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THE LIMICOLE OF THE CLYDE AREA, 51 
Green Sandpiper (7’. ochropus (L.))—An uncommon visitor, 
having been ‘seen or obtained about a dozen times in the area, 
and the bulk of the occurrences have been in East Renfrew- 
shire.. With the exception of one-record for Rouken Glen in 
April, the visits have all been in autumn or early winter. 
This is a very shy bird flying off on the slightest alarm. It 
is larger, has longer legs, and stands higher than the common 
sandpiper. Its dark back contrasts with its white underparts. 
In flight its white rump is conspicuous, and it then, as the late 
Professor Newton has remarked, has the appearance of a large 
house-martin. Indeed, on the wing its actions are decidedly 
swallow-like, It has a peculiar, wild, and high-pitched note, 
related to one of the notes of the common sandpiper, but 
at the same time very distinct from it. 
Solitary Sandpiper (Z. solitarius (Wilson) )— An example 
of this species was recorded by Robert Gray in the 
“This” (1870, p. 292) as having been obtained some years 
previously on the banks of Clyde. Some doubt has been 
cast on this record. The history of the specimen is not 
entirely satisfactory, but it has been accepted by the best 
authorities. 
*Common Redshank (7’. calidris (L.) )—An abundant species 
at the coast generally, from autumn to spring, in flocks of a 
few birds up to several hundreds. In the nesting season it is 
more local there, though it nests freely close to the shore in 
some localities. Inland it is common in spring in many 
districts, while in others, apparently quite suitable, it is scarce 
or absent. The return to the inland haunts is made in March, 
varying according to the weather prevailing. Incubation 
begins about the middle of April, the nest usually being well 
concealed in a tussock of grass. When the young are hatched 
the old birds are very noisy and keep up a continuous yelping 
when one is near their young. 
On some parts of the coast redshanks and oyster-catchers 
breed close together, and the noise they make is deafening if 
one invades their territory when they have young. The 
inland nesting grounds are deserted by the end of July, but 
many birds are seen by lochs and reservoirs till late autumn 
and occasionally in winter. There is an impression that the 
redshank is seen more often inland now than was formerly the 
case, but for thirty years, beyond slight annual variations, I have 
