196 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



Head in a S.E. direction. At Kelburne Castle (Ayr), young 

 still in nests on i6th September. On the following day, at 

 Spiggie, Shetland (13). One at Pentland Skerries on gih Octo- 

 ber ; " not often seen here." Another same locality next day. 



ANSER CINEREUS (Grey-Lag Goose). More numerous than usual 

 towards end of February in North Uist ("Annals," 1906, p. 

 114). Inverbroom, i4th May, "wild geese" (sp. ?) went N. 

 Decidedly increased as a nesting species in South Uist since 

 the "Outer Hebrides" volume of the Scottish Fauna series 

 appeared (p. 81). Introduced half-wild birds now nesting in 

 "Tay" ("Annals," 1906, p. 237). On 4th October, at Spiggie, 

 Shetland, eight flying about loch for some days. Between 6th 

 and 1 3th October, "wild geese" (sp. ?) seen daily passing S. at 

 Inverbroom. At Burntisland, on loth October, small flock 

 " wild geese " (sp. ?) passing S. ; 1 2th, at same place, large flocks 

 passing S. At Sule Skerry "geese" (sp. ?) (7), passing E. to 



^1 W. At Fairlie (Ayr), on i3th November, a young male Grey- 

 Lag shot (p. 52). 



A. SEGETUM (Bean Goose). One shot at Pentland Skerries on 3rd 

 November. 



A. BRACHYRHYNCHUS (Pink-footed Goose). Geese, probably " pink- 



footed," flying round Forfar in the night of 2ist October. 

 The same incident reported from Arbroath on the same night 

 "Geese flying in the fog all the night through." On loth 

 November, Mr. Wm. Evans saw several hundreds in the 

 Aberlady district. They seemed to Mr. Evans more abundant 

 than usual that autumn. On the i4th November, a very large 

 flock of geese flying over Montrose basin, probably "Pink- 

 footed." 



BERNICLA LEUCOPSIS (Barnacle-Goose). In North Uist, in February, 

 more than usually numerous ("Annals," 1906, p. 114). 

 Twelve at the Flannans on 26th March, and about a hundred 

 on ist May. 



B. BRENTA (Brent Goose). At Fairlie (Ayr), on 2 7th January (50) ; 



24th February (about 60). At Lingay, North Uist, flock of 

 160 on rough wild days ("Annals," 1906, p. 114). On 4th 

 October, at Loch Ard-na-laird, Grimersta, Lewis (n). 



CYGNUS MUSICUS (Whooper Swan). At the Fair Isle, in spring and 

 autumn, a head obtained belonging to this species (p. 78). 

 At Lerwick, nth April, five "Swans" (sp. ?) flying N. At 

 Unst, 1 2th, flocks of six and nine " Whoopers," evidently very 

 tired, flying very low. In South Uist, on ist June, nine, which 

 flew N. ; believed to be " Whoopers" (p. 82). 13* October, 

 at Spiggie, Shetland, one Whooper ; 1 4th, three Whoopers ; 

 2oth, eight Swans (sp. ?) on Loch. 



