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Motacillid^e. — Anthince. — Pipits, OR " Mosscheepers," " Tit- 

 larks." — In Spring. — Earliest record at N. Unst, 7th March, of 

 "Mosscheepers," N.W., fresh, and again one on 21st. On 20th 

 and 23d March, Meadow Pipits, a few at Isle of May, calm, 

 clear, and S.E., fresh haze. A few again at X. Unst on 23d, 

 "Mosscheepers." No records in May or June. In July — 

 young " Mosscheepers " seen for first time on 6th. In August, 

 on the 27th, accessions to the numbers breeding on Isle of May, 

 probably the young hatched off and on wing. In September, 

 accessions of both Eock Pipits and Meadow Pipits by 15th, at 

 Bell Eock, and Eock Pipits numerous on Isle of May on 20th. 

 Numerous to 29th October. No other records. 



Muscicapid^e. — Flycatchers. — In Spring. — On 21st and 22d 

 March Spotted Flycatchers, single records at N. Unst. In 

 April, the only record is on 19th at Pentland Skerries, when 

 ° a rush " is recorded. Fresh S.E., haze (Pied Flycatchers), 

 and on 21st May one ditto all day there. 



In Autumn. — Only one record in all of a single Spotted Fly- 

 catcher on Fidra, on 7th. Light S.E., fog. 



Hjrundinid^. — Swallows, Martins, Sand Martins. — In Spring. 

 — Many records of arrivals in May and June, as follows : — 



May 



2. 



N. Ronaldshay, 



Flying W., 



2 Swallows, 



Light W.C. 



3. 



Bell Rock, 



Resting on rock, 



1 do., 



S.S.E., Light, 



4. 



Isle of May, 



. 



1 Martin, 



S.W., Light. 



7. 



Pentland Skerries, 



" First seen," 



Swallows, 



KW, Haze. 



8. 



Isle of May, 



"All day," 



1 Martin, 



S.E. 



19. 



Do. 



A few, 



1 do., 



5) 



22. 



Dunnet Head, 



. . 



3 Swallows, 



S.S.W. 



26. 



Cromarty, 



"Arrived," 



3 do., 



Light W. 



5. 



Suniburgh Head, 







Flight W. 



1. 



Isle of May, 



First, 



Swallow, 



S.E., Light. 



12. 



Sumburgh Head, 



"All day," 



3 do., 



S.S.E. 



June 



In Autumn. — From 23d to 31st August a considerable move- 

 ment (40 seen) at Isle of May on 30th ; and on 2d September, 

 " Swallows departed " at Pentland Skerries. 1 Swallow seen 

 at N. Unst on 23d August, and 6 Martins flying about top of 

 cliffs for six days previous to 30th August at Dunnet Head. 

 A rush again at Isle of May on 27th, 28th, and 29th September, 

 especially on latter two dates. Wind S.E. on 29th, shifted 

 from W. Gale and clear day before. No later records. 



Thus Autumn migration compressed into 30th August and 

 2d September, and again, 28th and 29th September. 



