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about ist July. On 21st November three appeared at Corse- 

 malzie, and three in Nigg Bay on nth December, and next 

 day we have the note from Aultbea (Ross-shire), eight Whoopers 

 (two young) " visited a loch here for several days but have passed 

 on." On 30th September four "Swans" visited North Ronaldshay, 

 and one was seen there flying south on 23rd November, while 

 on 20th November one passed North Unst going north-east. 



Bewick's Swan, Cygnus bewickii bewickii. Twenty-six Bewick's 

 Swans were seen on Bishop Loch (Gartcosh) on 5th March, fifteen 

 on Fossil Marsh on 12th March (2. viii. 58), and two at Swona 

 on 24th December. 



The Grey-lag Goose, Anser anser. About three hundred 

 Grey-lags were seen in Wigtown Bay on 3rd April, a flock of 

 a hundred going north-west at the same place on 24th April, a large 

 flock going north at Dundee on 28th April, and "large lots of 

 Grey Geese" passing north at the Beauly Firth from 9 a.m. to 

 7.30 p.m. on 30th April. 



A Grey-lag Goose was seen on the mudflats of the Cromarty 

 Firth on 10th July, seven "Grey Geese" at Tentsmuir on 15th 

 September, several " Geese " at Cambo, and one at North Ronald- 

 shay on 28th September, and a good many Grey-lags in Wigtown 

 Bay on ist October. After this and up to 21st November we 

 have many records of " Geese " or " Grey Geese " going south, 

 but the species to which they belonged is not stated. 



The White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons. Twelve are 

 recorded from North Ronaldshay on 7th November, and a dozen 

 on a small loch at Aultbea (Ross-shire) on 10th December. 



The Bean Goose, Anser fabalis fabalis. Five are reported 

 from Darsnag Flow, Corsemalzie, on 7th November. 



The Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus. There were 

 "enormous numbers everywhere" about Randerston (near Kings- 

 barns) on 4th and 5th November, and a flock of about two hundred 

 on Hule Moss on 3rd December. 



The Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis. On 17th May eleven 

 were seen at the Monachs going north. About twenty Barnacle 

 Geese were seen flying over the Old Bar at Elgin on 29th September, 

 a flock flying south-east at Vallay, N. Uist, on 2nd October, and 

 some passing Barra Head on 16th October. 



