154 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



N. PH^EOPUS (Linnaits}, WHIMBREL. One seen by the side of Loch 



Lochy, resting on migration, on May gth. 

 LARUS RIDIBUNDUS, Linnccits, BLACK-HEADED GULL. Now and 



again seen on Loch Lochy. The nearest breeding-place is a 



loch in Glen Garry in the " Moray" area. 



COLYMBUS GLAC1ALIS, LitinffUS, GREAT NORTHERN DlVER. Seen 



on Loch Lochy on November 23rd. 



C. ARCTICUS, Lintn'cus, BLACK-THROATED DIVER. I am not sure 

 whether a pair bred on a small loch near the boundary of 

 " Argyll " and " Moray," but 1 was told that they had done so 

 for a good many years. On May yth I was at the loch, and 

 saw the birds. In June I was again at the loch, but there was 

 no sign of the birds. 



ON THE OCCURRENCE OF THE HAWFINCH 

 AND OTHER BIRDS IN UNST, SHETLAND. 



By Dr. T. EDMONDSTON SAXBY. 



THE weather during the autumn, winter, and spring of 

 1903-1904 has been no exception to that which generally 

 obtains in Shetland during these seasons, viz. very wet, 

 stormy, and subject to sudden and violent changes (generally 

 for the worse). 



The average person then feels much more inclined to 

 spend the day indoors before a comfortable fire, but such 

 cannot be with me, a parish " sawbones " in a scattered 

 country district. 



Even when professional work does not call him forth, to 

 the man who, like myself, loves watching bird life, winter in 

 Shetland has a peculiar charm. 



What does it matter though the wind howl and the 

 rain and snow do their best to discourage prowling out of 

 doors ? The true bird-lover knows that on the very worst 

 days his " prowls " are most likely to be rewarded by finding 

 some storm-driven bird taking shelter in some " likely spot " ; 

 and he has the satisfaction of having added another " record " 

 to his list. 



Then again, on a bright frosty day what can be more 

 exhilarating and enjoyable than to take a small skiff and 

 pull or sail quietly round the secluded bays and islets ? 



