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The Arctic Skua, Stercorarius parasiticus. — Is first noted at 

 North Unst on 4th May. Early in August an Arctic Skua was 

 obtained inland at Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire (i. 1915, 358); seen 

 at Rattray Head up to 23rd September, and Lerwick up to 17th 

 October. 



The Razorbill, Aka tarda. — Many Razorbills were in Largo 

 Bay on 31st January, and returns to breeding cliffs are noted in 

 March and the first half of April. Many were in Loch nan Uamh 

 on 28th May and at the Bell Rock on 2nd June, and on 22nd July 

 hundreds were flying east all day in flocks of ten to forty at Pentland 

 Skerries. 



The Guillemot, Uria troille troille. — On 20th and 21st 

 January a number visited the Isle of May in the morning, and during 

 March and up to 6th April many returns to nesting cliffs are 

 recorded. On 14th April a "great many were going ashore and 

 dying on the beach" at Rattray Head, and great numbers were 

 going north past this station on 22nd April. Many were about the 

 Bell Rock on 2nd June, and immense numbers passed Rattray 

 Head going north on 13th and 14th July. On 15th October many 

 were going south past the Isle of May, and there were large numbers 

 in Largo Bay on 27th October. 



The Black Guillemot, Uria grylle grylle. — Arrivals at 

 breeding sites are recorded during March, and departures therefrom 

 during the latter half of August. 



The Little Auk, Alle alle. — The movement of Little Auks 

 which bulked so large in the December records for 19 14 continued 

 into 1915. On ist January one was found dead at Crieff (i. 1915, 

 95), next day hundreds were seen by fishermen off the Island of 

 Copinsay, six were found dead about Deerness and one at Dunipace. 

 On 3rd and 4th January records come from Largo Bay, from North 

 Unst on the 6th, Bell Rock on the 7th, and Dunipace on loth 

 January. A Little Auk was found dead at Galson (O.H.) on i6th 

 January, and one alive in the River Broom on iSth January (i. 191 5, 

 144); while "many at sea" are noted from Fair Isle on iSth, 22nd, 

 and 23rd January, and one at Lerwick on 25th January ; three at 

 the Bell Rock on loth February, last seen Pentland Skerries on 17th 

 February, and five at Rattray Head on 5th March. 



The only autumn records are from Pentland Skerries, where 

 one is noted on 5th December and hundreds flying west on 9th and 

 13th December. 



