52 Ri:roRT on the migration ok hirds. 



Wliimbrels unusually scarce this year at Monach. Eedshank. 

 Spring : At Butt of Lewis, Skerrj'vore, and Kliuvaal. Earliest 

 Feb. 5th (in a tlock, so perhaps belong to autumn) ; March 6th, 

 at Butt of Lewis. Autumn : At Rhuvaal, Sept. 12th and 17th. 

 Sandpiper. Spring : June 27th, at Skerryvore. Autumn : At 

 Skerryvore, Lismore, and Little Ross. Earliest Sept. 10th, at 

 Skerryvore ; latest Dec. 26th, at Little Ross. (This can hardly 

 be Common Sandpiper so late. — J. A. H. B.). 



Sternin.e. — Common and Arctic Terns. Spring : At Rhu 

 Stoir, Stornoway, Monach, McArthur's Head, Skervuile, Rhinns 

 of Islay, Little Ross. Earliest May 10th, at Rhinns of Islay ; 

 latest at Stornoway, June 8th (hereafter breeds). Autumn: At 

 Monach (unusual numbers this year), Skervuile, Little Ross, and 

 Douglas Head. Earliest July 8th, at Skervuile ; latest at Little 

 Ross on Sept. 2nd. 



Larin.^.. — Gulls : Black-backed, Herring, and Kittiwake. 

 Spring : At numerous stations, Stornow^ay, Island Glass, Sker- 

 vuile. Earliest May 24th, at Skervuile ; latest at Stornoway, 

 June 8th. N.B. — The movements of Gulls are most erratic 

 and difficult to tabulate, and I prefer to hold them over at 

 present. Skua. Occurred all summer on west coast of Lewis, 

 as seen by reporter himself in June, frequented harbour 

 of Carloway* in Lewis, and w^as seen inside of Rum. Un- 

 commonly abundant at Island Glass, eight being seen in sight 

 one day. Autumn : August, October ; at Skervuile, Aug. 12th, 

 13th, and 14th; and at Sound of Mull on Oct. 12th and 13th, 

 when some forty were seen ; N.W. gale. Iceland Gull. Au- 

 tumn : At Kyleakin on Nov. 29th and Dec. 20th, both flying 

 S.W. 



Procellariid^.. — Petrel. Autumn : Only at Lismore, Sept. 

 17th, S.S.E., haze and rain. Noted as rare at Lismore 

 by Mr. Murray ; indeed the first he has seen here in several 

 years. 



Pelecanidti-:. — Scarts ; Curmoraiits. Spring: Arrived at Cape 

 Wrath to breed in March. Autumn : Flying N.W. on Oct. 18th past 

 Stornoway ; at Dhuheartach Nov. 10th ; and Skervuile on Nov. 

 14th. 



Alcid^. — Records in every^ month, except February and 



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