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S.W. Besides Snow Buntings, a flock of about 250 Common 

 Buntings are reported from Sumburgh Head on Nov. 6th (*' a 

 compact flock"), at 10 a.m. 



Alaudid^. — Spring: A spring rush is reported at Bell Eock 

 between Feb. 5th and 25th ; or possibly this may only belong to 

 migration of 1880. Great numbers of Larks (mixed with Eose 

 Linnets, Starlings, and other species, from 2 to 5 a.m. ; great 

 numbers struck; wind on arrival light S.W., on departure fresh 

 N.E., fog and rain. Feb. 18th, great numbers, all Larks, greatly 

 exhausted, seen asleep, and others struck, but none found dead ; 

 wind light E.S.E., haze. On 19th, " small birds, not recognised, 

 flew about for an hour, and left at dawn " ; and on 25th great 

 numbers, all Larks, much exhausted, at 1.30 a.m. ; left after an 

 hour's rest at dawn, flying N.W. — Autumn : Sumburgh Head, 

 Pentland Skerries, Bell Eock, and Isle of May (numerous). 

 Earliest at Sumburgh Head, Sept. 15th (breeds here, but left 

 to-day) ; latest at Isle of May, Dec. 1st (two seen). Eushes 

 at Isle of May, Sept. 24th ; numbers on 25th and 26th, 

 increased up to 27th ; also at Pentland Skerries (accompanying 

 Wheatears) ; also fewer on Sept. 15th, 16th, and 18th. Eush 

 at Pentland Skerries, striking all night, Oct. 26th ; stragglers 

 on 1st and 8th. — Weather : Fresh S. wind Sept. 1st to 8th, to 

 fresh S.E. and clear on 26th. Nov. 24th, at Sumburgh Head 

 (along with Grey Linnets), fresh S., cloudy ; and Dec. 1st, at 

 Isle of May, two seen, as above recorded. 



Sturninje. — Autumn : Auskerry, Pentland Skerries, Dunnet 

 Head, and Isle of May. Unusually few, but all about same time. 

 Earliest at Pentland Skerries and Isle of May, Oct. 20th and 

 21st ; latest at Dunnet Head, Jan. 15th, 1882 (date of return of 

 schedule). General Notes : — Eesident all winter at many localities 

 as at Auskerry (''all winter "). The scarcity of the Starling on 

 migration this autumn is noteworthy {vide conditions of wind 

 and weather as compared with other years). 



CoRviD^. — Spring : Bell Eock and Isle of May. Earliest at 

 Bell Eock, March 10th (seen on balcony-rail); latest, "five 

 Eooks," at Bell Eock, flying about. May 1st. Eush (apparently, 

 April 12th and 13th) at Bell Eock (Black Crows and a good many 

 "Grey Crows" with them). On 16th, three Eooks flying N. — 

 Autumn : Sumburgh Head, Pentland Skerries, and Isle of May. 

 Earliest July 15th, at Pentland Skerries (mixed with Jackdaws) ; 



