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Skerryvore (L.), Flannans (and L.) and Galson. The largest 

 numbers noted are at Fair Isle on 19th and 26th October and 2nd 

 November, and the Isle of May on 20th October. Two are recorded 

 at Fair Isle on 12th December and one on the 14th, while on 24th 

 December one was on Sule Skerry, and during the closing days of 

 the year there were a good many on Tiree. 



The Sandwich Tern, Stetna safidvicensis sandvice7isis. — Is first 

 noted at Craignarget (Luce Bay) on 20th April, Largo Bay on 24th 

 and Nairn on 26th April. Last seen in Largo Bay on 6th October, 

 two adults in winter plumage. 



The Common Tern, Sterna hirundo. — Is first recorded from 

 Largo Bay on i8th April, St Andrews on 22 nd April and the 

 Tay Estuary on 3rd May. On 19th May, at Fossil, eight passed at 

 3.45 A.M. and two later, all going north-west (2. vi. 92). On 31st 

 August at St Andrews many Common Terns went south about 

 6 P.M. ; last seen Tayport 5th September, three in Largo Bay on 

 2nd October, while at Leith Docks it was numerous on 13th 

 October, greatly diminished next day and only one left on 21st 

 October (i. 1914, 2S7). 



The Arctic Tern, Stertia paradiscea. — This Tern is first 

 reported from Rattray Head and Pentland Skerries on 14th May, 

 thousands at Sule Skerry on i6th, and scores at Whalsay Skerries 

 on 20th May, while two were at St Kilda from 23rd to 26th May 

 (i. 1914, 175)- From 14th to 1 6th August many departures took 

 place from Pentland Skerries, Hoy High and Whalsay Skerries, 

 last seen at these stations on 25th August. Records of "Terns" 

 moving, chiefly at night, from our Northern Isles between i6th 

 August and 20th September probably refer to this species. 



The Little Gull, Lams viinuhcs. — Single birds are recorded 

 from the Annan, near Lockerbie, in the first week of February, and 

 Largo Bay on loth June (i. 1914, 164). See p. 155. 



The Black-headed Gull, Lams ridibundus. — On 1 5/1 6th 

 March one was in the rays of the Isle of May lantern from 8.30 p.m. 

 to dawn, and arrivals are noted at Fair Isle on 3rd April, 8th and 

 nth May, and at Lerwick on 14th April. By 6th July great 

 numbers had returned to the shore in Largo Bay, " mostly adults, 

 a few immature, and one or two young of the year." Many arrived 



