20 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



Grey Lag-Goose in East Lothian. On 8th November 

 191 2 an immature female of the Grey Lag-Goose (Anser cinereus) 

 was obtained at Aberlady Bay, East Lothian. The bird was alone. 

 Its weight was 5] lbs. Oliver H. Wild, Edinburgh. 



Gadwall in Caithness. Three Gadwalls {Anas strepera), a 

 fine drake and two ducks, were shot on 7th November 191 2, by Mr 

 Gilfrid W. Hartley's party at Stirkoke, near Wick. This constitutes, 

 I believe, a first record for Caithness. The keepers, who are well 

 acquainted with the local wildfowl, did not know the birds. Chas. 

 H. Alston, Letterawe, Loch Awe. 



The Pochard in East Stirling in the breeding season. 



In June last I watched for some time an adult male Pochard 

 (Fuligi/la ferind) on Carron Dam, near Larbert, East Stirlingshire. 

 From his behaviour I formed the opinion that in all probability he 

 had a mate on her nest among the reeds or other tall aquatic plants 

 which grow in dense beds in the part of the dam to which he 

 confined himself. Tufted Ducks, which for a number of years 

 have been known to nest there, were also present. In "Forth," the 

 Pochard is known to breed sparingly in the northern division of the 

 area, but I am not aware of any record of its having bred in the 

 southern division. William Evans, Edinburgh. 



Sandwich Tern nesting in Clyde Area. Early in June 

 this year, a friend brought me an egg for identification. The egg 

 was unblown, and was picked up by him in a " ternery " in the Clyde 

 estuary. I concluded at once that the egg was that of the Sandwich 

 Tern {Sterna cantiaca), in which opinion Mr Charles Kirk concurred. 

 On 24th June I visited the ternery along with my friend. A careful 

 search did not reveal any further nest, but five Sandwich Terns were 

 observed flying around among the Common Terns. It must be 

 close on thirty years since it was known to nest in " Clyde." 

 T. Thornton MacKeith, Kilmacolm. 



Herring Gull eating Redwing. On 29th October 1912, I 

 saw a Herring Gull {Lari/s argentatus) hovering about the dome of 

 the lighthouse here, and then heard a scramble as if a bird had 

 lighted on it. On looking up, there was the Gull flying away with a 

 dead Redwing in its beak. It flew to a rock some little way off, laid 

 the Redwing down, pecked it twice, then lifted it up and swallowed 

 it bodily. Sim Baigrie, Isle of May. 



