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species come from outlying stations in the Northern Isles and 

 Outer Hebrides, and one was killed at the lantern of the Isle 

 of May on 30th August. Single birds visited Pentland Skerries 

 on nth November and 8th and 14th December. 



The Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus. — Movement of 

 very small numbers is noted at Whalsay Skerries on 22nd March, 

 and at Fair Isle from 23rd March to nth April. Single birds 

 at Fair Isle on 13th May, and Galson on 15th and i8th June. 



In autumn two birds were seen at Galson on 28th July, and 

 one at Fair Isle on 7th and nth August. From 31st August 

 to 20th November one or two are noted at frequent intervals from 

 stations in Orkney, Shetland, the Outer Hebrides and the Isle 

 of May, on 30th November one was on Whalsay Skerries and one 

 on Fair Isle on 25th December. 



The Rough-legged Buzzard, Buteo lagopus lagopus. — One 

 was shot at Craigielands, Beattock, in the beginning of June. 



The Buzzard, Buteo buteo buteo. — Single birds are recorded 

 from Lauder on 2nd February, Ravenstone (Wigtownshire) on nth 

 June, the Flannans on 22nd August, Largo Bay on nth September, 

 near Castlemains (Berwickshire) on nth October, New Luce on 

 20th November, and Alticig (Mochrum) on i8th December; two 

 in the Sidlaws on 22 nd August. 



The Sparrow-hawk, Accipiter nisus nisus. — Single birds are 

 noted at Lerwick on i6th January, 15th March and 29th April, 

 at Sule Skerry on 2nd April and 24th May, Tarbatness on 6th 

 April and Kyleakin on i6th April. 



One was at Sule Skerry on 24th September, and two there 

 on 17 th October, while on 15th November one was shot at 

 Lerwick (i. 1915, 115). 



The Osprev, Pandion haliactus haliaetus. — Two are reported 

 from the Beauly Firth on 21st September (i. 1915, 93). See 



P- 154- 



The Heron, Ardea t7«f /-a. — There are a good many notes 

 of Herons from our outlying islands up to 8th April, and again 

 from 2nd July till 30th October. During December a few are 

 recorded from Fair Isle, Lerwick, Whalsay Skerries and Pentland 

 Skerries. 



