589 
1921 .] Bird Notes from Southern Spain. 
In spring one was seen behind Algeciras on 27 February, 
and in autumn many were found skulking among the 
oleander bushes on the banks of the Rio de Miel. They were 
first noted 17 September, and last seen 5 October. The local 
bird-catchers knew the bird well, and gave it the name of 
“ Camancho.” On being shown one and asked if he knew 
it, one man promptly produced another from his pocket; it 
had been caught in a spring-back trap set for larks. 
Saxicola r. rubicola. 4 £ ; 5 $ . 
Found throughout the year. They are early breeders; fresh 
eggs were found on 28 February (full clutch). An unusual 
site for this bird’s nest was noted on the Queen of Spain’s 
Chair on 28 May, being a hollow in a rock face about 
two feet above the ground and quite open : the nest contained 
three young and an addled egg. Local breeding birds 
undoubtedly migrate. There was a great diminution in their 
numbers at the end of September, but any further movement 
on their part was masked by the arrival of migrants from 
the north at the beginning of October. Large numbers of 
Stonechats arrived at Gibraltar on 17 October ; the great 
majority passed on, but some, chiefly in pairs, remained 
during the winter. A return movement in spring was 
observed beginning on 17 February, and continued until 
20 March, after which date no Stonechat was seen on the 
Rock. The breeding birds and all the migrants obtained 
with the exception mentioned below, were of the typical 
race. 
Saxicola r. hibernans. 1 ? . 
One female obtained on 12 October is indistinguishable 
from British birds of corresponding date, and is probably a 
migrant from Portugal. 
Saxicola rubetra. 
Chiefly a bird of passage but occasionally seen in winter. 
Two females were seen 11 January, 1919. They were 
observed passing through, both males and females, on 16 April 
and again in autumn, 27 September. 
SER. XI.—YOL. III. 2 R 
