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species is recorded from Luce Bay up to 23rd May, a flock of 

 twenty to thirty on Barra on 26th May (i. 1914, 176), a good 

 many at the Cromarty Firth on 4th June, and about twenty there 

 on 23rd June, and some at St Andrews on 14th June. On 8th 

 July one appeared in Largo Bay, about forty at Aberlady on the 

 25th, and on 31st July about sixty, "many in fine summer 

 plumage came in from the sea and alighted on the sand-flats" 

 near Nairn. After this many arrivals are noted in August and 

 September. 



The Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa. — On 26th May 

 a Black-tailed Godwit in breeding plumage was seen near a fresh- 

 water loch in Caithness (i. 191 5, 68), and the same day two 

 visited Fair Isle (i. 19 15, 105). Single birds are recorded near 

 Inchture, Carse of Gowrie {^ juv.) on 14th August, Morton 

 Loch (N. Fife) on 5th September, and the Beauly Firth on 21st 

 and 22nd September (i. 1915, 93). See p. 155. 



The Curlew, Numonus arquata arquata. — The first note of 

 Curlew on the move comes from the Devaar lantern on 9th January, 

 a number being in the rays; at the Killantringan lantern single 

 birds are reported in the early hours of 21st and 22nd January and 

 3rd February, and about thirty on 27th February from 9 p.m. to 12. 

 Returns to inland breeding places are recorded from 3rd February to 

 15th March, while from 28th February to 15th March small numbers 

 appeared at our island stations and at the Little Ross lantern. 

 From 22nd March to the end of April a few are reported 

 periodically from Fair Isle and Pentland Skerries, and at the 

 latter station on 15th April about fifty passed going north-east, 

 in twos and threes, about 5 p.m. Seven visited the Bell on 6th 

 May, one to three were on the Isle of May from loth to 15th May 

 (i. 1914, 200), and there were flocks at Galson (O.H.) from 12th 

 June throughout the summer, though Curlew have not yet been 

 recorded as breeding in the Outer Hebrides. Flocking after 

 breeding is first noted at Sorbie on ist July, many are recorded 

 at Boarhills on 22nd July, and on 29th July a great many were at 

 the Cromarty Firth. During August and September a good deal 

 of movement is reported from the Northern Isles and Outer 

 Hebrides, and records come from the Little Ross lantern on 19th, 

 23rd and 29th August, and the Rhinns of Islay lantern on 19th 

 August. This movement continued throughout October, but was 

 less strongly marked. Large flocks are recorded from the Outer 

 .Hebrides in November, while on 20th December numbers were 



