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Largo Bay, the Beauly Firth and Balgray (i. 191 5, 357), and 

 "a great many" at the Dornoch Firth. They were seen about 

 Largo Bay up to i6th October, and two there on 26th December. 



The Lapwing, Vanellus vanellits. — Three Lapwings visited Fair 

 Isle on 6th January, numbers were at the Little Ross lantern at 

 II P.M. on the 7th, two at Hoy High on loth January, two at Holy 

 Island on 13th January, and two at the Isle of May next day. From 

 6th February to loth March there are constant records of Lapwings 

 from the Little Ross and Killantringan lanterns, and from 15th 

 February to loth March there are many notes of arrival at inland 

 nesting grounds. These observations evidently refer to the return 

 of our breeding birds, and the small arrivals in our Northern Isles 

 during February and up to 5th March were probably also summer 

 visitors. From 5th March, when about seventy Lapwings were seen 

 to go north in small parties over Pentland Skerries, and right on to 

 22 nd May, there are many notes of movements of Lapwings 

 from stations in our Northern Isles, probably passage migrants 

 "oinii overseas to breed. Single birds are noted from the Isle of 

 May on 27th April and 2nd and 25th May, and one or two birds 

 are reported constantly from Fair Isle up to 25th June. A fiock 

 of twenty was seen at the Mull of Galloway on 24th May, one of 

 seventeen at Soulseat on 4th June, and one of thirty at Loch Elrig, 

 Mochrum, on iSth June. 



One or two Lapwings are noted frequently at Fair Isle and 

 Pentland Skerries in July, and from 12th July to 13th August 

 flocking after nesting and movements to the shores are recorded 

 from many quarters. From 9th September to 25th October much 

 movement is reported from Orkney, Shetland, and the Outer 

 Hebrides ; three were at the Little Ross lantern on 8/9th October 

 and two next night. Six were at the Killantringan lantern at 2 .\.m. 

 on 4th November, and twelve at the Rhinns of Islay lantern at 8 

 P.M. on nth November. A strong weather movement in frost and 

 snow is reported from 15th November to 9th December. It is 

 recorded from Little Ross (and L.), Killantringan (and L.), Beith, 

 the Isle of May, Fair Isle, Pentland Skerries, and Butt of Lewis; 

 the greatest numbers recorded are from our south-western stations, 

 where "thousands" are noted at the lanterns, these being doubtless 

 emigrants en route for Ireland. On 28th December several were 

 at the Rhinns of Islay lantern at 9 p.m. 



The Turnstone, Arenaria ititerpres interpres. — This species is 

 recorded steadily and in numbers up to mid-May; on i6th May 



