_Portpatrick._--Mr James Beggs has the remark [which we perfectly agree with, and the reasons for which will shortly appear more decidedly, we believe, when Mr Service treats of the migration of birds in the Solway district, in his intended "Fauna of Solway."--J. A. H.-B.] to the effect that: "The migration of birds again very slight this season. As I remarked to you in my schedule last year, I think it is our prevailing winds from the west which keep the birds inland. You will see in my above notes where the winds are easterly." The easterly winds referred to occur throughout all the dates where any occurrences are recorded, _viz._, on the 4th and 15th September, October 4th, 5th, to 9th, and January 7th, 1887, at which latter date a "great rush" of Larks, coming from the N.W. and going S.E., is recorded. Again, the October 4th, 5th, and 6th rush is distinctly recorded. _Not a single record is entered under a westerly wind._ They naturally pick up (catch up) the trend of the coast south of Clyde in any winds, but _normal westerly winds_ may--and do--confine them to _normal routes more than easterly winds do_. Thus, if we had had no easterly winds at this station at all, the probability is that _no migration_ would have been observed; but the _more normal_ route _more inland_ would have been followed. Locally, Mr E. Service is working at these routes with good effect. _Mull of Galloway._--Alex. Murray and John M'Quarrie send three excellent returns. Considerable movements of birds are noted, but again October 4th and 5th have pre-eminence and accentuation. _Little Ross._--Neil M 'Donald and Robert M'Intosh send three well-filled schedules--every line filled. Under date of 6th December, N. M'D, writes: "I beg to send you two schedules, which are all we have. We are marking the birds as we see them on long sheets of paper lined off like the schedules, but when copying them off, I find I have more than will fill another schedule during October and up to date. Please forward two more. Trusting our schedules will meet your approval, etc." [Yes, they are excellent, and we have three fully filled, showing the same results and rush marked off in October as elsewhere. Birds seem well known; yet I think a copy of Johns' Birds should be sent here and to several more stations.--J. A. H.-B.] Separate Report under Genera and Species. Turdidæ.--Thrushes, Dipper, Blackbirds, Fieldfare, Ouzels, Redwings, "Mavises."--We find records principally of "Thrushes" between 4th and 22d February at Skervuile (one only on 9th), and at Turnberry and Corsewall (both south of Clyde), on seven dates, but all light. [Thus most of the February early migrants presumably turned across from Clyde to Forth,--J. A. H.-B.] Prevailing wind, S.W. and S.