I02 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



(i. 1919, 29). A male Hen-harrier {Circus cjaneus) is 

 reported from Noss Head on 12th January and single birds 

 of this species from Vallay on 24th May and 8th September. 

 A specimen of Leach's Fork-tailed Petrel {Occanodroma 

 leucorhoa) was found dead five miles west of Montrose on 

 1 6th October (i. 1918, 267), while the only Green Sandpiper 

 {Tringa ochropus) recorded this year was at the Castle Loch, 

 Mochrum, on 30th July. A Grey Phalarope {PJinlaropus 

 fulicarius) was found in a dying condition at the Mull of 

 Galloway on 21st February. For the first fortnight of June 

 a Black Tern {Hydrochelido7i nigra nigra) frequented a small 

 loch near the lighthouse at North Ronaldshay, " it did not 

 associate with the other Terns and was much chased by 

 Lapwings," and a male bird of the year was shot near 

 Glasgow on i8th September (i. 191 8, 266). On 3rd 

 November an Ivory Gull {P agophila ebur?ied) is recorded 

 from North Ronaldshay. 



Extension of Breeding Range. 



An interesting extension of breeding range discovered 

 in 191 8 is that of the Gadwall, nesting in North-East Fife. 

 In the Scottish Naturalist, 191 8, p. 266, Mr Berry records 

 the finding of a nest of this species on 25th May ; later in 

 the season two young Gadwall were shot "in a mixed bag of 

 ducks." This is the first record of the nesting of the Gadwall 

 in the Tay Area As the following information was not 

 published in time to be included in the 1916 Report, we 

 must mention here the extension of the breeding range of 

 the Great Skua to the Orkneys. It is claimed that this 

 was first definitely established in 1916, it has bred in this 

 group each year since and appears to be increasing in 

 numbers (2. xii. 50 and 170), There are, however, three 

 eggs from the Seebohm Collection in the British Museum 

 ascribed to this species and said to have been taken in 

 Orkney. Some doubt has been cast on the correctness of 

 this record on, as it seems to us, insufficient grounds {Ibis, 

 191 3, 516). It is quite conceivable that the Great Skua 

 may have nested sporadically in the Orkneys. 



