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numbers frequented Wigtown Bay during the last three months of 

 the year, and fifty were seen at Little Ross on 17th November. 



Under the heading of "Geese" or "Grey Geese" much 

 movement is recorded from 25th February to 6th May, and again 

 from 14th September to loth November. 



The White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons. Four were 

 seen at Vallay on 6th March. On 24th April a skein of thirty 

 White-fronted Geese were seen flying west at Newtonmore, the 

 severe blizzard of 27th April followed, and on 30th April a skein of 

 thirty were again seen at Newtonmore, going north-east this time. 

 Eleven were observed in Wigtown Bay on 3rd December, and seven 

 at Vallay on 13th and 20th December. 



The Bean Goose, Anser fabalis fabalis. About thirty had 

 returned to the moors at Hareshawmuir on 22 nd September, and 

 eighty were seen there on 14th October. Five visited Darsnag 

 Flow (Wigtownshire) on 12th December. 



The Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus. About forty 

 were on the Beauly Firth on 5th May. On 19th September about 

 forty flew east at Harburn, Midlothian j a flock of twenty-two were 

 on Hule Moss, Greenlaw, on 27th September; and on 14th 

 November two were on Luce Sands. 



The Barnacle Goose, Branta leticopsis. On 6th October 

 about four hundred Barnacle Geese were seen flying south at Vallay 

 (N. Uist), and considerable movement is reported from this station 

 up to 14th November. 



The Brent Goose, Branta bernicla bernida. Twelve visited 

 Vallay on ist February and seventeen on 26th March, while a 

 Brent Goose was seen on North Ronaldshay on 7th May. The 

 autumn notes are all from Fair Isle five on 12th September, eleven 

 on 30th September, and fourteen on 3rd October. 



The Mallard, Anas platyrhyncha platyrhyncha. Great flocks 

 were still in Largo Bay on 25th March but had much diminished by 

 4th April. The last of the winter flocks was seen off Dundee on 

 19th April. On 14th August five were seen at Fair Isle, a "sharp 

 increase" took place at Dundee on 19th October, and immigration 

 is recorded steadily for the next month ; during the latter half of 

 November enormous numbers are reported in Largo Bay and 

 St Andrews Bay. 



The Gadwall, Anas strepera. One was seen on Loch 

 Chesney, Corsemalzie, on loth August, and three seen flighting and 

 one shot at Vallay (O.H.) on 23rd October. 



