150 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



Blair Atholl, April 24. Forth Gartmore, April 20. Aberfoyle, 

 April 22. Dalmeny, April 26. Isle of May, May n, one. 

 Strathyre, Sept. 12, a young bird. Tweed Cramilt, April 22, 

 "earlier than ever I have heard it for twenty years " ; Aug. i, one. 

 Broughton, April 24. West Ross Garve, April 23. Argyll and 

 Isles Earraid, April 28. Tiree, June 2. Clyde Beith, April 21. 

 Lendalfoot and Dairy, April 22. Sol-way Gatehouse, April 15; 

 May 10, plentiful everywhere. Beattock, April 24. 

 Earliest, Sol way, Gatehouse, April 15. 



Asio ACCIPITRINUS (Short-eared Owl). 



Forth Isle of May, Nov. 4, one killed. Argyll and Isles 

 Skerryvore, July 23, two resting in windows. 



ATHENE NOCTUA (Little Owl). 



Dee Kincardine, Feb. i, a ? shot at Blairs ("Annals," 1902, 

 p. 119). 



PERNIS APIVORUS (Honey Buzzard). 



Tay Forfarshire, one seen at Teinavon, pursued by Jackdaws 

 ("Annals," 1903, p. 49). Argyll ami Isles Loch Fyne, Oct. 9, 

 immat. 9 shot at Kilfinnan (op. cit. 1903, p. 49). 



FALCO ^SALON (Merlin). 



Outer Hebrides Island Glass, Feb. 21, one killing small bird. 

 Flannans, April 3, a $ shot; May 10, 14, and 20, seen; Sept. 30, 

 chased a Pipit into engine-house, caught, and killed ; Oct. i, six. 

 Argyll and Isles Dhuheartach, April 9 and 23, one each day. 

 Solway Maxwelltown, April IT, fine old $, shot. 



FALCO TINNUNCULUS (Kestrel). 



Shetland Dunrossness, April 20, one. Orkney Sule Skerry, 

 Jan. 14, one. Tay Bell Rock, April 14, one on tower. 



PANDION HALIAHTUS (Osprey). 



Outer Hebrides Lewis, shot in April. First established record 

 of the species in the Outer Hebrides ("Annals," 1902, p. 184). 



SULA BASSANA (Gannet). 



Tay Bell Rock, January, a few passing nearly every day during 

 month. Outer Hebrides Island Glass, Feb. 28, four, first seen 

 since November. Flannans, March 27, flocks passing constantly 

 for St. Kilda ; Dec. 16, two, rarely seen at this season. 



