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noted at North Unst on 6th September, and near the Butt of 

 Lewis on 30th September. See p. 155. 



The Purple Sandpiper, Erolia maritttna viaritima. — "Many" 

 are recorded at Fair Isle on 26th and 31st January, and about 

 a hundred and fifty at Pentland Skerries on 13th March, last 

 seen on the Isle of May on 20th May (i. 1914, 200). About a 

 dozen "in breeding dress" at Portmahomack on 22nd May, two 

 at Tarbatness on 27th May, and a few on Fair Isle up to 3rd June. 

 The first autumn records are from the Isle of May on 23rd July 

 and Fair Isle on 7th August. On 21st August a young bird came 

 in from over the sea at Dornoch, a large arrival took place at Fair 

 Isle on 7th October, and a Purple Sandpiper was seen at Leith 

 Docks on nth October. 



The Common Sandpiper, Tri/iga hypoleuca. — The first records 

 for the season come from Dalgowan, Kirkcudbrightshire, on 7th 

 April, the Whitadder on the loth, Braidshawrigg (near Lauder), 

 the White Cart near Clarkston (2. vi. 90), and Darvel (2. vi. 90) 

 on 1 2th April. After this the spread over the country was rapid, 

 and by the end of April breeding birds seem to have arrived at 

 all their breeding haunts. Throughout May notes come from 

 Galson (O.H.), Pentland Skerries, Fair Isle, Lerwick and North 

 Unst of arrivals of small numbers of Common Sandpiper ; doubtless, 

 some of these were birds arriving to nest, but others may have 

 been passage migrants on their way to breed further north. From 

 23rd to 26th May one was on St Kilda (i. 1914, 175), one on the 

 Isle of May on 24th May (i. 19 14, 200), and one on Pentland 

 Skerries on 28th June. By 3rd July the species was returning to 

 the shore at Cramond after breeding, on loth July one was seen 

 on Pentland Skerries, and about thirty beside the Beauly Firth on 

 14th July. Constant notes of movement come between 17th July 

 and 31st August, and the species was last seen at Melrose and Fair 

 Isle on 2nd September, Beith next day and Largo Bay on 6th 

 September. 



The Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola. — One is recorded from 

 Fair Isle on nth and 12th June (i. 1915, 105). See p. 155. 



The Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochroptis. — One was seen on 

 the Allander, West Stirling, on 27th and 2Sth March, 3rd April 

 and on three immediately subsequent occasions (2. vi. 100 and 

 I. 1 915, 46). Between 4th August and 3rd September one to 



