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dress," on the Beauly Firth on 7th May, and one in non-breeding 

 plumage in Largo Bay on 27th May. On 1st July a Bar-tailed 

 Godwit was again seen in this last locality, and a flock of forty at 

 Vallay (O.H.) on 28th August. 



The Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa. See p. 151. 



The Curlew, Numenius arquata arquata. Large flocks of 

 Curlew arrived at Barra Head about 26th January, and from 7th 

 February to 24th March returns to inland breeding-places and much 

 movement at our southern lanterns are shown. From 17th April to 

 1 8th May a good deal of movement is again reported, and in this 

 our northern stations participated these were probably Curlew 

 passing through Scotland on their way to breed overseas : a flock of 

 about a score in Largo Bay on 27th May probably consisted of such 

 migrants. Flocking after nesting is recorded at Kirkmichael on 

 1 8th June, flocks are noted at Galson on 3rd July, and about Largo 

 next day ; on 23rd August seven arrived on the Isle of May, a flock 

 visited Hellyar Holm on 26th August, and some appeared on North 

 Unst on 29th August. 



The Whimbrel, Numenius phceopus phceopus. Some Whimbrel 

 struck the Sule Skerry lantern on 20th April, a flock arrived in 

 North Uist on 22nd April, and a single bird at Swona on 24th 

 April. After this a good deal of movement is reported from many 

 localities up to 22 nd May, and birds, probably non-breeders, about 

 Galson (O.H.) during June. Return movement is noted at 

 Graemsay on 18th July, Swona on 27th July, Largo Bay on 2nd 

 August, and Portmahomack on 14th August. Records of this come 

 from these and other stations up to 7th September, and the last 

 Whimbrel of the season was seen at Beith on 30th September. 



The Snipe, Gallinago gallinago gallinago. A Snipe was killed 

 at the Rhinns of Islay lantern at 10 p.m. on 30th January, several at 

 the Pladda lantern early on 3rd March, four at the former station 

 on 24th March at 3 a.m., and one visited the Isle of May on 15th 

 April. Many Snipe were seen on the mudflats in Largo Bay on 

 28th July, thirty-three were shot at Grogary (S. Uist) on 6th 

 October, on the 8th at this station "big wisps and odd birds" were 

 arriving, one was at Whalsay Skerries on the 10th, one at the Isle 

 of May on the 21st, and single birds at Swona and the Muckle 

 Flugga on 30th October, while on 5th December a Snipe visited the 

 Isle of May. 



The Jack Snipe, Limnocryptes gallinula. Single birds are 

 recorded from Cullen on gth March, Glenorchard on 2nd April, 



