222 



Yorkshire, Lincolnsliira, Wiltshire and many of the southern counties ; 

 ia Cardigan most of the local birds left by the 25th : some stragglers 

 were noticed at Strathblane (Stirling) on the 25th and at Penrith 

 (Cumberland) on the 10th and 29th ; a few birds were passing the Isle 

 of May (Fife) on the 23rd and 24th and Lowestoft during the last week 

 in September, but the only movement of any magnitude was recorded at 

 Hanois Light (Guernsey) on the 28th/29th. 



In the first week of October a few Redstarts were reported from the 

 Butt of Lewis (Outer Hebrides), the coasts of S. Yorkshire, N.E. 

 Lincolnshire and Norfolk, a single bird was seen passing Lowestoft on 

 the 16th, Avhile a belated straggler was noticed at Longton (Staffordshire) 

 on the 2nd of November. 



THE BLACK REDSTART {Buticiila tifi/s). 



Oct. 8th. Aldeburgh (Suffolk), one seen. 



„ 10th. Thauet (E. Kent), two seen. 



„ 15th. Thanet, one seen. 



„ 19th. Nr. HoUesley (Suffolk), adult male seen. 



„ 20th to 1 Plymouth (Devon), single birds seen on several days, 



Nov. 21st. ( probably three or four different individuals. 



,, 28rd. Great Orme's Head (Carnarvon), female seen. 



Dec. 27th. Weymouth (Dorset), female seen. 



THE REDBREAST {Erithacus rubecula). 



The records of this species, consisting to a great extent of single birds 

 or small numbers, are too scanty to throw much light on its movements. 



The first migrant was seen on the Pentland Skerries on the 14th of 

 July. After that date there are no records till the 29th of August, when 

 a single bird was noticed on the Bass Rock. 



During September Redbreasts were on the move in small numbers on 

 the 8th, 12th and 14th, when a few were seen and one killed (British 

 race) on the Isle of May (Fife), several Continental birds were procured 

 at Tarbatness Light (E. Ross) on the 16th, and single birds were recorded 

 from Bardsey Light (Carnarvon) on the 17tli/18th and from St. 

 Catherine's Light (Hants) on the 22nd/23rd. From the 5th to the 15th 

 of October there was a passage along the coast of S. Yorkshire and N.E. 

 Lincolnshire, the numbers being greatest on the 9th, while from the 15th 

 to the 21st Redbreasts were passing daily at Tiree (Argyll). On the 

 17th single birds were observed at the Pentland Skerries and Fair Isle 

 (Continental race), on the 18th at the Bass Rock and St. Abb's Light 

 (Berwick), on the 20th and 21st at the Isle of May, on the 19th/20th at 

 Hanois Light (Guernsey) and on the 23rd at Sule Skerry. A few birds 



