2 94 ARMISTEAD : BIRDS OF SOLWAY DISTRICT. 



Query. — Are those seen passing the Ross Light bound for the far 

 north, or only local migrants ?) 



April 1 6th, 1885. Seven Wheatears seen through the night. 

 „ 17th, ., Twenty „ „ 

 „ 1 8th, „ Fifty „ at 5 p.m. 



„ 20th, „ A great many seen all through the night. WindS.; 

 fresh breeze. 



,, 2 1 St, „ Many hundreds seen all through the night. 



Wind S.; fresh breeze. 

 ,, 2 1 St, ,, Two Ring Ouzels. Wind S.; fresh breeze. 

 {This bird does not stay in the district^ as far as I am ataare.) 

 April 2ist, 1885. Two Redstarts. Wind S.; fresh breeze. 

 „ 2 1 St, ,, One Whinchat. „ ,, 

 „ 22nd ,, Seven Whinchats, at 11 p.m. Wind S.W.; light 

 breeze. 



May 20th, 1885. Five Whitethroats, i.o till 2.30 a.m. Wind S.E.; 

 light breeze. 



LIST. 



Whitetailed Eagle. Aquila albicilla. 



An Eagle has occasionally been seen flying over at a great 

 height — probably this species. 

 Peregrine Falcon. Falco peregrinus. 



Resident, though not so plentifully as formerly. Breeds 

 annually. I have seen birds of this species which I am con- 

 vinced have simply crossed the Solvvay and adjacent low-lying 

 ground, a distance of thirty miles, in quest of food. 

 Hobby. Falco subbuteo. 



Have once seen a bird which I feel certain was this species 

 on the Scotch side of the Solway. Has also occurred in Cumber- 

 land. 



Merlin. Falco aesalon. 



Formerly common on both sides of the Frith ; now very 

 scarce on the Scotch side, owing to the increase of game preser- 

 vation. More plentiful in Cumberland, where I have several 

 times obtained specimens. 

 Kestrel. Tinnunculus alaudarius. 



Still common and breeding chiefly in cliffs, often facing the 

 sea. 



Sparrowhawk. Accipiter nisus. 



Common, and breeds in cliffs and trees. 



Naturalist, 



