2IO THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



at Pentland Skerries on 5th June. During August and September 

 there are constant notes of very small numbers of Snipe from 

 stations in our Northern Isles ; the movement strengthened and 

 became more general during October and the first half of November. 

 Little Ross and Tiumpanhead lanterns record Snipe during this 

 period, and there were " swarms " on the shores of the Beauly Firth 

 on 8th November. A weather movement took place in the first 

 week of December, and is recorded from some of our island stations 

 and from south-western Scotland. 



The Jack Snipe, Limnocryptes gallinula. — A Jack Snipe is 

 noted at the Butt of Lewis from 12th to 15th February, one at 

 Pentland Skerries on 28th February, two at Corsemalzie on ist 

 March, and one at Fair Isle next day. 



The first autumn arrivals recorded were at North Unst on 

 2ist September, the Butt of Lewis on 23rd, Morton Loch (N. Fife) 

 on 24th, Pentland Skerries on 27th, and Corsemalzie on 29th 

 September. During October and November there are a good many 

 notes of small numbers from Fair Isle and Pentland Skerries. 



The Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola. — Hardly any AVoodcock 

 are recorded on spring passage ; during January and February there 

 are one or two isolated records from our island stations, and single 

 birds are noted on Fair Isle on 23rd April and 19th May and the 

 Isle of May on 29th June. 



A considerable overseas arrival began on 8th October and lasted 

 for a month ; it is recorded from many stations in Orkney, Shetland, 

 and the Outer Hebrides, and from the Isle of May. There were 

 many Woodcock in the Corsemalzie woods on 7th November, but 

 "almost all had gone by loth, after a big northerly gale." On 

 19th November one visited Little Ross, one or two at Pentland 

 Skerries on 27th November, 8th and 12th December, one on the 

 Isle of May on the 24th and Galson (O.H.) on 25th December. 



The Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis. — Is first 

 reported from Rattray Head on 9th April, Garlieston Bay on 

 20th April, Nairn on 25th April, and Portmahomack on 27th April. 

 Last seen Luce Sands on 3rd September, Cromarty Firth on 

 24th September, between Port Seton and Longniddry on 2nd 

 October, and Largo Bay on 5th October. 



The Common Tern, Sterna hirundo. — " Terns " probably of this 

 species were seen at Tarbatness on 29th April and near Dysart on 



