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REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



To the 

 Reporters. 



We have no notes on the Green Cormorant or Shao- or Crested 

 Cormorant from any stations. 



Pelecanid^e. — Solan Goose or Gannet, Cormorant, Shag, 

 Scart, etc. — This year we give a day-by-day return of Solan 

 Geese seen at ."N". Unst during September and October. We 

 would like to complete a year's observations of the movements 

 of this bird at the following stations: — N". Unst, Bell Eock, 

 Pentland Skerries, Cape Wrath, Butt of Lewis, Monach Isles, 

 Barra Head, and Ailsa Craig, and Turnberry on the coast of 

 Ayrshire. We would also like daily returns made at Skerryvore 

 or Dhuheartach [all negative evidence being carefully entered, 

 such as "none seen" on such and such a date or succession of 

 dates], and also at Eona, north of Eaasay. A separate schedule 

 or more might be devoted to Gannet or Solan Goose alone for 

 every day in the year, noting carefully the direction of flight 

 of flocks or individuals, or how employed. If we had such a 

 series complete, we believe much light might be thrown upon 

 migrations of fish 

 buie in Mull, at the Marine Institute there 



in combination with work going on at Loch- 





1886. 















Sept. 



6, 



6 Solan Geese, 



( 11 a.m., disap 

 ( peared 1 P.M. 



- (S.S.E., fresh 

 , ( breezes, 



}Fog, 



( Fishing 

 t Rock. 



round 



33 



6, 



2 Solan Geese, 



6 P.M., 



Do. do., 



Haze, 



Do. 



do. 



3, 



7, 



6 Solan Geese, 



All day, 



(S.W., strong 

 ( breezes, 



J- Showers, 



( Flying about and 

 ( fishing. 



5) 



8, 



3 Solan Geese, 



Do., 



S., strong breezes, 



Haze, 



Do. 



do. 



33 



9, 



5 Solan Geese, 



Do., 



( S.W., strong 

 ( breezes, 



> Clear, 



Do. 



do. 



5, 



9, 



Do. do. , 



Afternoon, 



S.S.E.,gale, 



Rain, 



Disappeared 5 P. M. 



3, 



10, 



2 Solan Geese, 



5 A.M., 



W., gale, 



Showers, 



( Seen till midday, 

 ( again in afternoon. 



33 



11, 



14 Solan Geese, 



All day, 



S.W. & S. breezes 



, Do., 



Flying about. 



3) 



13, 



3 Solan Geese, 



Do., 



N.E. fresh breezes 



, Do., 



Do. 





33 



14, 



2 Solan Geese, 



5 P.M., 



N., strong breezes 



Rain, 



Flying past Rock. 



33 



15, 



3 Solan Geese, 



10 A.M., 



( N.W., fresh 

 ( breezes, 



«> Clear, 



( Flying about and 

 ( fishing. 



3, 



16, 



1 Solan Goose, 



Noon, 



| W., strong 

 \ breezes, 



} Do., 



j Swimming about 

 t Rock. 



,, 



17, 



3 Solan Geese, 



11 P.M., 



(W.N.W., fresh 

 \ breezes, 



> Haze, 



} Flying 

 ( Rock. 



about 



,3 



18, 



f Numerous 

 ( Solan Geese, 



} All day, 



(N.E., light 

 ( breezes, 



> Clear, 



Do. 



do. 



3 3 



19, 



6 Solan Geese, 



5 P.M., 



W., light airs, 



Do., 



Do. 



do. 



,3 



20, 



20 Solan Geese, 



Noon, 



N., fresh breezes, 



Do., 



Do. 



do. 



3, 



23, 



3 Solan Geese, 



5 P.M., 



N., fresh breezes, 



Haze, 



Do. 



do. 



,3 



24, 



16 Solan Geese, 



All day, 



N.W., light airs, 



Clear, 



Do. 



do. 



3, 



25, 



12 Solan Geese, 



5 P.M., 



S., light breezes, 



Haze, 



Do. 



do. 



93 



26, 



( Numerous 

 { Solan Geese, 



} All day, 



Do. do., 



Do., 



Do. 



do. 



