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Avicultural Magazine,


BEING THE JOURNAL OF

THE AVICULTURAL SOCIETY.


Third Series .— Vol. VI.—No. 8. —All rights reserved. JUNE, 1915.



SPRING BIRD-NOTES FROM VARIOUS

SCOTTISH ISLANDS.


By The Duchess of Bedford.


(Concluded from page 208 ).


Leaving Stack, we steamed over to Bulgach Island, six miles

south of Cape Wrath. Here the swell again prevented my landing,

but gave me a very imposing view of the curious “ Bellows” Cave at

the north end, which is a feature of the island.


The north-west side of Bulgach is almost entirely occupied by

Kittiwakes and a few Fulmars. On the south-west were great

numbers of Kittiwakes, Razorbills, Guillemots, and some Shags.

The visible population of these last was a little under one hundred,

including young. The top of the island was covered with Puffins

and Herring Gulls; and three Cormorants, a few Greater Black-

backed Gulls and Black Guillemots, were also observed on it. We

rowed over to Stack Buachaille, which is well worth seeing, but

only one or two of the ledges were occupied by birds, and these

were Fulmars and Razorbills.


All along the north coast of Sutherland, Fulmars are seen in

small numbers. Whilst in this neighbourhood I saw a number of

Black Fish, particularly between Loch Erriboll and North Rona.


On the 20th June I visited the Smoo Cave, near Durness,

and found both the Grey and Pied Wagtails breeding in it; also

Spotted Flycatchers.


The caves and stacks on the east side of the entrance to Loch

Erriboll are also well worth visiting, not on account of the birds,





