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February to 22nd March, and numbers of birds on passage in the 

 Kelvin Valley on 9th and 24th April. ' A few are reported from 

 Fair Isle between 18th and 25th April, a flock of about a hundred 

 "showing very little black on the breast" near Corsemalzie on 27th 

 April, a flock at the Monachs on 29th April, three at the Rhinns of 

 Islay lantern at 9 p.m. on 6th May, and some at Lerwick on 24th 

 May. 



By 21st July forty to fifty old and young birds had returned to 

 the shore at the Cromarty Firth, and by 6th August one had reached 

 Largo Bay. From this time up to nth October we have many 

 notes of movements of Golden Plover from stations in Southern 

 Scotland ; these were no doubt largely our breeding birds on the 

 move, but immigrants from overseas may also have been present. 

 A Golden Plover was seen on Swona on 19th October, great flocks 

 at Summerston on nth November; a large flock at Pladda from 

 13th to 20th November, a few at the Rhinns of Islay lantern at 

 11 p.m. on 18th November, and many at the Little Ross lantern on 

 2/3rd December. A weather movement is recorded from this last 

 station, Cullen, and the Rhinns of Islay from 18th to 20th 

 December. 



The Grey Plover, Squatarola squatarola. One is reported 

 from the Monachs on 1st February, and three at Luce Sands on 

 17th February. Two or three Grey Plover were seen at the Beauly 

 Firth on 25th September, one near Kingsbarns on 17th October, 

 and seven in Wigtown Bay on 17th November. 



The Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus. A few Lapwings were at the 

 Little Ross lantern at 7 p.m. on 27th January, some were at Fair 

 Isle on 31st January, and one was killed at the Killantringan 

 lantern at 9 p.m. on 3rd February. Returns to inland breeding- 

 places and notes from our southern lanterns and island stations 

 come steadily from 4th February to 26th March, these being evi- 

 dently our own birds returning. From 16th to 24th March records 

 of Lapwings come from the Northern Isles ; these may have been 

 passage migrants. Some Lapwings visited the Isle of May on 3rd 

 April, and one was there on 2nd May. Flocks of twenty-three were 

 seen at Torrs Sandhills on 18th May, of seventeen in Luce Bay on 

 nth June, and of sixty near Mochrum on 15th June. During July 

 much flocking and returns to the shore after breeding are recorded, 

 while from 22nd September to 1st November much movement is 

 .reported from our southern stations (Little Ross (L.), Pladda (L.), 

 Rhinns of Islay (L.), and Isle of May). On 4th October Lapwings 

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