MOVEMENTS OF BIRDS IN SCOTLAND DURING 1900 137 



FALCO ^ESALON (Merlin). 



Outer Hebrides Flannan Isles, Sept. 1 9, one caught at lantern 

 (sent). Argyll and Isles Dhuheartach, Aug. 24, one; Sept. i, one; 

 Oct. 8, one killing Starling; Oct. 14, one. Skerryvore, Oct. 3, one 

 flying about rock; Oct. 12, two. 



FALCO TINNUNCULUS (Kestrel). 



Orkney Sule Skerry, Sept. 4, one. Tay Bell Rock, Aug. 19, 

 rested on tower. 



SULA BASSANA (Gannet). 



Orkney North Ronaldshay, May 18, swarms all day, flying N. 

 Dee Rattray Head, May 20, large numbers have been passing N. 

 for a week. Clyde Lamlash L. H., March 2, two, first seen this 

 spring. 



BOTAURUS STELLARIS (Bittern). 



Moray Jan. 10, one seen on river Nairn ("Annals," 1900, p. 



122). Dee Aberdeen, Jan. 25, one killed, another seen. Forth 



Denny, several seen, and one shot, on the Carron, in Dec. 



("Annals," 1900, p. 122). Clyde Ayr, a pair ($ and ?) shot 



early in Jan. (1900) ("Annals,''' 1900, p. 122). 



ANSER BRACHYRHYNCHUS (Pink-footed Goose). 



Tay Auchinblae, April 19, thirty flying N. Newport, Sept. 29, 

 first seen. Forth Aberlady, Oct. 12, forty, first seen. 



ANSER ALBIFRONS (White-fronted Goose). 



Shetland Dunrossness, Dec. i, two at Spiggie. Argyll and 

 Isles Tiree, April 27, a flock of over a hundred left about 8 p.m. 

 going towards Barra ; Oct. i, a flock arrived; Oct. 8, large flocks. 



There are numerous records of " Geese " or " Gray Geese " 

 which cannot be quoted, the species not being identified. 



BERNICLA LEUCOPSIS (Barnacle Goose). 



Orkney Sule Skerry, Oct. 12, a large flock rested on island, 

 two shot; Oct. 24, a flock passed S. Sutherland Sandside, Dec. 

 27, a 9. Dee Rattray Head, Feb. 20, seven. Outer Hebrides 

 Barra, May 2, very numerous this spring; Oct., ist week, arrived. 



BERNICLA BRENTA (Brent Goose). 



Outer Hebrides Barra, March, 3rd week, last seen, not numer- 

 ous. Clyde Fairlie Roads, Jan. i, about twenty; Feb. 10, about 

 a hundred ; " a regular late winter resort." 



