ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY BIRD-MIGRATION INQUIRY 341 i 



Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus. 



The recoveries under this species numbered twenty-six ; all were 

 ringed as chicks or young birds, twenty-two in Scotland and four in 

 England. Of thirteen birds ringed in the counties of Aberdeen and ! 



Kincardine, seven were recaptured in various counties of Ireland, 

 one was taken in Anglesea, North AVales, and another in South | 



Wales, all in winter, while the remaining four were picked up within I 



a few miles of the place of liberation after an interval varying from | 



two months to two and a quarter years. Five specimens ringed in 1 



Perthshire, Ayrshire, and Sutherland were also procured in Ireland | 



in winter; and one ringed in Inverness-shire was recaptured two 

 years later, less than five miles away. 



The following are the most interesting records in connection | 



with this species : — ' 



Case 679: One ringed at Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, on 22nd | 



May 1913, was recovered at Levignaey, Landes, France, 



about 29th Jan. 1914. 

 Case 409 : one ringed at Beith, Ayrshire, on 17th June 1913, was 



retaken at Mindello, near Oporto, Portugal, on 9th January 



1914. 

 Case 397 : one ringed at Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, on 



15th July 1 91 2, was captured near Guarda, Portugal, about 



loth January 19 13. 

 Case 404 : one ringed at West Cotlingwith, Yorkshire, on loth 



June 1913, was retaken at Vielle-Saint-Girons, Landes, 



France, about iSth January 19 14. 



Dunlin, Erolia alpina (L.). 



The single recovered bird of this species was ringed on the 

 Pentland Skerries in July 1912, and retaken within fifty yards in the 

 following May. 



Curlew, NumeuiHS arquata (L.). 



We have only one record of this species. It was ringed as a 

 young bird at Lochaber, Inverness-shire, in June 191T, and re- 

 captured at Donemana, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, in July 1912. 



Snipe, Gallinago gallinago {h.). 

 Our only record of this species is as follows : — 

 Case 415: ringed at Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland, 



in June 1913; recovered at Longford, Ireland, in the j. ,, , • 



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