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have seen eggs from two localities, namely Cobbinshaw 

 Reservoir in 1907 (three nests), and reservoir near Balerno 

 in 1916. In both localities I had noticed single birds before 

 these years. A pair also nested, I believe, on Gladhouse 

 Reservoir in 1911, but in this instance I have no positive 

 evidence to adduce ; while in the neighbouring Portmore 

 Loch, Peeblesshire, I saw a pair in April 191 2 {cf. the vol. of 

 this Magazine for the latter year, p. 186). In the summer of 

 1916 Misses Baxter and Rintoul observed two pairs and 

 their young on Kilconquhar Loch in the east of Fife i^Scot. Nat., 

 1916, p. 264). Birds in full nuptial dress have been seen on 

 a number of other lochs in the area, e.g., Ballo Reservoir, 

 Lomonds, April 1904, and two lochs near Doune ; but I 

 have no evidence of nesting at any of them, though that is 

 not always to be accounted for by the absence of reeds or 

 other sheltering vegetation there is the angler, a by no 

 means imaginary foe, to be reckoned with. Looking to 

 all the circumstances I am inclined to doubt if there are 

 as many now nesting in the area as was the case ten to 

 fifteen years ago. 



As a winter visitor to the Firth of Forth the Great 

 Crested Grebe has, of course, long been on record ; and there 

 is scarcely an inland piece of water of any extent on which 

 it has not at one time or another been known to occur 

 during the non-breeding season. Were it necessary I could 

 give many instances, drawn from every county falling within 

 the boundaries of " Forth." 



Waxwing on Deeside and Goosanders on the Deveron. 



I was up Deeside on the 24th December 1918, and when passing 

 the entrance to Cairntoun it may be of interest to state that I saw a 

 Waxwing feeding on the hips about five yards away from me. I 

 could see the wax on the wing, and when it flew, the wax on the 

 tail. I have taken the greatest interest in birds all my life, and this 

 is the first time I have seen one outside. 



The day before I was on the Deveron, at Duff House, walking up 

 the river. I saw no end of Goosanders and Golden-eye. If something 

 is not done to reduce the number of Goosanders our salmon will 

 all disappear. P. D. Malloch, Perth. 



