enchantress ' on the 25th at 4.30 p.m. 

 when the vessel was at anchor off Cromer. In Suffolk a few were 

 passing from the 27th to the 29th, and large numbers from the 29th to 

 the 31st. At Fair Isle (Shetland), the Pentland Skerries and Isle of 

 May passing migrants were observed on the 30th and 31st. 



In September, Pied Flycatchers were on passage throughout the month 

 at Fair Isle, the Pentland Skerries and Isle of May. A few were 

 passing in Suffolk on the 1st and 2nd, and stragglers on the coast of 

 Yorkshire between the 9th and 30th. In E. Kent numbers were re- 

 corded as passing from the 16th to the 18th and a few between the 18th 

 and 25th. One was reported at St. Catherine's Light (Hampshire) on 

 the 9th/10th of September and one at Hanois Light (Channel Islands) 

 on the 14th/15th. 



The only record in October came from Northumberland, where an 

 observer noted birds passing between the 1st and 4th. 



THE SWALLOW {Hirundo rustica). 



On the 4th of July a Swallow was observed at the Bell Rock Light 

 (Tay), two visited the Butt of Lewis Light (Outer Hebrides) on the 

 22nd, and stragglers were seen at Fair Isle (Shetland) on the 1st, 4th, 

 10th and 11th. A large departure was noted from Devonshire on the 

 28th, and some were seen flying south past the Owers Light-vessel 

 (Sussex) on the 29th. 



Numbers were observed at Inchkeith (Forth) on several dates during 

 August, and notes of increases and decreases in various counties show 

 that migration was taking place on a large scale thi-oughout the country. 



