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was seen at Lerwick on 25th February. Several were killed at the 

 Little Ross lantern on 12th March, and a flock of forty, evidently on 

 passage, appeared in Largo Bay on 1 6th May. From 4th August 

 to 9th September several visits of from one to fifteen Ringed 

 Plover are noted at Balgray Reservoir, Renfrewshire, and a flock of 

 twenty at Swona on 23rd August. 



The Golden Plover, Charadrius apricarius. From 16th 

 January to 9th February a good deal of movement, probably caused 

 by the hard weather prevailing at that time, is reported from our 

 coast stations. From 18th February to 24th March much move- 

 ment is recorded from our southern lanterns and stations, probably 

 referable to returns of our breeding birds, while from 8th April 

 to 1 2th May many notes come from our Northern Isles and shore 

 stations, as well as records of passage of flocks from more inland 

 localities. On 18th June a flock of seventeen was seen at Kirk- 

 michael, and on 23rd July returns after breeding are reported from 

 Vallay, N. Uist, and a flock of sixty at Galson (O.H.) next day. 

 By 27th July movement is noted in our Northern Isles and is 

 reported at frequent intervals up to 1st October. Large flocks 

 appeared in Largo Bay, at Galson and at Summerston (Clyde) 

 on 5th August, and hundreds at this last station on 9th September, 

 while huge flocks again visited Largo Bay on 4th November. 



The Grey Plover, Squatarola squatarola. Two are reported 

 from Largo Bay on 9th February and one at Galson on 27th and 

 29th May, while this species "passed over Darvel on migration" on 

 30th September. 



The Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus. On 14th January seven 

 Lapwings visited Barra Head, one was on the Isle of May on 21st 

 January, and three were killed at the Rhinns of Islay lantern at 

 6 p.m. on 22nd January. Throughout February returns to inland 

 breeding-places are recorded, as well as much movement at our 

 southern lanterns, while in March the movement is also reported 

 from our northern lanterns and island stations, these latter being 

 probably overseas emigrants. During April small numbers of 

 Lapwings visited Swona and the Isle of May, and a flock of about 

 fifty was seen at North Unst on 26th April. On 3rd May eight 

 appeared on Sule Skerry, one on the Isle of May on 5th and 13th 

 May, five there on the 20th and two on the 21st May, and on 

 the last date four on Sule Skerry, while a straggler is reported 

 from the Isle of May on 9th June. Flocking after breeding took 

 place as early as 14th June, when a band of fifty to sixty birds was 

 seen near Largo ; after this many similar records come from all over 



