Report on the Migration of Birds in the Autumn of 1879. [First Report]

THE ZOOLOGIST.
THIRD SERIES.
Vol. IV.]
Printed forms of enquiry and letters of instructions were sent to twenty-six lighthouses on the east coast of Scotland. Thirteen stations have sent in returns, and thirteen have either sent in none, or have returned blank forms, owing to unusual scarcity of birds. The stations from which co-operation was asked are the following, commencing with the most northerly. Those from which returns have been received are marked with a .
North Unst, Shetland; white and red sectors, fixed. Robert Burnett.
Whalsey Skerries, Shetland; white, revolving every minute.
Bressay Sound, Shetland; red and white alternately, rev. every minute.
Sumburgh Head, Shetland; white, fixed. William Anderson.
North Ronaldshay, Orkney; white, flash every 10 seconds. John Tulloch.
Start Point, Orkney; red, fixed.
Auskerry, Orkney; white, fixed. Charles C. Irvine.
Hoy Sound (Low), Orkney; white, fixed. Alex. Harp.