V 14 No.4 - The Scottish Ornithologists' Club

1987
Scottish Bird Report 1986 247
Apr; Fife, 200 Isle of May 17 Apr; Lothian, large
fall 16-20 Apr, 100+ Scoughall19 Apr; Borders,
800 St Abbs 16 Apr, 300 Eyemouth 17 Apr.
·Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Two:
Shetland, 1 Fair Isle 20 Aug (DRB,KO,ST);
Fife, 1 Isle of May 8 May (ffiP,JHBM,GLS).
Dipper.
J.G. Steele
course of Goosander survey; Strathclyde, 16
territories Mull , 10 prs Arran, 15 prs Endrickl
Blane Waters, poor season in SW Scotland.
Black-bellied cinclus: Shetland, 1 Fair Isle 26
Mar.
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Some indication
of a drop in breeding population in several
areas. Orkney, nos probably slightly down
Hoy; Highland, 6 prs Garten CBC (4 in 1985);
Tayside, nos down to 15-16 singing males
Killiecrankie reserve (27 in 1985); Lothian, 24
prs Duddingston, 19 territories Roslin Glen:
Borders, suggestion of sharp drop in
population; Strathclyde, 35 prs bred L Gruinart
reserve, Islay. Fair Isle fridariensis: 22 singing
males recorded Fair Isle.
Dunnock Prunella modularis Breeding:
Orkney, 20 prs reported at 8 sites; Lothian, 15
territories Aberlady. Passage: Shetland, influx
14 Apr-16 May, max 50 Fair Isle 22 Apr, 60 on
other islands 23 Apr, very scarce in autumn;
Fife, 100 Isle of May 17 Apr, few in autumn;
Borders, 56 St Abbs 20 Apr.
Robin Erithacus rubecula Breeding: Orkney, 20
prs at 7 sites, newly fledged juv at one site 29
Sep; Highland, 11 prs Garten CBC (9 in 1985);
Lothian, 22 territories Roslin Glen, 11 prs
Aberlady (9 in 1985); Dumf & Gall, 48 prs
Wood of Cree (78 in 1985). Passage:Shetland,
influx 14 Apr-13 May, peaks 900 Fair Isle 22-23
Apr, 750 on 24 Apr, 117 Dunrossness 23 Apr,
very few in autumn; Orkney, 1000 North
Ronaldsay 23 Apr; Highland, 150 Noss Farm 22
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Shetland, in spring
up to 10 from 20 Apr-21 Jun, perhaps only 13 in
autumn 11 Sep-11 Oct, max 3 Fair Isle 9 Oct;
Orkney, up to 9 birds 23 Sep-7 Oct, max 6
North Ronaldsay 27 Sep; Highland, 1 Noss
Head 8 May; Grampian, singles Fraserburgh 7
May, Rattray 7 May; Fife, singles Isle of May 7 ,
8 May, Fife Ness 14 Sep. White-spotted
cyanecula: Fife, 1 Isle of May 11 May.
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Winter:
Shetland, singles Whalsay 14 Nov-21 Dec, Fair Isle
22-29 Dec; Strathclyde, 1 Arran 15 Feb. Passage:
Shetland, 31 Mar-4 Jun, peaks 3 Fair Isle 21-24, 30
Apr, 15 May, 3 Whalsay 18-21 May, 1 Fair Isle 1-2
Jul, in autumn 1-2 birds 8 Oct-20 Nov; Orkney, 22
Apr-15 May, max 3 on 22-24 Apr; Highland, S
birds Caithness Dist 29 Apr-29 May, 2 Noss Head
9 May; Grampian, singles Johnshaven 6 Apr,
Foveran 7 May, Rattray 14-16 Nov; Fife, up to 12
birds in spring 14 Apr-16 Jun, max 4 Fife Ness 4
May, 1 Isle of May 18 Oct; Borders, 4 birds in
spring 16-26 Apr, 1 Romannobridge 80ct.
Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Breeding:
Highland, 2 prs bred Dunbeath Castle, 6 prs
Garten CBC (3 in 1985); Tayside, good season
Killiecrankie reserve; Lothian, 7 territories
recorded E Lothian Dist; Borders, 63 territories at
34 sites is increase; Dumf & Gall, very good nos N
of Newton Stewart. Passage: Shetland, 21 Apr-26
Oct, max 5 FairIsle 28Sep; Orkney, 7 May-ID Oct,
max 4 on 27, 29 Sep; West Isles, singles S Vist 1
May, S Oct; Grampian, last one Rattray 28 Oct;
Fife, 1st Crail17 Apr, 8 Isle ofMay3May, last20n
13 Oct; Lothian, last one Aberlady 15 Oct;
Strathclyde, 1st Coultorsay, Islay 15 Apr; Dumf &
Gall , late bird Stranraer 27 Oct.
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Breeding: Fife, no
change indicated in breeding population; Borders,
up to 46 territories recorded; Strathclyde, 10-15 prs
bred Colonsay, 12 prs bred L Gruinart reserve,
Islay. Passage: Shetland, 2 May-29 Jun , max 14
Fair Isle 10 May, in autumn 4 Aug-25 Oct, max 11
Fair Isle 16 Aug; Orkney, 1-4 birds 3 May-28 Sep;
Highland, 1st Noss 28 Apr; Fife, 1st Isle of May 30
Apr, max 9 on 6 May; Lothian, 1st 2 Aberlady 26
Apr; Strathclyde, 1st 2 Heads of Ayr 26 Apr; Dumf
& Gall, early bird Leswalt 12 Apr.