March 26th, Pentland Skerries, three Gannets flying E.; strong N.E., and clear.
April 6th, Pentland Skerries, one Gannet, 4.45 p.m., flying E.; light W., clear.
May 7th, Pentland Skerries, continuous flocks of Gannets all day, flying E.; strong N., haze.
May 16th, Pentland Skerries, continuous flocks of Gannets all day, flying E.; light N.E., clear.
May 28th, Pentland Skerries, several Gannets all day flying round; strong S., showers.
April 12th, Noss Head, four Gannets flying N.; light N.W., haze.
June 28th, Noss Head, six Gannets flying S.E.; light S., fog.
July 1st to 15th, Auskerry, at 2 o'clock, flying from N. to S.; light W. breeze.
July 5th, Pentland Skerries, 8.20 p.m., flying E.; mod. E., fog and rain.
July 6th, Pentland Skerries, all day, several flocks flying E.; light S., haze.
July 6th, Pentland Skerries, a few fishing all day round L.; light S., haze.
July 7th, Pentland Skerries, several flocks fishing all day; mod. S.E., haze.
July 8th, Pentland Skerries, continuous flocks all day flying E.; mod. W., clear.
July 15th, Pentland Skerries, continuous flocks all day flying E.; mod. W., clear.
July 16th to 20th to 26th, Pentland Skerries, continuous flocks all day flying E.;[4] light N.W. to mod. N.
July 27th, on to Aug., Pentland Skerries, continuous flocks all day flying E.; N. to S.W.; and all this month, all going E., except several flocks on 22nd flying W.
[Footnote 4: On 16th a few young observed. All flying E., except six seen on the 20th, flying W.]
Sept. 3rd to 15th, Pentland Skerries, fewer, all flying S.W. on 15th; light S.E., wind.
Sept. 5th to 30th, Noss Head, daily, flocks of six to fifty flying N. all day.
Oct. 19th, Noss Head, nineteen at 3 p.m.; strong W., haze and rain.
Nov. 10th, Sumburgh Head, eight flying S., 12 noon; fresh N. breeze, hail.
The annual regularity with which the Solan Geese pass and repass through the Pentland Firth and various other points of observation cannot, we think, fail to develop, by the statistics accumulated, some curious facts in migration. We are thus careful to record these with some minuteness of detail. A late schedule from Sumburgh Head has--"Two on 16th, Sumburgh Head. Eighteen Gannets flying S.W., 12 noon; strong W., showers."