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Song Thrushes, but Fieldfares and "Mountain" Thrushes are 

 once or twice mentioned, and one Water Ouzel was caught at 

 Skervuile on Sept. 13th. 



The time occupied was as follows : — Earliest record in 

 autumn, Sept. 23rd, one Thrush on lantern at Lamlash ; may 

 have been local. Next, 1st and 7th and 8th, a few scattered 

 records at Barra Head, and between Dhuheartach and Lismore. 

 About Oct. 23rd greater numbers, but nothing very remarkable 

 till Oct. 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, and Nov. 1st to 3rd or 4th, 

 when the rush took place. Movements continued up to end of 

 November, but not large numerically, and nothing more that 

 could be called a rush. A considerable number were killed at 

 Skerryvore at the height of the rush on 28th, 29th and 30th ; 

 eight Thrushes on first date, thirty- six on 29th, and thirteen on 

 30th. Blackbirds and Thrushes about in equal proportion of 

 records, but Thrushes bulking largest numerically. Species 

 included are Song Thrush (max.). Blackbirds (large numbers), 

 Fieldfares, and one Dipper or Water Ouzel at Skervuile. 

 Thrushes of sorts quite absent during a rush of other species at 

 Kyleakin, and throughout the season. Five species. 



Saxicolin^. — Wheatears. — In spring, appearance of a rush at 

 Skerryvore on April 20th and 21st, fifty seen during the day on 

 former date and twelve on latter ; and on April 8th a single bird 

 at Dhuheartach. A great many at Skervuile on May 5th, and 

 on 15th four seen at Butt of Lewis. 



In autumn, extent, from Stornoway (Oct.), Skerryvore (Aug), 

 Dhuheartach (Sept. and Oct.), Lismore (Aug.). Eedstarts. — 

 Skervuile (Sept.), Corsewall (Aug.). Earliest, Aug. 24th, at 

 Skerryvore. Latest, Oct. 29th, at Dhuheartach. Kush of Bed- 

 starts all night at Lismore. The above remarks apply in all 

 cases to Wheatears (or so-called " Stonechats"), except where 

 otherwise specified. Numbers at Stornoway with Linnets in 

 Oct. Considered rare here by reporter. 



Prevailing winds in spring, E. through S.E. and S.S.E. to S., 

 and variable on April 8th at Dhuheartach. Two species. 



SiLviiN^. — Kobin. — No spring records. Autumn, Kobin, Ky- 

 leakin; Stornoway, isolated examples during December; Lis- 

 more, on Nov. 11th, with Wrens and Linnets, and a few single 

 records in September and October ; Dhuheartach, few ; Lamlash 

 and Corsewall, single records, and Bobins accompanying rush 



