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A. ACCIPITRINUS (Short-eared Owl). A few in spring, first week in 

 March till first week in May, on the Isle of May, and again 

 there in autumn, 24th September till i3th November. Beattock, 

 2nd May; Kilchattan, 3oth May; Caithness, i6th October. 



SYRNIUM ALUCO (Tawny Owl). Kirkliston, 2oth April, nest and 

 three eggs. 



NYCTALA TENGMALMI (Tengmalm's Owl). Shetland, 4th January, 

 an adult ( ? ) ("The Field," 4 th April 1908, p. 583). 



SCOPS GIU (Scops-Owl). One near Largo, i6th May ("Annals of 

 Scot. Nat. Hist.," 1908, pp. 180 and 183). 



CIRCUS CYANEUS (Hen-Harrier). Brawl Castle, one (?) on 3ist 

 January : " very rare now." 



BUTEO VULGARIS (Buzzard). Fairlie (Ayr), one on syth September. 

 A pair appeared at Swordale on 3oth October and continued 

 there till 26th December. 



AQUILA CHRYSAETUS (Golden Eagle). One observed at Swordale on 

 28th October. 



FALCO CANDICANS (Greenland Falcon). One from the Flannan 

 Islands, 8th March ("Annals Scot. Nat. Hist," 1908, p. 183). 



F. ISLANDUS (Iceland Falcon). An adult killed in December in 

 the Flannan Islands ("British Birds," February 1909, p. 310). 



F. PEREGRINUS (Peregrine Falcon). At Fossil Marsh, near Glasgow 

 (pair, ( and $ ), 29th April. Pair arrived at Swordale on 

 1 7th October, with Redwings, whom they hunted. 



F. JESALON (Merlin). Butt of Lewis, a pair on 3oth April ; and on 

 2yth August there, two caught in the engine-room, which they 

 entered in pursuit of a Wheatear. Again seen at same place, 

 2nd November, and "have been numerous about lately (29th 

 December)." One on Isle of May, 26th September to 8th 

 October (p. 16). 



PANDION HALIAETUS (Osprey). May, Loch Spiggie (Shetland), one 

 ("Annals of Scot. Nat. Hist," 1908, p. 183). 



BOTAURUS STELLARIS (Bittern). Whittingehame, 8th January, one 

 ( cJ) captured alive ("Annals Scot Nat. Hist," 1908, p. 120). 

 Aberlady, 6th April, one (loc. at. pp. 183-4). 



ANSER CINEREUS (Grey Lag-Goose). 3rd November, 40-50 in 

 stubble near Walten Loch, Caithness, and on following day a 

 large "gaggle." In November and December "grey" geese 

 very numerous, Dumfries, with marked preponderance of Grey 

 Lags. Several which visited the Fair Isle were of this species 

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