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records of small movements in the Outer Hebrides, and on the 

 i2/i3th at the Rhinns of Islay lantern, while a hard weather 

 movement is noted at the lanterns of the Mull of Galloway and 

 Killantringan on i9/2oth December and at the Little Ross lantern 

 next night, probably emigrants fleeing from the frost to the milder 

 climate of Ireland. During this frosty spell there were also 

 arrivals at Pentland Skerries, the Outer Hebrides and Cromarty 

 Firth. 



The Grey Plover, Squatarola squatarola. Two Grey Plover 

 were at the mouth of the Eden on 14th June. On 22nd September 

 one was seen in Largo Bay, two on Eoropie Sands (O.H.) on 28th 

 September and one there on 29th and 30th; three at the Butt of 

 Lewis on ist October, two there on 2nd and 3rd, and one at Fairlie 

 (Ayr) on 22nd October. One in Largo Bay on 21st November and 

 23rd December, and five at the Dornoch Firth on 22nd December, 

 in hard frost. 



The Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus. — During January and 

 February there are a good many notes of Lapwings at Galson, and 

 records come also from the Killantringan, Isle of May and Rhinns 

 of Islay lanterns as well as from other stations in Southern Scotland ; 

 these probably refer to the return of our breeding birds. Arrival at 

 inland nesting sites is reported from the 6th to the end of February. 

 A Lapwing is noted at Pentland Skerries on 4th February and one 

 at Fair Isle next day, and from this time to 13th March small 

 numbers of Lapwings are recorded from many stations in Orkney 

 and Shetland. From 14th March this movement strengthened 

 greatly, and constant migration is noted steadily from our Northern 

 Isles up to 13th April, the height of the movement being in the 

 latter half of March. Up to 25th March there are records of 

 Lapwings on the move from Inchkeith, the Bell, Isle of May 

 (L.), Butt of Lewis, Tarbatness and Little Ross (L.), while Galson, 

 the Flannans and Devaar take up the tale between 26th March and 

 5th April. From 20th April to i8th May there are a good many 

 records of small numbers from Pentland Skerries and Fair Isle ; 

 a flock passed the Bell Rock going east on 23rd April, and a 

 Lapwing was on the Isle of May on i6th May (i. 1914, 199). 

 In June four were on Fair Isle on the ist, three on the 6th, 

 one on the nth and two on the 27th, while the Flannans records 

 one bird on i6th June. Many of the birds recorded from our 

 Northern Isles must have been passage migrants on their way 

 to nest overseas, though doubtless some, at least, of the earlier 



