3d, S.W., thick, very stormy, No. 8.—Nothing. A great flight of Snow Buntings. Par. major and cæruleus, a few.
4th, S.W., fresh, overcast; in evening, S.W., clear to northward.—Nothing. At noon pretty many young Hit. rustica. Several Sax. ænanthe and rubicola. Char. auratus, ten to fifteen.
5th, S.W., stormy, early. No. 9; in evening and night, thunder, lightning, and hail.—Nothing. A couple of Par. major.
6th, W. by S., W. to N., violent; early, thunder, lightning, and hail squalls; in evening stiller, W.—Nothing. Hir. rustica, pretty many young birds; urbica, fewer. Some 31. flava and alba and Anth. pratensis.
7th, N. and N.N.W., better, clear; later, violent, with rain squalls.—C. cornix, flights of hundreds. Sturnus, great flights. T. musicus, scattered. Mot. alba, some. Sax. ænanthe and rubicola, both stray old birds. Al. arvensis, tolerable flights; alpestris, scattered. Fr. cœlebs and montifringilla, not many. Par. major and cæruleus, a little party. Col. palumbus, some. Char. auratus, several. Lar. minutus, many at sea off the island.
8th, W.N.W., fresh, cloudy; P.M., violent, overcast; in evening, S.W., stormy. Scotland, low minimum.—F. æsalon, [male]; nisus, jr., some. C. cornix, many flights. Sturnus, pretty many. T. musicus, tolerable; merula, some jr.; iliacus, a couple. No Sylviæ. Sax. ænanthe and rubicola, some. 31. alba, few. Anthus, pretty many. Al. arvensis, tolerable; alpestris, flights of twenty to thirty; arborea, some. Troglodytes, many. Fr. cœlebs and montifringilla, pretty many; cannabina, fewer. Par. cæruleus, scattered. Scol. rusticula, six to eight been shot; gallinago, some.
9th, S.W. by S., fresh, cloudy, rain; in evening, light, clear, stars, on mainland S., slight.—F. nisus, some. T. musicus, pretty many; merula, jr., fewer; torquatus, some. No Sylviæ. Sax. ænanthe, tolerable. Mot. alba and Anthus, do. Troglodytes, many. Al. arvensis, many, especially passing on over the sea numerously; alpestris, little flights; arborea, a couple. Fr. cœlebs, montifringilla, and cannabina, many. Par. major and cæruleus, some. Hir. rustica and urbica, tolerable. Few Woodcocks. Altogether but slight migration.
10th, S.W., violent, chasing loose clouds; in evening light, southerly, misty; later clear.—Almost nothing. T. musicus, torquatus, and passing on overhead; pilaris, some. Fr. cœlebs and montifringilla, many; cannabina, fewer.
11th, E.S.E., moderate; A.M., rain; P.M., clear; in evening E.N.E., light, clear.—F. nisus, some. C. cornix, innumerable flights; monedula, very many. Sturnus, flights like clouds in many thousands. T. musicus, tolerable; torquatus, scattered. No Sylviæ. Accentor, a couple. Troglodytes, tolerable. Mot. alba, some. Anthus, many. Al. arvensis, many, extremely many passing over the sea; alpestris, pretty many; arborea, single. F. cœlebs, montifringilla, cannabina, spinus, not very many. Hir. rustica and urbica, scattered. Col. palumbus, Scolopax, and Char. auratus, all not many.
12th, N.N.E., light; in evening S.W., slight; rain showers during day.—All the above, but in considerably smaller numbers. F. peregrinus, one old bird shot. Sy. rubecula, very many; rufa, also pretty many. Accentor, also many. Reg. flavicapillus, pretty many. Fr. linaria, some.