EAST COAST OF SCOTLAND. 3 



1879, '80, '81. 



20. Chanonry Point, Elgin ... 40 ft. 



21. Covesea Skerries, Elgin ... 160 ,, 



22. Kinnaird Head, Aberdeen 120 ,, 



23. Buclian Ness, Aberdeen ... 130 ,, 



" 24. Girdleness, Aberdeen ... 185 ,, John McGill. 

 25. Montroseness, Aberdeen... 124 ,, 

 '' * * 26. Bell Eock, off Fife Coast 93 „ James Jack. 

 '' - '^ 27. Isle of May, Firth of Forth 240 „ J. Agnew. 

 * - 28. Inch Keith, Firth of Forth 220 „ R. Grierson. 

 29. St. Abbs Head, Berwicks. 224 ,, 



Notes received from other sources will aiDpear, as before, 

 after the paragraphs on each species, as it is desirable to keep 

 the two sets of observations distinct. I would also refer here to 

 my *' Third Report on Scottish Ornithology," already referred to 

 in * Migration Report, 1880,' p. 4, as having been read, but not 

 yet printed (Feb. 1882). 



Notes have been kept upon about 25 species of waterfowl and. 

 about 50 species of land birds by our reporters on the east coast. 

 Spring migration I have not kept distinct in this Report. 

 Obituary at each station, inappreciable at Scottish stations, 

 will be noticed where necessary under General Remarks. 



Owing to Mr. T. Anderson having been almost entirely 

 sailing to and fro in the Mediterranean, I regret that I can show 

 no returns this year from mid-Atlantic, which is to be regretted, 

 .as it would be instructive to learn what are the results of a con- 

 trary prevailing wind to that of 1880. Possibly, however, Mr. 

 R. Gray may yet be able to give us some returns of interest 

 culled from the Mediterranean log, which may raise other points 

 of interest. 



The following short notes on weather are compiled from the 

 * Times ' Register for 1881, and checked by my own schedules : — 

 A sudden change of temperature at the beginning of August, 

 colder by about two degrees than July. Rainfall excessive over 

 all Scotland, except northern half where it was less than average ; 

 cold and wet all August, about six degrees colder than corre- 

 sponding period of 1880. Prevailing wind W., seldom veering 

 to E., until Aug. 2Brd; thereafter in Scotland prevailing E. and 

 N.E.; on Aug. 31st N. winds prevailed, N.E., and continued till 

 about Sept. 6th ; thereafter W. and N.W. till 16th ; then S. and 

 S.E. till 21st; from 22nd to 24th E.; 24th to 30th S. to W. ; 



