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only of a Fieldfare at the light on the 5th. No more till 

 autumn. 



In Autumn. — Earliest record of Blackbird at Pentland Skerries 

 on 9th August. Single records at Isle of May of Common 

 Mavis "migrating" on 19th, and of a Missel Thrush on 30th ; 

 W.S W., clear. Latest record, Fieldfares on 20th to 28th 

 November, " a good many ; " at Dunnet Head, " seen all day;" 

 and scattered records through November at Pentland Skerries 

 of Thrush and Blackbird. In September also, quite scattered 

 records of single or very small lots of Blackbirds, Eing Ouzels, 

 Fieldfares, and Mavises, from Pentland Skerries, Isle of May, 

 and Fidra. But in October masses and rushes innumerable from 

 the following stations: — Pentland Skerries (Eedwings, 4th to 

 16th). Isle of May (Blackbirds, mostly females, 7th; Field- 

 fares, "numbers" on 18th, N.E. gale; Blackbirds, all males, on 

 21st, wind from E. to S. W. ; Eedwings, rush on 28th, S.E., fresh ; 

 also of Fieldfares and Eing Ouzels and Blackbirds). Again, at 

 Pentland Skerries, great numbers of Twrdidm on 29th, of all 

 kinds. Greatest rush at Pentland Skerries of Eedwings and 

 Song Thrushes (along with Goldcrests and Chaffinches, Eobins, 

 a few Eing Ouzels, and Woodcock) ; strong S.E. gale and rain. 

 At Bell Eock, Eedwings (without other species in any numbers), 

 22d to 26th October every night in numbers ; wind from light W. 

 to E. and N.E. All through October indications, more or less 

 pronounced, at the following stations : — N. Unst, Sumburgh 

 Head, Pentland Skerries, Noss Head, Bell Eock, Isle of May, 

 Fidra. 



From the above notes the migration of Turdidce appears to 

 have been unusually compressed and sudden. 



Saxicolin^:. — Chats. — In Spring. — In March earliest two 

 Redstarts (" the first seen here " ) at N. Unst ; S.E. and fog. 

 Wheatears at Isle of May on 24th and 26th, but only straggling 

 birds. In April, solitary record on 1st at Pentland Skerries. 

 Two on 27th at Bell Eock, and same date at Isle of May ; and 

 Redstarts ("mostly males") intermittent all April. In May, 

 at Isle of May, Eedstarts (" mostly females ") on 3d, and inter- 

 mittent up to 19th ; also Wheatears, Whinchats (numbers on 

 the 8th, and rush or great numbers on the 18th all day) ; 

 W.S.W., strong. In June a single solitary record of a Stone- 

 chat (? Wheatear) from N. Unst. 



