ie) THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 
Glossy Ibises in Scotland in 1920.—In our last number 
was published a record of the occurrence of two of these rare birds 
in Islay in September ; but since then the two following notes from 
Shetland and Aberdeenshire have been received, showing that the 
presence of Glossy Ibises was no isolated event but the result of a 
wide-spread movement. How far-reaching was this diversion from 
the usual migration route to the south is shown by the number of 
autumn records from Britain, as well as by the fact that the area 
visited stretched from Unst, the most northerly of the Shetland 
Isles (4th November) to the most southerly corner of the island— 
Land’s End (30th September). 
Gtossy Inis In UNST, SHETLAND.—On the 4th November 1920, 
a Glossy Ibis was shot at Balta Sound, Unst, by a man who 
thought it was a duck, and who to his disappointment discovered it 
to be a stranger—‘‘I was that disappointed when I found it would 
not mak’ a diet.” Iam forwarding the specimen, which is an adult 
male in fine glossy plumage, to the Royal Scottish Museum.—T. 
EDMONDSTON SAxpBy, Shetland. 
Gtossy IpisEs IN ABERDEENSHIRE.— During the last fortnight of 
October 1920, I had frequent opportunities of observing two Glossy 
Ibises (Plegadis falcinellus) near Kintore, Aberdeenshire. I first 
noticed them about the middle of the month within a mile of 
Kintore after a heavy flood on the river Don. They did not seem 
to be very wild, as on one occasion I got within about 50 yards of 
them before they took to flight.—Jamrs F. Lumspen, Aberdeen. 
Ravens in North Uist.—Last week I was shooting over a 
moorland part of North Uist which is rarely disturbed by man. 
On my return home one night in the gloaming, as I was nearing a 
rocky hill, I observed some Ravens. I began to”count them. My 
first count came to twenty-three; but more were still coming in 
sight, as they made for the rocks on which they were to roost. 
Before I left I counted forty-three, and there seemed to be still 
more arriving. I should not be surprised if there were in all more 
than fifty—a very large number of Ravens to be seen together.— 
GEORGE BEVERIDGE. 
Green Sandpiper in Berwickshire.—An individual of this 
species was shot on 27th November 1920 on a small burn that 
runs into the Blackadder near Nisbet. The gardener reported that 
he had shot the “strange bird,” which I have now forwarded to the 
Royal Scottish Museum.—T. G. LaIpLaw. 
