Arrival, Departure, &c, of Birds, by James Hardy. 153 



April 7. 4 Cormorants ; no Curlews, Redshanks, nor Wheatears ; 

 1 Heron. Cuckoo heard. 



April 8. 7 Curlews on the coast. From 24 to 26 Eider Ducks 

 visible in Siccar bay. 7 Mallards still left behind, and 3 Cor- 

 morants. 



April 14. 5 Redshanks ; 1 Curlew, and 3 Ducks, still here. 



April 15. Woodcock seen. 



April 20. 3 Curlews and 1 Heron. 



April 21. Ring Ouzel arrived in the Dean ; continued till 26th. 

 Solan Geese first seen in open sea. A single Cormorant re- 

 mains, and 2 Ducks. Small scattered numbers of "Wheatears 

 here and there visible. 



April 25. Chimney Swallows seen at coast. 



April 26. Sylvia trochilus in hedges. A single Heron remained 

 all the summer. One Curlew. 



April 27. No Swallows. 



May 1 . No Willow Wrens ; weather bad up to and after this 

 date. 



May 3. Willow Wrens {S. trochilus) again seen ; 2 Wild Ducks ; 

 1 Heron ; 1 Curlew. Chimney Swallows at sea-coast. 



May 5. 4 Curlews on the shore. Willow- Wrens more dispersed 

 inland. 



May 6. Willow- Wrens numerous at Pease Bridge. Call of 

 Sylvia sylvicola heard. Blackcap's song unfrequent, crude, and 

 short. 3 Curlews and 2 Herons at shore ; 4 Eider Ducks. 



May 8. Several Whitethroats arrived. One Swallow ; 3 or 4 

 Martins at the Swallow Crag on the coast, first arrivals. 



May 9. 9 Curlews on the coast ; returned birds that had not 

 paired. 



May 10. Two Cormorants appear to be the unpaired birds left. 



May 12. Both Swallows and Martins seen at Siccar Cove. 



May 15. Weather still bleak ; Swallows scarce. 



May 19. Swallows about the steading. 



May 20. Swallows take up their residence ; 10 or 11 Curlews at 

 coast. 



May 28. Swift first seen. 



May 29. A Honey Buzzard shot in Penmanshiel Wood. 



June 1. 12 Swifts in a body seen on the coast. Single Cormor- 

 ant still seen. 



July 4. 9 or 10 Redshanks have returned; and a few Curlews 



