i8 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



constantly heard them at night, calling in the rays. Other 

 records are for 2gth October, and the nights of 3rd and 5th 

 November a large flock at the light, two being killed. 



TURNSTONE, S. interpret. Seen in small numbers on the rocks 

 throughout my stay. 



OYSTERCATCHER, H. ostralegus. One bird of this species is re- 

 ported on i Qth February, and four on i4th March. Mr. 

 Maccuish tells me that they nested on the island, and I saw 

 them constantly while I was there, in numbers ranging from 

 one to seven. 



WOODCOCK, S. rusticola. Single birds are reported on 3rd and gth 

 January and yth February ; several on 2ist March ; on 2yth 

 March several at the lantern, one killed; on ist May two are 

 reported, and several next day. In autumn several were seen 

 on 2ist October; on the 23rd and 2yth two came to the 

 lantern ; on the 28th a few, and several came to the light in the 

 small hours of 5th November. 



SNIPE, G. ccelestis. Seen on seven occasions between 22nd Septem- 

 ber and 8th October, one or two birds each time, and once I 

 flushed one in Mr. Ross's garden. One bird killed itself 

 against the lantern on the night of 5th November. 



JACK-SNIPE, G. gallinula. Single birds are noted on 2oth February, 

 24th September, 8th and 2Qth October. 



DUNLIN, T. alpina. A small flock turned up on 23rd September, 

 and I saw a single bird by one of the little pools on the island 

 on 26th September. 



PURPLE SANDPIPER, T. striata. I saw four on the i3th, and two 



on the i yth, iQth, and 27th September; as usual, they were 



very tame. 

 REDSHANK, T. calidris. Mr. Maccuish reports that these birds leave 



the island during summer, 1 3th August being the date of the 



first to return. I saw them constantly on the rocks and at 



the pools throughout my visit. 

 CURLEW, N. arquata. On ist April a few are reported at the 



lantern. I saw them throughout my stay, but never in large 



numbers. 

 COMMON TERN, S. fluviatiiis. On nth, 1 3th, and i5th September 



flocks were passing, they flew very close to the water in a 



south-westerly direction. On the night of 26th September an 



immature bird was taken at the lantern. 

 SANDWICH TERN, S. cantiaca. On i3th September I saw two, and 



on the 1 5th three or four flew by; on the i7th several small 



flocks passed; on the 27th two; and on 4th October four 



were seen. 



