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passing eastward (? from Pentland Moors to the shores of the 

 Forth) over Morningside late in evening. Flock seen at 

 Pentland Skerries on 28th September. 



N. PH^OPUS (Whimbrel). Numbers in Barra throughout May 

 (p. 85). Northward movement general from yth May till 8th 

 June. One at Aberlady on i8th July (W. Evans), and another 

 at Garroch Head, Bute, on 2oth. Small numbers Elie and 

 Eden mouth, 26th July till i8th August. 



STERNA CANTIACA (Sandwich Tern). At Crail several on 24th 

 April, North Berwick 2gth. Quite a fair-sized flock at Loch 

 of Strathbeg on 2yth July ("Annals," 1906, p. 239). Parties 

 of varying size continually passed south at Balcomie (E. Fife) 

 from 10.15 A - M - till 4.15 P.M. on 6th October. 



S. FLUVIATILIS (Common Tern). First report 29th April at North 

 Berwick ; 3rd May, Bell Rock (6) ; 5th, large flock ; 8th, Largo 

 Bay, evidently just arrived, "any number" sitting on the sand 

 very tired ; nth, Pentland Skerries, numbers flying over island 

 till 2ist when they settled; gth, Elliot sands, numerous 

 "terns"; many nests and eggs in Fife by i3th June, but 

 numbers less than usual in proportion to birds (Largo). At 

 Tarrsgeir, a small rock south of Texa, off Port Ellen, Islay, a 

 colony of 400 pairs nesting in July (Alex. Ross). At North 

 Ronaldshay, i3th to 24th August, great numbers. Leaving 

 from 2yth at Sule Skerry. When undisturbed usually leave 

 Pentland Skerries first week in August. This year strangers 

 robbed many nests in June, 1 and consequently large numbers of 

 young were late. The young strong on the wing left early in 

 August as usual. Last seen Bell Rock i4th September. 

 Numbers of both species at the Fair Isle nth to i3th, and 

 again on 2oth September (pp. 79, 80). Stragglers at the East 

 Neuk of Fife till gth October (4). 



S. MACRURA (Arctic Tern). At Loch of Sandwick, Whalsay, on 

 29th May. With Common Terns at the Fair Isle in September 

 (see previous species). Thousands at Nigg Sands, Swordale, 

 on 1 4th August, and five at Dornoch on 2yth September (two 

 young running after parents for food). 



S. MINUTA (Little Tern). Ness of Sound on yth June (5) ; Fife, 

 1 8th June, nests with two and three eggs ; six pairs in one 

 nesting locality in Outer Hebrides (p. 85). Spiggie on 6th 

 October (i), passing east. 



LARUS RIDIBUNDUS (Black-headed Gull). Assumes hood, " Clyde " 

 on 1 2th February, Kirkliston xyth, and Garscadden i8th. On 

 22nd March great flocks arrived N. Ronaldshay "presumably 

 for season." At the great colony at Harelaw Dam (E. Renfrew), 



[' In Pentland Skerries? EDS.] 



