ii 4 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



Peregrine. Saw one on 4th and 6th Feb. 1906. 



Merlin and Kestrel. Occasionally seen. 



Heron. Common, and a great nuisance to the wild-fowler. 



Grey Lag Goose. More than usually numerous towards end of 



February. 



White-fronted Goose. Is rarely got here. 

 Brent Goose. Flock of 160 offLingay on rough wild days. 

 Bernacle Goose. More than usually numerous. 

 Bewick's Swan. Three seen on yth Feb. 1906, four on ist March 



1906. 



Sheld Duck. Common and increasing. They nest here. 

 Wild Duck. Nothing like so numerous as usual. 

 Gad wall. When they appear they nearly always visit Loch an 



Sticir. On being shot at, they " bunch " together so that 



usually more than one are killed at one shot. 

 Pintail. One was shot here in December 1905, I am told. 

 Teal. Nothing like so numerous as usual. 

 Wigeon. Very common. The principal duck. Said not to breed 



here. 



Pochard. Occurs occasionally, I think I saw one on 2oth February, 

 Scaup. One shot in Dec. 1905. 

 Golden-Eyed Duck. More numerous than usual, several males in 



full plumage. 



Velvet Scoter. One shot in Dec. 1905, I am told. 

 Goosander. Seen in Autumn 1905 for first time. 

 Smew. Seen several times in South of Harris, but no males. 

 Red Grouse. A few, decreasing. 

 Pheasant. The leg of one left in a trap was found on 4th Feb. 



1906. 



W T ater Rail. One seen on 6th Feb. 1906. 

 Coot. Very common in Berneray ; not so in N. Uist. 

 Woodcock. Not so numerous as usual. 

 Snipe. Not so numerous as usual. Heard one " drumming " on 



4th Feb. 1906. 



Jack Snipe. Not so numerous as usual. 

 Greenshank. Fairly numerous, said not to nest here, which I 



doubt. 

 Bar-tailed Godwit. Flocks of twenty, ten, and forty, 6th Feb. 



1906. 



Lesser Black-backed Gull. Common. 

 Fulmar Petrel. My dog caught one on ist Mar. 1906. 



HUGH S. GLADSTONE, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire. 



Uncommon Birds in Lochbroom. Lochbroom can boast of a 

 few rare birds of late years. When visiting the Summer Islands 

 on the 2 ist of October 1897, I observed a small flock of birds of a 

 peculiar flight skimming over the water. One came within shot and 



