NOTES. 247 



Woodcock, Glaucous and Iceland Gulls, and Slavonian Grebe, 

 arrive on the north coast of Ireland ; one contingent comes 

 down the east coast ; but the greater number go down the 

 west coast, many reaching Kerry, while a few straggle to 

 Wexford, and fewer still to the south coast of Ireland. 



R. J. USSHER. 



BARNACLE-GOOSE IN ANGLESEY. 



As the Barnacle-Goose {Bernicla leucopsis) is nowadays 

 comparatively rare in North Wales, it may be worth mention- 

 ing that one of these birds was seen on the big bog at 

 Llanerchymedd on November 27th, 1911, by Mr. F. H. 

 Mills, who reported it to me. H. E. Forrest. 



GADWALL IN PERTHSHIRE. 



A VERY fine male Gadwall {Anas strepera) was shot at 

 Cromlix, near Dunblane, on December 28th, 1911. This is 

 the first record I have for the district, though there is some 

 evidence that at least one pair have bred within thirty miles. 



Heatley Noble. 



FERRUGINOUS DUCKS IN SUSSEX. 



On January 2nd six Ferruginous Ducks {Fuligula nyroca) 

 were observed on the flooded marshes at Crowhurst. The 

 same evening two were obtained, a male and female, both 

 of which I saw in the flesh. Owing to the recent heavy 

 rains, the whole of the marshes in Sussex are at the present 

 time under water, and afford good feeding-grounds for duck. 

 Most of the common species have been taken in some numbers, 

 also a few geese. H. W. Ford-Lindsay. 



LONG-TAILED DUCK IN ANGLESEY. 



Mr. a. Geoffrey Leigh kindly sends me word that he has 

 recently had through his hands a Long-tailed Duck {Harelda 

 glacialis) shot on November 23rd, 1911, on Malldraeth Bay, 

 Anglesey. It was in immature plumage, but proved on 

 dissection to be a male. H. E. Forrest. 



FLOCKING OF THE RED-BREASTED MERGANSER 

 IN AUTUMN. 



Referring to the note on p. 230 of the January number 

 of British Birds, in which attention is drawn to my com- 

 munication on flocking of young Mergansers which appeared 

 in the Field of October 21st, 1911, where it is stated that by 

 October 11th, in the opinion of my boatman, the majority 

 of these birds had left a certain lake in co. Fermanagh, this 



