May.—" Stonechats" (at N. Ronaldshay)—[probably Wheatears vera.—J. A. H.-B.] on 17th; and Redstart, male, at Pentland Skerries all day on 4th.
June.—One only record at N. Unst, at 2 P.M. on the 6th; light S. breeze; rested on rock.
July.—Blank.
August.—At Pentland Skerries, 17th, 19th, and 23d, single Wheatears: winds various, from light W.N.W.; moderate N. to fresh S.W. on the three dates.
September.—At N. Unst, one on 20th, and single occurrences on 23d and 30th, same place.
At Pentland Skerries, one Redstart ♀ on 3d, and Wheatears again at ditto, on 22d; and at N. Unst, on 26th, single birds.
October.—"Stonechats," Wheatears, etc., at N. Unst, 26th, and earlier at more southern stations; earliest at Bell Rock on 1st; rush on 5th at Fidra, i.e., "numbers on island all day." Stations returning in small numbers, N. Unst, Pentland Skerries, Bell Rock, Inchkeith, and Fidra. No more records after October.
Silviinæ.—Spring.—March.—One Redbreast all day on 1st at Pentland Skerries; fresh W., haze.
April.—23d, One Redbreast on lighthouse; S.E., haze.
Autumn.—September.—At Bell Rock, on 15th, one Robin; and at Fidra, one on 24th.