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exertion, but had not been incapacitated for business or for 

 moderate exercise. His death occurred with great sudden- 

 ness while searching for plants for a marsh-garden which he 

 was forming. 



REPORT ON THE MOVEMENTS AND OCCUR- 

 RENCE OF BIRDS IN SCOTLAND DURING 



1903. 



By T. G. LAIDLAW, M.B.O.U. 



THE decrease, noted in last year's Report, in the number of 

 schedules received from the Lighthouse Keepers, is again a 

 feature in the returns for 1903. The falling off is mainly 

 in the returns from East Coast Stations. With the ex- 

 ception of the schedules received from the Bell Rock, no 

 reports have been received from lightkeepers on the East 

 Coast, south of the Orkney Islands, during the past year. 

 This is much to be regretted, as it is only when fairly com- 

 plete records from the Coast Stations are available that any 

 correct idea of the migratory movements can be obtained. 



On the other hand, the returns from Inland corre- 

 spondents have been fully maintained, and the number of 

 notes sent in has been in excess of any previous record. 



While thanking our correspondents for their valued 

 assistance during the past year, we again express the hope 

 that we may rely on their co-operation during the present 

 season. Schedules for recording observations may be 

 obtained from Mr. Eagle Clarke, Museum of Science and 

 Art, Edinburgh, to whom, also, any notes should be sent. 



The following list gives the names of observers from 

 whom reports have been received. The localities are 

 arranged under the different faunal areas, proceeding from 

 north to south, along the East and West Coasts. 



NORTHERN ISLES. 

 SHETLAND. 



Locality. Name of Observer. 



Lerwick John S. Tulloch. 



Dunrossness Thomas Henderson, jun. 



