148 AXXALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



CREX PRATENSIS (Land Rail). 



Orkney N. Ronaldshay L.H., May 20. Moray Insh, May 

 7. Dee Peterhead, May 25. Tay Tayfield, April 29. Forth 

 Aberfoyle, May 5 ; Dalmeny, May 8. Tweed Hallmyre, April 

 24. Outer Hebrides Barra, May 8. Argyll and Isles Earraid, 

 April 16; Tiree, May 7; Skerryvore, June 7. Clyde Langside, 

 April 25. 



Earliest, April 16, Earraid. 



PORZAXA MARUETTA (Spotted Crake). 



Moray Beauly Firth, Sept. 26. Argyll and Isles Islay, 

 Sept. 29. 



RALLUS AQUATICUS (Water Rail). 

 Clyde Pladda L.H., Nov. 4. 



CHARADRIUS PLUVIALIS (Golden Plover). 



Dee Peterhead, in flocks, Nov. 8, "unusually numerous all 

 winter." Tay Tayfield, in flocks, Jan. 9, E. gale. Argyll and Isles 

 -Tiree, Sept. 28, in numbers. Clyde Ailsa, Oct. S ; Cathcart, 

 numerous, Sept. 7. 



SQUATAROLA HELVETICA (Gray Plover). 



Tay Tayfield, Jan. 9, in flock with C. pluvialis. Forth Aber- 

 lady Bay, first immature birds, Sept. 1 1 ; adults in summer plumage, 

 Aug. 7. 



STREPSILAS INTERPRETS (Turnstone). 



Shetland Sound of Yell, July 23. Orkney N. Ronaldshay, 

 Aug. 2, 7 (in breeding plumage). Dee Peterhead, Mar. 14 

 (numerous), Aug. 17, 19. Argyll and Isles Skerryvore, Aug. 10- 

 May r. Clyde Lunderston Bay, May 9; Fairlie, Aug. 15. 



PHALAROPUS FULICARIUS (Gray Phalarope). 



Sutherland \Vatten, Caithness, Sept. 23. Sohvay On the 

 Nith, Kelton, Sept 19, after strong N.W. winds. 



CALIDRIS ARENARIA (Sanderling). 



Orkney N. Ronaldshay, first seen Aug. 13. Dee Peterhead, 

 Aug 23. Forth Aberlady, Aug. 22, 24 (in flock). Clyde Turn- 

 berry Point, June 5, Aug. 30. 



