130 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



The Rough-legged Buzzard, Buteo lagopus kigopus. See 



p. I02. 



The Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo buteo. A pair are recorded 

 at Darvel on 26th January and four at Swordale on i6th February. 



The Hen-harrier, Circus cyaneus. A female is reported from 

 Vallay (O.H.) on ist February. 



The Sparrow-hawk, Accipiter nisus nisus. Single birds were 

 seen at North Ronaldshay on 2isc February, and Pladda on 12th 

 February, 14th March, 15th October, and 19th November. 



The Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus. "Swans" were going 

 south at Lerwick on 13th January, a flock of about 150 Whoopers 

 was seen on Loch Spiggie, Dunrossness, on 15th January, and a 

 flock of thirteen flew over Duddingston Loch on 19th January 

 (i. 1 9 19, 54). On 9th February ten Whoopers visited North 

 Ronaldshay, three "Swans" were seen at Lerwick on 6th April, 

 and two Whoopers at Vallay (O.H.) on ist May (i. 1920, 54). 

 From 5th to 13th June a Whooper frequented Loch Beannachavan 

 (Ross-shire) (i. 19 19, 196), and an adult and sometimes two were 

 seen on Loch Trieg in late June and early July (r. 1919, 196); 

 later they are recorded as having bred in this locality in 191 9 and 

 probably in 19 18 (i. 1920, 68). By 14th September several 

 had returned as far as Lerwick, and a "Swan" was seen at Vallay 

 (O.H.) on 28th September. Two Whoopers at Loch Ryan on 20th 

 October, seven at Vallay on 23rd October, five Swans at Shillay 

 (Monachs) on 25th October, and a flock of 150 Swans (probably 

 Whoopers) at Vallay on 27th November. 



Bewick's Swan, Cygnus bewickii bewickii.- Five appeared on 

 Castle Semple Loch on 24th October, two went south at Vallay on 

 13th November, and four flew west there on 22nd November. 

 Thirteen were on Bishop Loch on 7th December and sixteen on 

 Castle Semple Loch on 30th December "a pair with three grey 

 cygnets and eleven others." 



The Grey-lag Goose, Anser anser. On 3rd July a Grey-lag 

 Goose with a young one is recorded at Whalfirth (Shetland) ; it 

 would be interesting to know if the species has now begun to breed 

 in Shetland. One of the features of the autumn of 1919 is the 

 early movements of Geese seven Grey-lags were seen at Noss 

 Head on nth September, some in Wigtown Bay on i6th September, 

 six at Fairlie (Ayrshire) on 19th, and a pair at Loch Chesney, 

 Corsemalzie, on 26th September "earliest ever seen there." Great 



