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TRINGA ALPINA (Dunlin). At Crail, 3rd October, a whole small 

 flock still in summer plumage. A few still inland at Balgray 

 Dam (E. Renfrew), on i2th November. 



T. MINUTA (Little Stint). Balcomie (Fife), 2nd September (i), also 

 on nth and 28th, and ist October (Godfrey and Barbour) ; 

 Balgray (E. Renfrew), 2nd September (2); 3rd (4), an addition 

 to East Renfrew fauna (Robertson) ; Dunbar, 7th (3), this 

 year's birds (Evans); Fair Isle, loth September (i) (p. 76); 

 Crail, ist October (i) ; 2nd, a few (Misses Rintoul and Baxter). 



T. SUBARQUATA (Curlew - Sandpiper). -- Dunbar, 7th September, 

 several (Evans). 



T. STRIATA (Purple Sandpiper). The Flannans, 8th January (20); 

 icth March, several ; Girvan to Turn berry, two flocks of fourteen 

 each, on 23rd April; Flannans, 27th November (8); 3rd 

 December (about 20). First at the Fair Isle on 2nd October 

 (p. 76). 



T. CANUTUS (Knot). Fairlie (Ayr), nth February, about sixty 

 (Rob. Wilson) ; 22nd July, Aberlady (22), all grey plumage, 

 but not this year's birds (Evans) ; i9th August, Fairlie (40) 

 (Wilson). 



CALIDRIS ARENARIA (Sanderling). Aberlady Bay, 22nd July, six in 

 faded summer plumage, rather wild (Evans); Eden, i5th 

 August, flocks in all plumages ; Prestwick, gth September (8). 

 Fair Isle, four on pth and loth September, and one on i2th 

 (p. 76). 



MACHETES PUGNAX (Ruff). Balgray Dam (E. Renfrew), i gth August 

 (i) (Robertson) ; one or more small parties till i2th September, 

 at Fair Isle (p. 76). Island of Coll, about i6th September 

 (i). Very numerous at Stronsay, Orkney, 25th September 

 (P- 54). 



TOTANUS HYPOLEUCUS (Common Sandpiper). Busby (Lanark), Qth 

 (i); Beith, i2th; Caldwell, i5th; Broughton, i6th; and 

 Halmyre, same date, plentiful. At Aithsting, Shetland, i3th 

 June, eggs chipping. Single birds at first fairly common on 

 Fair Isle between 2nd and igth September (p. 76). Balgray 

 (E. Renfrew), loth September (2). 



T. OCHROPUS (Green Sandpiper). Rouken Glen (E. Renfrew), i5th 

 April (Robertson), one. Leadburn (Midlothian), i5th August 

 (Clarke), one. At Fair Isle, 2nd to 8th September, one, perhaps 

 two, not previously recorded for Orkney or Shetland (p. 76). 

 Garscadden, near Glasgow, one in December. 



T. CALIDRIS (Redshank). Carmichael, 2 2nd February, returned; 

 Halmyre, i2th March, three pairs ; Cloverhill, Broughton, i7th ; 

 Auchinblae (Kincardine), 29th, on breeding ground. At 

 Radernie (Fife) on i2th May, one with a pure white tail. 



