68 STUDIES IN BIRD-MIGRATION 



Pied Flycatchers, several Tree - Pipits, and a Corn- 

 Crake have also appeared. 



loth May. — ^East-south-east, strong breeze and rain 

 all day ; very little seen, all the migrants in hiding. 



nth May.- — Fine south-east breeze ; clear. 



A Golden Oriole (a female) was found dead to-day in 

 the crevice of a cliff, where it had crept for shelter. This 

 is an addition to the Fair Isle list. Another new bird for 

 the season, a Yellow Wagtail (a male), has also appeared. 

 The other birds seen to-day were seven Mealy Redpolls, 

 Willow- Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Whinchat, 

 Sedge- Warbler, Little Grebe, and three large Wheatears 

 (two males and a female). The Hedge-Accentors have 

 gone, and only two Redbreasts are left. A single 

 Ring-Ouzel, a flock of two hundred Fieldfares, and a 

 male Snow-Bunting in full summer plumage, also came 

 under notice. 



\2th May. — The good weather with the favourable 

 south-east wind continues, and many arrivals have 

 again been noted. 



Four Grey-headed Wagtails (one a beautiful adult 

 male) were seen, and a Little Bunting was observed at 

 close quarters, after which it joined a horde of Twites 

 and was lost. An Ortolan Bunting, a Tufted Duck, a 

 Siskin (male), three Redstarts (females), more Tree- 

 Pipits, several Common Whitethroats, a Short-eared 

 Owl, and two Swallows were the other birds noted 

 as arrivals. The Common Wheatears have also greatly 

 increased in numbers, and several Willow - Warblers 

 were seen. The Fieldfares have decreased, and 

 the Song-Thrushes, Redwings, Ring-Ouzels, Hedge- 

 Accentors, and larger Wheatears have passed on. The 

 Redbreasts are also scarce, only two or three being seen. 



