CONTRIBUTION TO ORNITHOLOGY OF KINCARDINESHIRE 197 



CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORNITHOLOGY OF 

 KINCARDINESHIRE. 



By A. NICOL SIMPSON, F.Z.S. 

 ( Continued from p. 153.) 



BARN OWL. Mr. George Crabb, London, a keen ornithologist, 

 informs me that he remembers in his youth of this bird breed- 

 ing in Fordoun. He often saw the birds at the spinning mill 

 at Auchinblae when he was a boy. Of recent years it is un- 

 known, so far as my knowledge goes. 



LONG-EARED OWL. A resident, and breeding in the neighbourhood 

 of Drumtochty Castle, and doubtless elsewhere in the county, 

 but nevertheless it is not abundant. 



SHORT-EARED OWL. Far more common than the last named, and 

 pretty widely distributed as a rule. 



TAWNY OWL. Fairly plentiful in the wooded districts. 



HEN HARRIER. I have seen a specimen said to have been got in 

 the county. 



COMMON BUZZARD. An occasional visitor (H.\ 



ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD. A specimen in Drumtochty collection 

 is said to have been shot in the district in 1889. 



GOLDEN EAGLE. Almost annually one or two visit the hills in 

 the autumn and do some damage amongst the game of the 

 hills. In 1895 the gamekeeper of Glensaugh shot one in the 

 act of devouring a lamb. This bird was accompanied by a 

 mate, which escaped (Af.}. Since then one or two have been 

 noticed in the same locality. In September of the year named 

 another specimen was observed. The latest date for this bird 

 is 8th December 1897, when one was seen in the vicinity of 

 Drumtochty (M.). 



SPARROW HAWK. To be found in almost all the larger forests. 



KITE. Said to have been secured from time to time within the last 

 thirty odd years. There is no authenticated instance, however, 

 so far as I have learned. 



HONEY BUZZARD. Same as the last named. 



PEREGRINE FALCON. Breeds at the sea cliff, and reported also as 

 breeding in various inland parts. This is more than likely, 

 seeing the bird is resident both in the counties of Forfar and 

 Aberdeen. 



