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sands of Fieldfares, etc., etc. The vast rush to-day were flying 
exactly in the same direction as the great rush of the 17th 
-Oct., and had it been at night, the lantern would have been 
swarming, and they would have struck it exactly on the N.W. 
side as before; wind 8., but very nearly calm. The birds were 
flying high in the air; a few lighted, but immediately went on 
again direct S.E. I never saw anything like it in daylight 
before. There were also blackbirds, male and female, on the 
island to-day, but the males predominating.” 
Again, on the 26th Nov., Mr Agnew writes: “10 aM. S.H. 
gale. Two Woodcocks shot. This gale came on at 9 A.M. on 
the 23d, and is still increasing, and the glass falling. It is now 
4 pM., and the glass 29:05. There has been nothing like this 
from the S.E. for years. The barometer fell to 28°65 on the 
night of the 26th.” 
SEPARATE REPORT UNDER GENERA AND SPECIES. 
TuURDIDA.—Spring.—In February indication of Fieldfares on 
23d and 26th, and with S.W. gale at Isle of May on 22d, 
23d, and 27th, an unusual experience here to appear so 
frequently as they have done. A few also appeared 2d, 3d, 
Ath, and a good many on 9th, with N.W. winds. Again a few 
March 15th, 18th, and 24th at Isle of May. In April, only one 
record, Isle of May; but in May, flocks and stragglers for first 
three weeks at Pentland Skerries; prevailing winds, N.E.; 
no very strongly defined “rush,” only on one day, flocks at 
Tsle of May. A few unimportant movements of other 7urdide, 
viz., Song Thrush, Redwing at Stations VII., VIII., XIV., and 
XXVIII. The Ring Ouzel is noted at Pentland Skerries, but 
marked as “very rare here” (20th April), and again May 2d 
and onwards for several days. 
In Autumn.—An early movement of Song Thrushes, July 4th 
and 17th, at Pentland Skerries ; wind variable on 4th, and light 
N.W. on 17th, and one bird at Isle of May on 27th. Unim- 
portant again at Isle of May in Aug. 13th and 18th, and ditto 
in September at same station. First Fieldfares on 29th, with 
light W. wind; but in October real migration set in of Turdide, 
earliest as usual at Isle of May; on 8th a Fieldfare (wind 
shifting from N. to 8.W.) followed by a single bird. First 

