Arrival, Departure, &c, of Birds, by Mr. Jas. Hardy. Ill 



July 1 . Several Redshanks have returned ; one Heron alone 



visible. 

 July 5. Black-headed Gulls appear on the coast fields. Five 



Lapwings came to the fields. 

 July 7. Becoming very droughty. Upwards of thirty Curlews 



in a band on the coast at Greenheugh ; and from thirteen to 



fourteen Redshanks in small parties ; and there are now twelve 



Herons stationed on rocks all along the sea brink, as the tide 



rose. Several Black-headed Gulls along with the common 



Gull at foot of Pease burn. 

 July 8. Large collection of Lapwings among the Swedish turnips. 

 July 10. Still a pair of late-breeding Curlews remain on the 



moor at Penmanshiel. 

 July 12. Curlews begin to disperse along the beach. 

 July 28. Curlews and Eedshanks in" full force on the shore; no 



Cormorants yet. 

 Aug. 6. Wheat-ears seen for the last time on the coast. 

 Aug. 1 4. Fourteen Herons at the shore. Redshanks still in flocks. 



Linnets in flocks. Garden Warbler seen for the last time ; a 



family, young and old. 

 Aug. 15. White-throat seen, but not afterwards. 

 Aug. 19. Immense flock of Lapwings on flat shore near Dunglass, 



along with Curlews and Redshanks. A flock of Oyster-catchers 



there also ; not seen again. 

 Aug. 26. A female Whin-chat seen at sea- coast. First Cormorant 



arrived, a single one ; five returned on the 27th, two old and 



three young. 

 Aug. 29* Three Stone-chats returned to the dean. 

 Sept. 1. A family party of Stone-chats in the dean, a pair and 



their young, and continued till 23rd. Swift last seen. 

 Sept. 6. Lapwings on leas frequented by sheep, or on the shore 



when the tide recedes. 

 Sept. 13, Meadow-pipets in large numbers from the moors haunt 



the sea-banks. 

 Sept. 15. Large numbers of young Pied Wagtails near the mouth 



of the Tweed, above the Railway bridge. At Oldcambus only 



one Wagtail remains, and continued till 29th. Swallows and 



Martins still at Berwick. 

 Sept. 21. Chimney Swallows left. 

 Sept. 23. There were ten Cormorants at Siccar, and on 24th. there 



were fourteen. Curlews scarcer. 

 Sept. 27. Three Black-headed Gulls associated with Lapwings; 



and on the 29th with them and Starlings, on leas. Several 



Stone-chats along the shore. 

 Oct. 5. Wild Geese heard, and again on 25th. 

 Oct. 28. First Woodcock seen on the coast ; one was seen on the 



hills above Wooler, Oct. 4. On the sheep being withdrawn, 



the Lapwings have left and gone nearer East Lothian, 



