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The Stock-dove, Columba cenas. — Was very numerous at 

 Glenorchard on 22nd January. Two had returned to Dumbarnie 

 Links (E. Fife) on loth April, and two are noted at Balcomie that 

 same day. On 30th October two immature Stock-doves were shot 

 near Kirkinner, and one was seen in Largo Bay on 17th November. 



The Turtle-dove, Streptopelia turtur tiirtur. — Single birds 

 are recorded from the Isle of May on 21st May and 6th June, from 

 Galson (O.H.) on 30th June, Lerwick on nth July, the Island of 

 Sanday (an immature bird) on 14th September, and Bragar on the 

 west side of the Lewis in September. 



The Oystercatcher, HcEfnatopus ostralegus ostralegus. — 

 Returns to stations in our Northern Isles and Outer Hebrides are 

 recorded from 1 7th February to 30th March, and arrivals at inland 

 nesting sites are noted during the first' half of March. Passage north 

 at night is recorded from Largo on 26th and 27th March, and West 

 Renfrew on 17th April, and on ist May Oystercatchers "arrived to 

 breed" at Barra Head. A flock of thirty-seven on 15th May, and 

 one of twenty-nine -..on i6th June, were seen on Luce Sands, and 

 they were passing over Largo at 11 p.m. on 27th June. 



On 7th July six Oystercatchers arrived at Crosswood "but did 

 not stay," and movement to the south or south-west at night 

 is noted from W. Renfrew on 2 3nd July, and Largo on 25th and 

 30th July, in each case about 11.30 p.m. One was killed at 

 the Little Ross lantern at 10 p.m. on 29th November, in December 

 the species was unusually plentiful in the Outer Hebrides, and 

 an Oystercatcher was killed at the Rhinns of Islay lantern at 9 p.m. 

 on 28th December. 



The Dotterel, Charadrius f?iorinellus. — Seven Dotterel are 

 reported from a field near Tentsmuir (N. Fife) on 3rd May, and as 

 late as 30th May four were still there. 



The Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula. — A Ringed Plover 

 is recorded from Lerwick on 17th January, one at Fair Isle on 27th 

 January, and two there next day. From 20th February to 2nd 

 April there are many notes of movement from stations in our 

 Northern Isles and Outer Hebrides ; these may refer to the return 

 of our breeding C. h. major, or to passage of the Continental form ; 

 in the absence of specimens it is impossible to say to which race 

 they should be referred. On ist May ten are noted at North Unst 

 and one at Pentland Skerries on 6th May; the late dates are 

 suggestive of passage migration. Inland passage is reported from 



