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(near Beith) in October, the Isle of May on 26th and 30th October 

 and 20th November, and Sule Skerry on 22 nd October and 6th 

 November. 



The Barn Owl, Tyto alba, subsp. ? Single birds are noted 

 at Kinnelhead on 28th January and Glenorchard on 27th February 

 (1. 1916, 114), both found dead; and on 30th January and ist 

 February a Barn Owl "with a dark breast" (T. a. guttata ?) was 

 watched hawking at Corsemalzie at 11.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. 

 respectively. 



The Tawny Owl, Strix aluco aluco. A Tawny Owl was 

 flushed among the rocks on the shore at Old Luce (Wigtownshire) 

 on 20th May. 



The Merlin, Falco columbarius cesalon. From 5th April to 

 5th May in spring, and from 29th August to mid-November 

 in autumn, movement of Merlins is recorded from our island 

 stations. 



The Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus. Single birds are 

 noted from the Isle of May on 26th January and 25th March, 

 at Fair Isle on 2nd and 3rd February, and two at Holy Island 

 on nth February. From 16th to 29th April much movement 

 is recorded at stations in Orkney and Shetland, while from 16th 

 September to 18th October there are again many records of Kestrels 

 from the Outer Hebrides, Sule Skerry, and the Isle of May, and 

 one at this last station on 17th November. 



The Rough-legged Buzzard, Buteo lagopus lagopus. On 

 29th January "five were seen coming from the hills to roost in 

 Lauderdale Woods; there were six earlier in the season but one 

 was trapped." 



The Buzzard, Buteo buteo buteo. Single birds are recorded 

 at Corsemalzie on 24th March and 14th April. 



The White-tailed Eagle, Haliaetus albicilla. One is noted 

 at Lerwick on 14th and 29th April, and Bressay on nth May. 



The Hen-harrier, Circus cyaneus. See p. 150. 



The Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus. Five are reported from 

 Corsemalzie on 19th February, and several at Galson up to 19th 

 March; one shot weighed 29 lbs. On 7th May five "Swans" 

 were seen at Barra Head, and on 18th June a Whooper arrived 

 at Strand Loch, 5 miles north-west of Lerwick, and stayed till 



