XIV. INTRODUCTORY. 



a visitor, so is the little Merlin, but the Sparrow 

 Hawk and Kestrel, while not plentiful, are by 

 no means rare. The Black-Headed Gull is 

 common, and the Herring Gull is with us at 

 different seasons, so is the common Gull ; while 

 the Water Hen, Water Dipper, Kingfisher, and 

 Heron we have always. Coots are to be found 

 in the lochs. The Bullfinch, while not abundant, 

 is not rare, and the Goldfinch is found in strag- 

 gling pairs. The Pied, Grey, and Yellow 

 Wagtails (the latter in summer) may be seen 

 running along the gravelly shores of the burns, 

 or in the pasture fields adjoining the river, and 

 the Lapwings in great plenty careering everywhere. 

 Our summer migrants are the Wheatear, 

 Cuckoo, Corncrake, Chimney Swallow, House 

 Martin, Sand Martin, Swift, Spotted Flycatcher, 

 Chiff-Chaff, Wood Wren, Willow Wren, Sedge 

 Warbler, Stonechat, Whinchat, Black-Headed 

 Bunting (Coalhood), common White Throat, 

 Marsh Pipit (Heather Cheeper), and common 

 Creeper these are all well distributed. 



