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wards the Wigcon abounds, and even far south of our present area." 

 Farther east in the same county we find the first breeding at 

 Murthly Bog in 1889 {^Hist. Brit. Surface Feeding Ducks, p. 40). 



South Kificardine.h. locality far to the east of the main line 

 of advance was colonised in 1897, when this species began to breed 

 on Glensaugh Loch near Drumtochty {A.S.N.If., 1898, p. 213), 

 and in 1906 it is said to be increasing there {A Vertebrate Fauna of 

 Tay and Strathmore, p. 368). 



Forth. 



Breeds, and is a common winter visitor. 



South-west Perth. In 1883 Wigeon were first found nesting in 

 this area at Loch Ma-Haick, Doune (Nat. Hist. Brit. Surface Feeding 

 Ducks, p. 40). Mr William Evans, saw a pair there in 1886, and 

 Mr Millais kindly informs us that an unfledged young was sent 

 him from this loch in 1887. Several Wigeon were seen on this loch 

 in May 1879, but no nest was found, though the keeper believed 

 they had bred there {Froc. Roy. Phy. Soc. 1879, p. 106). 



Kinross-shire. The Wigeon is first recorded as breeding on 

 Loch Leven in 1888 {Nat. Hist. Brit. Surface Feeding Ducks, 

 p. 40). Mr William Evans, to whom we are indebted for much 

 kind help, writes: "When at Loch Leven on 26th May 1903, I was 

 told that a keeper at the east end of the loch then knew of a 

 Wigeon's nest on St Serf's Island, and down said to be from this 

 nest was afterwards shown to me and seemed right. Eggs from a 

 nest at Loch Leven, found by Messrs Nash and Hamilton on 

 8th June 1907, were shown to me at the time. In May and June 

 1908 I saw several pairs at the loch, and in May and June 1910 I 

 examined three nests (nine, nine, and eight eggs respectively) there " 

 {A.S.N.H., 1910, p. 249). We have several times seen Wigeons' 

 nests on this loch, and have no hesitation in describing it as a 

 regular breeding species there. 



Midlothian.- There is no definite record of the Duck nesting 

 in this county, but in May 1904 Mr Evans several times saw a male 

 and subsequently both male and female at a reservoir south of 

 Balerno, where he had no doubt they were breeding, though the 

 nest was not discovered {A.S.N. H., 19 10, p. 249). 



Tweed. 

 Breeds, and is a common autumn and winter visitor. 

 Selkirkshire. The first breeding of this species in Selkirkshire 

 was in 1893 {A.S.N.H., 1895, p. 231). It was first seen on the 



