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the Little Ross lantern at midnight on 5th April, "quite forty' in 

 Invergowrie Bay on 19th April, and eleven together on Garheugh 

 shore on 29th May. By 30th June, and throughout July and 

 August and the first half of September, much flocking and returning 

 to the shores is noted, while on loth September eight Curlew came 

 from across the sea and flew inland at Arbroath. On 19th October 

 Curlew were on the Pentlands, a few on Fair Isle on the 2otb, 

 and last seen at Hareshawmuir on 25th October. 



The Whimbrel, Nuvienius phaopus phcBopus. Arrivals are 

 recorded from North Ronaldshay on 19th April, Vallay (O.H.) on 

 25th April, and Corsemalzie on 9th May; while throughout May a 

 good deal of movement is reported, and a few Whimbrel were on 

 Fair Isle on 3rd June. On 4th August two flew south over Tiree, 

 and considerable migration is recorded from many Scottish stations 

 from this time up to 18th September, when one was seen at 

 Fairlie, Ayr. 



The Great Snipe, GalUnago inedia. See p. 102. 



The Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago gallinago. On 15th 

 September a few arrivals are noted at Mugdrum, two Snipe were 

 killed at the Little Ross lantern on 22nd October, and several are 

 recorded at Fair Isle from 25th October to 10th November. On 

 13th November about sixteen were seen at Noss Head, "hundreds" 

 there the next two days in frost and snow, and only about seventeen 

 there on 17th November. On 14th November many were found 

 in the rushes at the edge of the shore in Luce Bay in frost, but 

 these Snipe must have gone on, as a general scarcity of the species 

 is noted in the autumn and winter of 1919- 



The Jack Snipe, Limiwcryptes gallinula. First seen at Vallay 

 on nth September, Shillay (Monach Islands) on 23rd September, 

 Leswalt (Stranraer) on 24th September, and Muirend Meadows, 

 Cathcart, on 6th October. Thereafter there are many notes of 

 Jack Snipe up to the end of November, including a considerable 

 immigration at Noss Head in frost and snow from 13th to 15th 

 November. 



The Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola. A little movement is 

 reported from North Ronaldshay and Noss Head between 

 8th and 12th February. On 20th October two Woodcock 

 appeared on Fair Isle, and small numbers on migration are noted 

 up to the third week of November. On 22nd and 23rd November 

 "the largest flight of Woodcock ever known here" is reported from 



