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COMMON GUILLEMOTS BREEDING IN 

 CO. WATERFORD. 



As the Common Guillemot (Uria f. troille) has not been 

 known to breed in co. Waterford," it may be well to record 

 that I discovered a small colonj' at the eastern end of that 

 coast during 1915. C. J. Carroll. 



Shore-Lark in Devon. — Mr. W. Walmesly White has sent 

 us a detailed description of a bird wliicli he saw on the estuary 

 of the Otter in south Devon, first on November 17th, 1915, 

 again on December 7th, and subsequently on several occasions 

 until January 20th, 1916. Mr. White observed the bird very 

 closely with binoculars and we consider that his identification 

 of it as a Shore-Lark {Eremophila a. flava), and probably a 

 female, is fully justified. On each occasion the bird was alone 

 and was feeding among the tide-drift on the shores of the 

 estuary. 



Grey Plover, Ruff, Little Stent, Curlew-Sandpiper, 

 AND Green Sandpiper in Renfrewshire. — We have several 

 times drawn attention to Mr. J. Robertson's observations on 

 waders seen at Balgrav reservoir in east Renfrewshire {cf. 

 Vols, v., p. 230 ; VI., p. 284 : VII., p. 237). Mi-. Robertson 

 now records {Scot. Nat., 1915, p. 357) the presence in the 

 autumn of 1915 of a number of waders at the same place, 

 which it should be remarked is an inland locality. The 

 following are the most noteworthy considering their scarcity 

 in the west of Scotland : — SqualaroJa sqnatawla. three Sep- 

 tember 30th, one October 2nd and 3rd ; Machetes puyiia.r. 

 one August 27th and September 5th and 12th : EroUa 

 ferniginea, one September 12th, one or two 3(>th, and October 

 2nd and .3rd ; E. m. tninnfa, two September 1 2th. three 30th; 

 7'ntuja ochropus, one September 5th. 



(treat Snipe in Elginshire. — Mr. W. Ogg records {Scot. 

 Nat. 1915, p. 357) that an example of OalUiiago media was 

 shot on the Spynie marshes, but no date is given. 



Iceland Gull in Argyllshire. — Mr. J. Rober son reports 

 {Scot. Nat. 1915, p. 358) that an immature male Lams Icitcop- 

 terus was obtained at Inveraray on August 27th, 1915. The 

 bird is always scarce on the west side of the mainland of 

 Great Britain. 



