204 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



found in the locality. On 3151 May an egg of this species was 

 found in a Willow-warbler's nest in East Ross. On ist July a 

 Meadow-pipit's nest was found near Beith containing only one 

 egg, and that a Cuckoo's ; this egg hatched about the 1 2th, and 

 the young bird was ready to leave the nest when about twenty- 

 one days old. At Beith two young Cuckoos, one and two days 

 old respectively, were put into a Meadow-pipit's nest : the 

 larger threw out the smaller, three eggs and three young 

 Meadow-pipits, the last-named twice over, making ten in all. 

 In the same locality a Reed Bunting's nest was found with a 

 Cuckoo's egg in it, about the same size as a Skylark's, but 

 lighter brown. Return movements are noted on the Isle of 

 May on i/|.th and i6th August, at Lahill (E. Fife) two adults 

 were observed in the gooseberry nets on 22nd August, a young 

 bird at Syre (Sutherland) on the 25th, and the last record for 

 the year is a young bird near Largo (Fife) on gth September. 



Asio OTUS (Long-eared Owl). Three are reported near Lerwick on 

 25th February, this being an unusual date for their appearance 

 in Shetland. On 28th February a nest and two eggs of this 

 species was found at Kirkliston, the other birds not laying till 

 the end of March; incubation 28-31 days. 



A. ACCIPITRINUS (Short-eared Owl). A male was killed at the 

 Mull of Galloway Light on 3rd March. Single birds on the 

 Isle of May on loth August, several on Fair Isle on various 

 dates between 5th August and i8th October, one at Sule Skerry 

 on 2nd November and one on the Pentland Skerries next day, 

 while several are reported from Tiree on 2oth November. 



BUTEO LAGOPUS (Rough-legged Buzzard). A mature female was 

 shot at Borrolol, Sutherland, on 3oth March, and one was seen 

 at Moorfoot (Forth) in November. 



FALCO CANDICANS (Greenland Falcon). Single birds are reported 

 from the Flannans on ist, 2nd, and i4th December, from the 

 Butt of Lewis on 4th December, Barra on i5th and 25th 

 December ("A.S.N.H.," 1910, p. 119), and Inverbroom 

 (W. Ross) on 2 8th December (" A.S.N.H.," 1910, p. 119). 



ARDETTA MINUTA (Little Bittern). An adult male was caught alive at 

 the opening of the Loch of Stennis into the sea on i4th May, 

 the second record for Orkney (" A.S.N.H." 1909, p. 183). 



ANSER ALBIFRONS (White-fronted Goose). One is recorded at Wick 

 on 26th January and on 26th April this species was travelling 

 from Tiree towards Barra. One shot at Lerwick on 26th 

 October, and large flocks in Tiree on gth November. 



A. BRACHYRHYNCHUS (Pink-footed Goose). A female was shot 

 in the Moray Firth on 26th April. A number are recorded 

 from Fair Isle during wild weather from the 7th to the iSth 



