A YEAR AT FAIR ISLE 89 



Thrushes and Redwings, a number on the face of the 

 diffs. Garden - Warbler, Lesser Whitethroats, and 

 female Blackcap in crofts. Bluethroat, a young bird, 

 came from cliff face and alighted in potatoes. White 

 Wagtails, a few. Pied Wagtail, one. Grey-headed 

 Wagtails, the two seen on the 26th ult. still here : they 

 were very wary and frequented grassland, having a 

 predilection for alighting close to the oxen, for the sake 

 of the insects disturbed. Merlins, two seen ; one, a 

 male, made a stoop at a Peregrine, which it flew after 

 for some time. Chiffchafif, one only seen. Chaffinches, 

 very few now. Greater Wheatears, many ; one at 

 lantern at 3 a.m. Skylark at lantern at 12.30 a.m. 

 Lesser Whitethroat at lantern at 10.30 p.m. Meadow- 

 Pipit at lantern at 10 p.m. Greater Wheatears at 

 lantern at 11.30 p.m. Turtle- Dove, immature, captured 

 at north lantern at 11.30 p.m. Kestrels, two still on 

 isle. Gannet fishing at 6.15 p.m., dusk. 



2nd October. — South-east, light, misty, then sunny 

 and hot ; south-west, very light, p.m. 



Starlings, immigrants, at the lantern from i to 3 

 A.M. Greater Wheatears at lantern from 11. 10 to 3.15 

 A.M. ; many on island. Red - throated Pipit seen and 

 heard. Redstarts, very few. Hedge-Accentor (first). 

 Willow - Warbler, Chiffchaff, and Whinchat seen ; 

 Tree - Pipits, fairly numerous. Bramblings, several. 

 Chaffinches, a few. Jack Snipe in potatoes. Kestrels, 

 two. Ringed Plovers, several. Teal, two. 



T^rd October. — West breeze, brilliantly fine; south- 

 west later. 



Very few birds as immigrants to-day ; only the dregs 

 of a few species. No Warblers in crofts. Bramblings, 

 some in stubbles. Jack Snipe, two. Redstarts, two. 



