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leaving Oct. 2nd. Sept. 29th, they continued at Kelso. New locality at 

 Hawksheugh below Linnhead ; continue to frequent the clifEs near the Cove 

 Shore, and further north. Swallow : Spring. — April 20th, arrived at East 

 Linton, three days behind the average time (Scotsman). April 25th, wind 

 cold and piercing, a single Swallow pa ssed northwards along the coast, in the 

 face of the wind. May 5th, 6th, and 7th, Swallows and Martins present, in 

 the evening of 7th came to settle, and on May 9th a pair fixed themselves at 

 an adjacent farm. Swallows were again noted on the 11th and 12th, and on 

 May 21st, 4 had finally settled here. April 20th, Swallows arrived at Fair- 

 neyside; for some 20 years there, they have regularly appeared between the 

 21st and 29th of April. — A. Leitch. April 21th arrived at Dunse. April 26th 

 Swallows at Chirnside. — Br. Stuart. At "Woodside, Kelso appeared April 

 20th, but departed and were not again seen till 5th May. — Dr Charles Douglas. 

 April 29th, appeared at Kelso, but did not arrive at Marchmont, till May 

 18th. — P. Loney. May 7th, at Fans.— i2. R. May 4th at Lamberton. — J.M. 

 At Berwick, Swallows arrived before the 29th April. — G.B. April l7th, at 

 Stamfordham. — J.F.B. April 20th, Chimney Swallow and House Martin at 

 Belford. Mr Aitchison remarks that Swallows at Belford have been less 

 plentiful than they have been during the last three years. April 17th, ar- 

 rived at Shawdon. — J. Thomson. — April 29th, at Meldon Park, Morpeth. 

 Sometimes they arrive a week earlier at Morpeth, than at Meldon Park — J. 

 Finlay. Autumn. — Swallows were present here on Sept. 13th, but had left on 

 the 15th. Sept 26th, they were seen at Eeston and St. Boswells, but none 

 remained in the Galashiels district. At Chirnside, nearly all except young 

 ones, had left before the 18th, but on the 26th a nest of young Swallows re- 

 mained. — Br. Stuart. Sept. 15th, left Belford, Bowmont-water. — Br. Robson 

 Scott. Sept. 24th, last seen at Woodside, Kelso. — Br. Charles Bouglas. Sept. 

 20th, at Belford, Swallows left. — J. A. At Fans, a pair were sitting on eggs, 

 Sept. 23rd, but the nest was knocked down ; and they left Sept. 27th. I saw 

 a single Swallow on the 9th November. — R. R. At Gordon, in the same 

 vicinity, Swallows left about the 9th Oct. ; but there were a few on the wing 

 a few days after. They commonly leave on the last week in September. — 

 (Corr.) Mr Peter Loney furnishes me with the following data from March- 

 mont, in the immediate district of the two last named localities. — " Sept. 30th, 

 Swallows left. Oct. 8th, large flocks of Swallows arrived here at 9 45 p.m. 

 They continued about till the 12th, when they left at 9 a.m., in an easterly 

 direction, after making several circuitous flights. Oct 14th, violent gale ; 

 Barometer at 9-30 a.m., reading 27.850, lowest on record. Oct. 16th, two 

 young Swallows seen this afternoon. Oct. 17th, a flock of Swallows seen by 

 me at Dunse Castle, flying about the lake, a few feet above the water " Of 

 date Oct. 1st, 1881, at Milne Graden on the Tweed, Mr Milne Home writes . 

 •'On 23rd September, the Swallows left this place in a flock of many hundreds. 

 We observed them about 9 a.m., congregating together ; and before 12 o'clock 

 they were all ofE. They had a fair wind, for a southward journey, as the 

 wind was from the N.N.E. It was the same day of the month, that they left 

 this place last year. Here the Swallows arrive between the 20th and 26th 

 April. Perhaps the time of exodus is made to depend on the time when the 

 young broods are ready to fly. Those which remain after that date seem to 

 me to wait for their later broods being ready." Miss Georgiana Milne Home 



