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on 10th July, a small flock at Galson (O.H.) on 22nd July, and 

 arrivals in Largo Bay on 6th August. A good many are reported 

 from Summerston on several dates between 29th October and 

 15th December. 



The Curlew Sandpiper, Erolia ferruginea. Single birds are 

 recorded from Largo Bay on 31st August, and Maidens, Ayr, on 

 9th September, and two in Invergowrie Bay on 23rd September. 



The Purple Sandpiper, Erolia maritima maritima. An 

 arri /al is reported from the Isle of May on 6th August. 



The Common Sandpiper, Tringa hypoleuca. Is first recorded 

 f iom the river Cart, Clarkston, on 16th April, Kilmacolm on 18th, 

 New Galloway and the Kelvin Valley on 19th, and Corsemalzie on 

 21st April. After this there are many notes of the arrival of our 

 breeding birds up to 27th April, when most seem to have been 

 present. By 17th July many Common Sandpiper were along the 

 shore at Tarbatness "evidently on the move," and notes of move- 

 ment come steadily throughout August. Last seen Burntisland 

 and Cromarty Firth on 28th August, Loch Elrig (Mochrum) on 

 2nd September, and Loch Rannoch on 29th September. 



The Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus. See p. 151. 



The Redshank, Tringa totanus. Returns to inland breeding- 

 places are recorded from 1st March to 1st April, and one or two 

 were at the Rhinns of Islay lantern on 6th and 25th April. 

 Throughout July and August returns to the shore after nesting are 

 reported; on 31st August many immigrants arrived in Largo Bay, a 

 Redshank was killed at the Rhinns of Islay lantern at 2 a.m. on 

 30th October, and many were at the Little Ross lantern all night 

 on i3/i4th November. 



The Dusky Redshank, Tringa erythropus. See p. 151. 



The Greenshank, Tringa nebularia. A Greenshank is 

 reported from Summerston (Kelvin Valley) on 25th March. On 

 21st July four had returned to the Cromarty Firth, one was at 

 Morton Loch (N. Fife) on 5th August, and three or four on Luce 

 Sands on nth August. Two or three are recorded from Swona 

 from 19th to 30th August, one in Largo Bay on 31st August, and 

 one at Summerston on 6th and 8th September. 



The Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus. This 

 species was last seen at one of its breeding-places on 12th 

 September. 



