Black-headed Bunting (Euspiza melanocephala).—This peculiar-looking bird is common here. I have seen their nests.
Chaffinch, or Spink (Fringilla cœlebs).—The chaffinch is perhaps the most commonly seen bird in Gairloch.
Mountain Finch, or Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla).—The brambling is rarely seen here. Mr O. H. Mackenzie once shot one out of a flock of chaffinches in Gairloch. He saw more at the time.
House-Sparrow (Passer domesticus).—The house-sparrow used to be unknown in Gairloch. It is said to have first come to the Free Manse at Aultbea or to Isle Ewe in the mail-packet from Stornoway. This was about 1852. Mr Harvie Brown noticed it at Aultbea in 1884. It is now pretty common where it can find nesting-places about houses. It often builds in trees close to houses, if it can get no better place.
Greenfinch, or Green Linnet (Coccothraustes chloris).—Common, but not known to breed.
Goldfinch (Carduelis elegans).—Mr O. H. Mackenzie shot several at Charleston many years ago. It has not been observed latterly.
Siskin, or Aberdevine (Carduelis spinus).—Not common, but sometimes seen in flocks in late autumn. It is a migrant.
Redpoll, or Lesser Redpoll (Linota rufescens).—Common. Seen in flocks.
Linnet, or Grey Lintie (Linota cannabina).—I am not positive that I have seen this bird in Gairloch parish, and Mr O. H. Mackenzie has never observed it. Mr Harvie Brown saw it in the adjoining parish of Loch Broom in 1884, and I think it only right to include it in the list of Gairloch birds.