10 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



day ; light S.S.E., haze ; on lighthouse. And 22d, one Snow 

 Bunting all day ; fresh N.W. 



July. — 22d, at Pentland Skerries, one Common Bunting all 

 day ; strong W.N.W., clear ; on lighthouse, and till 29th. 



September. — 13th to 25th, at 1ST. Unst, Snow Buntings. Flock 

 on loth ; and from six to fourteen on other dates (6 dates). 

 Winds, northerly and westerly. Also at Pentland Skerries and 

 Bell Kock. 



October. — oth, 14th, 20th, Snow Buntings disappeared on 5th 

 at N. Unst. Five reappeared with N.N.W. and snow, and dis- 

 appeared at 1 p.m. same day ; and two seen on 20th. A few 

 seen at Pentland Skerries on 11th, and again on 29th. A large 

 flock at Dunnet on 14th ; N.E., sleet. 



November. — From 1st on to 20th, numbers, increasing in 

 quantity by 5th. 11th, with Common Buntings on 18th, and 

 Yellow Buntings on 19th and 20th. On 3d, at N. Eonaldshay, 

 hundreds ; S.E., strong, and still on lighthouse on 23d. At Bell 

 Eock, on 20th and 21st, a few only. 



December. — Two only, all day, on 9th at Sumburgh Head. 



Alaudid^e. — No spring records ; nor till September 23d, on 

 Bell Eock, four seen ; light W., flying S.E. 



October. — Nothing. 



November. — 20th, at Bell Eock, one struck, not killed, at 3 

 a.m. ; light W. breeze, haze. 



December. — 8th, at Pentland Skerries, flock all day ; moderate 

 S.W., and snow ; increased to-day. Same date, at Dunnet, flock 

 of, at 10 A.M. ; light E. breeze, snow. 



Sturnin^. — In March. — Eecord of one Starling found dead at 

 foot of tower at Pentland Skerries ; light W., clear. 



July. — 31st, at Pentland Skerries, for several days, in one 

 large flock. 5th, at Noss Head, one pure white Starling at 4 

 A.M. ; N.W., fresh. Flying about. 



September. — On 16th, flock of Starlings flying about, all 

 young birds, at Inchkeith.- 



October. — At Pentland Skerries, nine ; wind, N.W. ; light 

 haze on 25th. On 27th, at same place, twenty-four (variable 

 light airs), old and young ; and at Bell Eock, on 18th, one old 

 bird ; fresh W. breeze. 



November. — On 14th, six at North Unst ; N., fresh breeze, 





