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three Green Sandpipers were seen frequently on Fair Isle ; single 

 birds on the Kelvin on 6th August (i. 1915, 46), Balgray Dam on 

 22nd and 29th August (i. 191 5, 46), two on the Leader near 

 Lauder on 28th August (i. 19 14, 237), two at Balgray Dam on 5th 

 September (i. 1915, 46). Single birds are noted on a tributary of the 

 Dye, Longformacus, on nth September, the River Ness (i. 191 5, 

 93) and Kelvin (i. 191 5, 46) on 26th September, the last-named 

 station next day (r. 191 5, 46), and near Bardowie, Stirlingshire, 

 on 5th October. On 23rd December two were by the Welling 

 Burn, near Duns, "the first time I have seen this bird in 

 winter." See p. 155. 



The Redshank, Tringa totanus. — Returns of Redshanks to 

 inland breeding places are noted throughout March, and on 2 3/24th 

 March some were at the Isle of May lantern from 9 p.m. to dawn. 

 A Redshank visited the Bell on 22nd April, and this species 

 is noted at the Flannans lantern on 27th and 28th April. One 

 was on the Isle of May on 9th and loth May, five on the Bell on 

 19th May, and single birds visited Fair Isle on loth and 19th June, 

 and Pentland Skerries on 13th and 28th June. A flock of twenty- 

 seven Redshanks was on Luce Sands on 13th June, and on the 

 27th a flock of a hundred was seen in Wigtown Bay. 



Returns to the shore after nesting are manifest throughout July, 

 and during this month and August, there are frequent notes of small 

 numbers moving at Fair Isle. A Redshank struck the Muckle Flugga 

 lantern on 22nd August, one was at the Bass on the 28th, and 

 some were at the Isle of ]\Liy lantern on 2 9/3oth and 30/3 ist 

 August. On 19th October Redshanks were passing at night in 

 West Renfrew, on i6th December they were very numerous at 

 Glenorchard, where, as a rule. Redshanks are "very rare in winter," 

 and on 2Sth December numbers are noted at the Butt of Lewis, 

 evidently a hard-weather movement caused by the frost prevailing 

 at that time on the mainland of Scotland. 



The Greenshank, Tri?tga 7iebularia. — One is recorded at 

 Cathcart on 22nd Ivlarch. On 17th July a few were on the 

 Flannans, and single birds at Largo Bay and the Cromarty Firth 

 on 29th July, and Morton Loch (N. Fife) on ist August. From 

 this time up to 3rd October movements of small numbers are 

 reported from both east and west coast stations, the only lantern 

 records during this period being of single birds at the Butt of 

 Lewis on 23rd August, and Rhinns of Islay on 30th September. 



The Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica lapponica. — This 



