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thus making a visit paid by me to Isle of May, for three weeks in 

 September and October, rather unproductive of visible migration. 

 This N. & W. prevalence caused migration to be much dispersed, 

 and no great rushes are recorded at Pentland Skerries or other 

 stations. Bat on the 14th Oct., during mod. E., after N.N.E. 

 and N.W. gales, a rush of Thrushes and Woodcocks will be found 

 recorded. Between Oct. 17th and Nov. 7th winds very variable 

 round three-fourths of compass, but almost never entering the 

 fourth quarter between S. and E. — indeed only on three days. 

 Strong N.E., weather cloudy and clear, very little haze. This 

 continued till Nov. 30th, except on Nov. 11 a S. gale, on 8th 

 S.W. gale, and on 20th a N. gale.* 



Dunnet Head gives a light return. The daily to-and-fro 

 migration of Gannets is spoken of in general terms, and the 

 dates of arrival and departure of rock birds were " about the 

 same dates as stated in last year's report." 



Cromarty. — The prevailing wind at this land-locked station 

 at the times of records, given between March 24th and 

 Dec. 26th, were from W. and S.W. Dates of arrivals in spring 

 and departures in autumn given. As before remarked, such 

 land-locked stations give abnormal returns as compared with 

 freely exposed stations, and the S.W. or W. winds were local. 



Chanonry. — Practically blank as regards actual migration, all 

 movements being local, Mr. J. McGill finding Scarts and 

 Cormorants flying up and down the Firth, Wild Ducks feeding 

 in frosty weather, and many Larks on Jan. l?th, 1884. Local 

 movements of Green Plover in November and December. No 

 certain migration discernible. 



Kinnaird Head returns a blank schedule, with the positive 

 statement " No birds." I am obliged to the head lighthouse- 

 keeper for returning this schedule. Such if regularly returned 

 would enable me to give always, year by year, a positive statement 

 of negative value. I wish others on the Aberdeenshire coast would 

 follow his good example. 



Girdleness. — A light return during November 14th to 17th 

 and December 1st to 12th. " Birds at this lighthouse very 

 scarce, the situation being very exposed. A record of a Fork- 

 tailed Petrel (seen by me on 15th August, J. A. H. B.) is of 



* Read the above in connection with General Remarks. 



