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gth November at Lincluden House, Dumfries (1. 1921, 24). 
On 14th September we found two Eider ducklings on the 
Isle of May just getting first feathers, and we saw them 
with their mother in the sea close to the island every 
day till we left on 29th September; a pair of Merganser 
with three young were on the Tay at Aberfeldy on 
3rd September; while a Corncrake’s nest with eight eggs 
was found at Glen Shira, Argyllshire, on 12th August 
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WINTER. 
Bird-life in the winter of 1919-20 seems to have pursued 
a very normal course, and ordinary winter visitors are 
reported in their usual abundance. The only records 
worthy of special note here are a Northern Bullfinch which 
wintered at Lerwick, large flocks of Bramblings at Hare- 
shawmuir (Ayrshire) in January, and some reported from 
the Kilpatrick Hills. Redwings and Fieldfares were more 
numerous near Elgin than for some years previously. 
Common Terns were received by Dr Collinge in January 
and February. This last is of much interest and is worth 
detailed record. A male was taken at St Andrews on 
12th January, and two females there on 22nd January, while 
on 4th February two males were sent to him from Aberdeen, 
and on the 14th of the same month two females from 
St Andrews. All these birds were in adult winter plumage. 
Abnormal numbers of Cole Tits were seen at Seggieden 
(Perth), Rough-legged Buzzards visited Shetland in January, 
and Whooper Swans were more than usually numerous at 
Vallay, Outer Hebrides, in the winter of 1919-20, 
The winter of 1920-21 was very much more interesting 
from an ornithological standpoint: the extraordinarily mild 
weather seems to have tempted summer visitors to linger 
beyond their accustomed time and partial migrants 'to stay 
at their high ground breeding places. Thus Song-thrushes 
stayed all winter at Lahill (East Fife), whence they generally 
depart in late autumn, returning in March, and Curlew were 
seen on the high ground in the middle of East Fife through- 
out the winter. Most interesting notes are sent us from the 
