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fourteen were seen flying high to the south-west over Loch Elrig, 

 Mochrum. From 23rd August to the end of September notes of 

 small numbers come from the Flannans, Fair Isle and Pentland 

 Skerries; last seen Fair Isle on 3rd November, numbers at the 

 Butt of Lewis on nth November, and one at Lerwick on 22nd 

 November. Some of the Ringed Plover noted in the Northern 

 Isles and Outer Hebrides may have been visitors from overseas 

 and of the typical form, or they may have been our British 

 C. h. major returning to or leaving their breeding places. In the 

 absence of specimens, we have thought it better to treat these 

 notes under a binomial. 



The Golden Plover. Charadrius apricariiis. — Throughout 

 January small numbers are recorded from Fair Isle and Galson 

 (O.H.), and on the 18th "huge numbers" were seen at Cramond. 

 The first return to the breeding ground is noted at Meigle on ist 

 February, and this continued up to mid-March at many inland 

 localities. On 7th February "over a thousand" were seen flying 

 high to the east over Corsemalzie at 5 p.m., a large arrival is noted 

 at Tarbatness and Golspie on 22nd February, and small movements 

 are recorded throughout March, chiefly from stations in Shetland 

 and Outer Hebrides, though on 29th the Little Ross lantern also 

 participated. Throughout April and up to mid-May stronger 

 movement took place and is recorded from many places in the 

 Northern Isles and Outer Hebrides, while on 2nd May at lo p.m. 

 six were at the Killantringan lantern. A Golden Plover visited 

 Fair Isle on 15th and i8th May, two were at Sule Skerry on the 

 19th, and five passed north over the Isle of May on 23rd May 

 (i. 1915, 200). Flocks are reported passing Galson (O.H.) up to 

 7th June, and single birds were observed on Fair Isle on 15th and 

 30th June. The majority of birds recorded as moving from April 

 onwards were doubtless passage migrants on their way to breed 

 further north. 



From nth July throughout August returns to the shore after 

 breeding are noted from Forth, Tay and Moray, and from 20th 

 July onwards small numbers are recorded from Fair Isle. Many 

 records of arrivals come from stations in the Outer Hebrides, 

 Orkney and Shetland during August, September and October, 

 the movement reaching its height between 9th and 19th September. 

 "Crowds" arrived in Tiree in October, while on the 5th of the 

 month they were heard at night in West Renfrew ; a few were at 

 the Little Ross lantern on ii/i2th October and one at the Rhinns 

 of Islay lantern on the 1 6/1 7th. In November there are a few 



