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Arrival, Departure, and Local Migration of Birds, near 

 Oldcambus, 1873. By James Hardy. 



Jan. 2. Seven Herons on the rocks, the number present at this 



date. 

 Jan. 11. Nine Cormorants at Siecar Point. 

 Jan. 1 5. Many Mallards in Greenheugh bay. 

 Jan. 22. One female Stone-chat remains at marsh on sea-side. 

 Jan. 24. Fifteen Curlews on the shore. 

 Feb. 8. Mallards have left the coast. 



Feb. 16. Golden Plovers hovering about the fields at evening. 

 Feb. 17, 18. Lapwings returned to the coast fields, having boen 



absent for a considerable time. 

 Feb. 18. Male Stone-chat among whins in Oldcambus dean. 

 Mar. 2. Lapwings and Plovers in the lowland fields, the Lam- 



mermoors being covered with snow. March 3. Dispersed and 



calling their notes ; calling also far on in the night, by moon- 

 light. 

 Mar. 6. Pied Wagtail here; and again on the 8th, at its old 



nesting place. 

 Mar. 8. Many Lapwings driven by snow from the hills ; but 



again on the 9th calling in their summer haunts. 

 Mar. 12. Mallards paired in burns. 

 Mar. 13. Fieldfares seen. Eider ducks appear on the coast. Four 



Herons still on the shore. A dozen Redshanks in a flock. They 



are usually scattered. 

 Mar. 14. Bands of Wild Geese. Lapwings again re-assembled, 



owing to snow-fall. 

 Mar. 17. SeveralyounggreyGullsamongthoseof mature plumage. 

 Mar. 27. Wild Geese heard. 



Mar. 28. Three Wheat-ears appeared on the sea-banks, but dis- 

 appeared on 31st. Only two Herons visible ; not seen on 31st. 

 Mar. 30. Corn Bunting seen. 

 Mar. 31. Only two Cormorants seen ; and only three Redshanks. 



No Stone-chat. Gannets first observed coming down the Frith, 



on fishing expeditions. 

 April 1. There are nineteen Curlews still along the shore ; Ked- 



shank present, but absent on 3rd and 4th. 

 April 2. Six Wheat-ears more inland. Water-hen has returned 



to its breeding ponds. Four Cormorants seen, all in their 



summer dress. 

 April 8. Only three Curlews left. At this period they began 



coming and going between the hills and the sea-coast ; but 



only two or three settled in the inland bogs. One Redshank 



left behind. 

 April 9. Only one Cormorant ; seen also on the 10th fishing at 



sea. The number of Curlews at sea-side is seven. A migrat- 



