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wholly on mice for a fortnight at Loch Broom, where were seen 

 more mature birds than in any previous year (p. 51). 



Ardea cinerea (Common Heron). — On 21st February, Alan Fowler 

 counted sixty-three by the side of Loch Broom. Extremely 

 common this year on fresh- and sea-water lochs in Outer 

 Hebrides (A.S.N. H., 1907, p. 212). 



A. PURPUREA (Purple Heron). — One ( ^ j'uv.) on Thrumster Estate, 



Caithness, on i6th September. 



Ardetta minuta (Little Heron). — One found with a wing broken 

 at Lentran near Inverness on 9th June (A.S.N.H., 1907, 

 p. 248). 



Botaurus stellaris (Bittern). — One ( $ ) caught alive, Elliot Valley 

 near Arbroath, on 21st January (A.S.N.H., 1907, p. 184). 



Plegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis). — A flock of about twenty at 

 Sandwick, Orkney, on 24th September. Half of them were 

 destroyed. The victims were all immature (p. 50). One was 

 shot on the Lein Burn, Speymouth, date not stated (/.c). One 

 at Irvine (Ayr) in mid-September (p. 119). One is recorded 

 in the "Zoologist," 1908, p. 113, as shot in harvest time 1907, 

 at Watermill, Fraserburgh. 



Platalea leucorodia (Spoonbill). — Two obtained in November 

 from Island of Canna and Loch-na-keal respectively, recorded 

 in "Oban Times " (p. 50). 



Anser cinereus (Gray-Lag Goose). — By 28th May all in Outer 

 Hebrides had hatched off. On one loch there 147 adults 

 counted, showing that numbers not diminishing (A.S.N. H., 

 1907, p. 212). Flock of Wild "Geese" (sp. ?) at Balcomie 

 (Fife) 27th March, large flock went north at Largo on loth 

 April, and " Geese " went north at Inverbroom on May 5th 

 and 19th. On 5th October at Kirkliston; 6th, Inverbroom; 

 7th, Kirkliston again ; same date Beattock, and again there 

 on 8th " Geese " were going south. 



Bernicla leucopsis (Barnacle Goose). — Hundreds at the Flannans 

 on 15th October, two on 17th, and about a hundred on 21st. 



B. BRENTA (Brent Goose). — At Fairlie (Ayr) on ist January from 



150-200. On 1 6th February at same locality, fifty. 



Cygnus musicus (Whooper Swan). — Reported on half-a-dozen dates 

 from 30th March till 15th April from Grsemsay, Lerwick, and 

 Spiggie. On 13th December, eight at Kilconquhar (Fife). 



C. BEWiCKi (Bewick's Swan). — Remained Bishop Lech, near Glasgow 



till end March. First reappearance there 14th November, one 

 bird shortly after joined by two others. 



