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somehow was out of form and only shot one jack snipe. 

 Minna flushed two or three water-rails out of shot." 



" December \th. Bright morning, heavy squalls of 

 rain and hail. Went away in steam launch and dinghy 

 down to sand-spit, shooting a scoter on the way. We 

 were rather too late for the dunlins, as, when disturbed, 

 they knew that the muds at head of harbour were bare, 

 and made off there. We had two long exciting and 

 eventually successful chases after a great northern and 

 red-throated diver." 



" December $th. Went away as usual with steam 

 launch and dinghy to the sand-spit, but found the dunlins, 

 though in great numbers, unapproachable. Had the 

 extraordinary luck to kill two great northern divers in 

 three shots." 



" December lyth. Glowing morning. Got under way 

 soon after 8 a.m. and steamed out. Got a north-east 

 breeze for a few t hours ; rainy squalls. Saw a grey 

 phalarope sitting calmly on the waves after the fashion 

 of a gull." 



VlGO 



" December i^th. Scenery very fine ; rugged granite 



mountains all around, with patches of fir and oak wood 



in places, and cultivation here and there. I was much 



reminded of the West of Scotland and its lochs. We 



