202 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



SCOLOPAX RUSTICULA (Woodcock). In North Uist not so numerous 

 as usual (February) ("Annals," 1906, p. 114). One flushed 

 from two young at Swordale, ist July. First seen at Spiggie 

 on 6th October; fifteen were shot on Fitful Head on 23rd. 

 A considerable number seen throughout the winter (p. 118). 



GALLINAGO MAJOR (Great Snipe). One on the Fair Isle on 5th 

 September (p. 79). 



G. CCELESTIS (Common Snipe). Not so numerous as usual in 

 N. Uist ("Annals," 1906, p. 114) on 4th February, on which 

 date one drumming. At Crosswood, West Calder, drumming 

 on 3ist March. Some that had been at Sule Skerry all winter 

 disappeared early in April. At Gilston (Fife) nest with four 

 eggs on 3rd May. More than usual at Inverbroom on 26th 

 December. 



G. GALLINULA (Jack Snipe). In February not so numerous as 

 usual in N. Uist ("Annals," 1906, p. 114). One shot near 

 Loch Spynie on loth August, and another reported from 

 Pitgaveny (The Field, 25th August 1906, p. 342); "supposed" 

 to breed in Shetland ("Annals," 1906, p. 239). First shot at 

 Swordale, 24th October. 



TRINGA ALPINA (Dunlin). At Crosswood, W. Calder, on i2th 

 April (2), and on 29th April one at Hogganfield and three at 

 Bishop Loch on passage, both localities near Glasgow. In 

 last few days of May in South Uist a great many which must 

 have been chiefly migrants (p. 84). Young, newly hatched, in 

 Fife on 5th June; young on Mearns Moor (E. Renfrew) on 

 1 5th, "very scarce here this season." In numbers in Mull on 

 5th September. A pair at Pentland Skerries on 1 2th October. 



T. MINUTA (Little Stint). One obtained on Fair Isle on i4th August 

 (p. 79). On 1 6th August one on the Eden (Fife), and 

 on 1 5th September in same locality, two. One at Spiggie on 

 6th October. 



T. SUBARQUATA (Curlew-Sandpiper). At the mouth of the Eden 

 (Fife) on i5th September, two. 



T. STRIATA (Purple Sandpiper). From 5th February till 25th May, 

 in small numbers at the Flannans. At Crail several on 3rd 

 April; at Bell Rock, two on i3th. On island off Barra, half- 

 a-dozen in last days of May (p. 84). Two at Elie on 2oth 

 July. About fifty at Sule Skerry on i4th August. At 

 Balcomie (Fife) a few on i4th October. 



T. CANUTUS (Knot). Several at the Eden on 5th June, at Aberlady 

 Bay on i8th July (eleven) (W. Evans). Flocks at the Eden 

 1 8th August till 1 5th September. At Fairlie (Ayr) about 

 twenty on 3rd September. 



