Arrival, Departure, &c, of Birds, by Mr. Jas. Hardy. 281 



July 15. Three Herons on the coast. 



July 24. First Cormorant at the " Scart Rock," near Siccar. 

 Curlews are scattered and few along the shores. Young Raven 

 appeared at Siccar. 



A ug. 4. Four Herons at the coast ; three young Havens at Siccar, 

 supposed to have come from the vicinity of St. Abb's Head. 



Aug, 5, Nine Herons and five Cormorants arrived. Few Curlews. 

 Some young Wheat-ears. Many Black-headed Gulls. 



Sept. 2. Cormorants augmented to twelve. No summer birds 

 heard or seen in the Pease dean : one Whitethroat was alone 

 visible ; and again on the 3rd, but not subsequently. 



Sept. 10. Lapwi?igs associated with Starlings on the leas. 



Oct. 9. Swallows left. 



Oct. 12. Fieldfares returned. 



Oct. 15. Large numbers of Thrushes among whins on the borders 

 of the dean. All the Stone-chats had left the coast before this. 



Oct. 16. Large flock, about one hundred, of Mallards arrived 

 on the sea-coast, where they remained, gradually diminish- 

 ing in numbers during the winter. At night they betook 

 themselves to inland ponds, and perhaps the fields. Their 

 favourite winter resort is exactly opposite this. Twenty-three 

 Cormorants at Siccar. I noticed that these assemblages be- 

 token bad weather ; next day it rained. 



Oct. 19. One Grey-backed Crow arrived; many Jackdaws as- 

 sembled to try the qualities of the new-comer, and a Carrion 

 Crow alf o tried to force its friendship on it. It remained a few 

 days. The Grey-backed Crows are less numerous hereabouts 

 now than formerly. 



Oct. 21. Lapwings in numbers on the lower fields. A few Herons 

 dispersed along the shores. Last Pied "Wagtail seen. 



Oct. 23. The last Bombns lapidarius seen. Three Woodcocks on 

 Aikieside hill, just arrived. 



Oct. 26. Sixteen Cormorants at Siccar. 



Nov. 3. First Snow-bunting arrived. 



Nov. 8. Sea calm. Twenty-six or twenty-seven Cormorants on 

 one rock at Siccar. Wild Ducks very numerous. Flock of 

 Snow-buntings on newly-sown wheat field beside the sea- 

 banks. 



Nov. 9. High wind, with showers of hail ; only four Cormorants 

 remained ; a cold, stormy week followed. Three Eider Ducks, 

 two males and one female, off Siccar. 



Nov. 14. Large flock of Fieldfares. No Cormorants. Curlews 

 scarce on the shore this autumn, mostly frequenting turnip 

 fields on the low lands, 



Nov. 21. About thirty Wild Geese passed for the first time. 

 Great flocks of Wood-pigeons began to arrive in the woods at 

 Penmanshiel three days ago. Lapwings among turnip fields 

 by moonlight. 



