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The Tufted Duck, Nyroca fuligula. — One is reported from 

 Lerwick on 6th and 7th February, and nth March; last seen Tay 

 Estuary on 20th March, many on Kilconquhar Loch on 20th April, 

 and a great many pairs on Mochrum and Castle Lochs (Wigtownshire) 

 on 6th May. On 3rd October six, one being a male, are recorded 

 from Lerwick, and on 29th November this species was seen on the 

 Tweed at Melrose. 



The Scaup, Nyroca marila marila. — A flock of fifty were 

 observed at the mouth of the River Luce on 22nd January, and a 

 female at Lerwick on 13th March. On 21st August one returned to 

 Lerwick, several Scaup were seen in the Tay Estuary on 7th 

 November, thirty to forty in Largo Bay on 19th November, 

 and two pairs on Soulseat Loch, Lich, on 2nd December, 



The Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula dangula. — From 25th 

 March to the end of April a good deal of movement is recorded. 

 Seven Goldeneye were observed at Lerwick on ist May, twenty-six, 

 mostly immature, but including an adult male, on Castle Loch 

 (Wigtownshire) on 6th May, a male on Soulseat Loch in the same 

 county on 15th May, one at Galson (O.H.) on 20th May, and 

 a male and female at Lerwick on 3rd June. Another interesting 

 series of summer notes comes from Wigtownshire — on 4th June a 

 fine pair of adults were seen on Soulseat Loch, an immature male 

 on Castle Loch on 12th June, an adult male and three females, or 

 immature males, on Soulseat Loch on i6th June and 2nd July, the 

 adult male being by this time in eclipse. On iSth August 

 one reappeared on the Beauly Firth, and thirty to forty were seen 

 there on 8th October. A female Goldeneye at Lerwick on 26th 

 September, two at Sule Skerry on loth October, and hundreds in 

 the Dornoch Firth on 27th October; and up to the end of the 

 month arrivals are recorded in some numbers. On 4th December 

 four struck the Whalsay Skerries lantern with great force, and were 

 killed instantaneously. 



The Long-tailed Duck, Clajigula hyemalis. — Is recorded 

 pretty regularly up to 22nd April; six to eight were seen at 

 Tarbatness on 27th April, last seen Hoy High on 13th May, and 

 six, two males and four females, at the Island of Noss on 25th May. 

 A female reappeared in the Dornoch Firth on 30th September, and 

 next day two females were observed at Lerwick. Many arrivals are 

 recorded from 27th October to i6th November, and from 17th 

 December to the end of the year Long-tailed Ducks were much 

 more plentiful than usual in Largo Bay. 



