90 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



August. A few records of Sandpipers (see notes under stations 

 at Skervuile.) 



Sternin.e, Terns. — Arrivals in spring : At Bona, a rush of 

 200 arrived on May 11th, light S.W. and clear. At Skervuile, 

 one first seen on May 23rd, calm ; a number arrived between 

 24th and 31st, light, various. At Kyleakin, Terns first seen 

 26th June, strong S. At M' Arthur's Head, Terns first seen 18th 

 June. At Bhinns of Islay, Terns first seen 23rd and 24th July, 

 light S.W. Query, return Journey ? In autumn : Terns seen 

 11th and 12th at Skervuile ; and more on 18th ; and at Chickens 

 Bock large quantities flying north on August 8th. Last seen 

 at Kyleakin on September 6th. 



Larid^:. — Considerable movements of Gulls of sorts from 

 July 5th on to winter. Black-headed Gulls are marked as 

 "very few this year" at Skervuile. Continuous flocks flew E. 

 past Barra Head on Sept. 6th. Continuous flocks flew N.W. 

 past Sound of Mull in August. Skervuile returns "numbers" 

 about the middle of August. At one station, viz., Skervuile, 

 the following are their recorded movements : in variable but 

 prevailing N. to N.W. winds till Nov. 17th ; thereafter light 

 N.E. In August: 19th, one Boatswain Gull; 26th, flock of 

 Herring Gulls ; 31st, flock of Gulls. September, two records of 

 flock of Terns, and Kittiwakes. Oct. 16th and 17th, ditto, ditto. 

 November, on three dates Boatswain Birds and Kittiwakes. 

 At Stoir Head vast flocks of Common Gulls and Herring 

 Gulls passed N. Herrings " set into " Lochs Coul and Dhu, 

 a little to the north of this, about this time, December, 1884, 

 which locally accounts for this rush. Most of the Common 

 Gulls were young. At Bhinns of Islay two " one-year-old 

 Iceland Gulls " with hundreds of other Gulls flying about. 

 We are particular in recording Gull returns, as this was an 

 extraordinary Gull year on the East Coast. 



PROCELLARiiDiE. — On July 26th one Storm Petrel on lantern 

 at Barra Head, the earliest record of any for six years, light E. 

 with fog. One ditto at Stoir Head (rare) in August, and one on 

 Sept. 3rd at Lismore (also rare), killed, light N.W., haze. 



Alcidje, Bazorbills, Guillemots, Puffins. — On Feb. 23rd, 

 increased from 20th to date at Barra Head. " Marrots " and 

 Bazorbills, all March 6th to 8th, 14th to 17th, 23rd to 24th 

 and 29th, winds light S.E. and S.W. In April: 4th to 11th, 



