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The Kittiwake (JRissa tridactyla). Many flying S., Tarbatness (E. 

 Ross-shire), Jw\j 4th ; many passing, Portmahomack (E. Ross- 

 shire), August 15th; all gone, Isle of May cliffs (Fife), 17th and 

 Bass Rock (Forth), 24th ; single birds passing, Clifton Junction 

 (Lancashire), September 5th and 6th, Spurn Head (Yorkshire), 

 5th and 6th and Romney Marsh (Kent), September 17th and 

 October 8th; many arrived, Hanois Lt. (Channel Islands), 15th, 

 one caught, 19th ; twelve arrived, Flamborough (Yorkshire), 20th ; 

 large arrival, Fair Isle (Shetland), October 13th. 



The Great Skua (Stercorarius catarrhactes). One seen, near Isle of 

 May (Fife), July 5th ; plentiful off Shetland, August; one seen, 

 Conway Estuary (Carnarvon), 25th ; single birds seen or shot, off 

 Granton (Edinburgh), September 17th, Whitby (Yorkshire), 

 October 2nd, Saltfleet (Lincoln), 10th, Luce Bay (Wigtown), 

 November 1st and Rothesay (Bute), 13th ; last seen, N. Unst 

 (Shetland), October 19th. 



The Pomatorhine Skua (Stercorarius pomatorhinus) . Single birds 

 seen or shot, Spurn Head (Yorkshire), September 10th, near 

 Dunbar (Haddington), October 5th and near Cannock Chase 

 (Staffordshire), 30th. 



Richardson's Skua {Stercorarius crepidatus). One seen, Largo Bay 

 (Fife), June 19th; one to S.E., Burrow Head (Wigtown), July 

 3rd; passing, E. and W. coast of Scotland, throughout July and 

 August to September 27th ; one seen, Scarborough (Yorkshire), 

 August 16th and Hornsea (E. Yorkshire), 19th; several seen, 

 Straits of Dover, 28fh ; one seen, Spurn Head (Yorkshire), Sep- 

 tember 5th ; large numbers arrived, N.E. Lincolnshire coast, 10th 

 and 11th, all gone on 13th and many flying S on October 1st; 

 one seen, Shrewsbury (Shropshire), September 13th. 



Buffon's Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus). One shot, Black Hill 

 (Hereford), August 28th ; one shot, Blakeney (Norfolk), Septem- 

 ber 7th ; a few arrived, N.E. coast of Lincolnshire, 10th and 11th, 

 a few flying S. on October 1st; one shot, Luce Bay (Wigtown), 

 September 28th. 



The Razorbill (Alca tarda). Left Sule Skerry (Orkney), August 18th ; 

 arrivals, Tay Estuary, September 15th ; many passing S., Isle of 

 May (Fife), October 3rd and smaller numbers up to 9th. 



The Common Guillemot ( Uria troile). Many arrived, Tay Estuary, 

 September 7th ; three, Spurn Head Lt. (Yorkshire), lOth/llth ; 

 many to S., Isle of May (Fife), October 3rd to 9th. 



The Black Guillemot ( Uria grylle). One seen, Isle of May (Fife), 

 October 1st; two, Pentland Skerries, 5th. 



The Puffin (JFratercula arctica). Left nesting-places, Scotland, end of 

 July to September 11th, St. Tudwai's Islands (Carnarvon), 

 August 21st to 25th ; one seen, Fair Isle (Shetland), December 

 20th and four on 30th. 



