558 Record of Migration, (&G., of Birds. By James Hardy. 



communicates further particulars. "The main body of the Swallows left 

 Milne Graden on the 23rd September ; but a pair of House Martins and a pair 

 of Chimney Swallows remained later, the former till the l7th October, and 

 the latter till the 1 5th October. A Chimney Swallow appeared on the 5th 

 November, and was observed for some hours skimming round the house." In 

 reference to another late Swallow, the Rev. Joseph Waite, Norham Vicarage, 

 states: "There were 10 degrees of frost during Sunday night (Oct. 30th), 

 which broke on Monday morning (Oct. 31st), but returned again on Mon- 

 day night. There was a heavy shower of snow on the Tuesday morning 

 (Nov. 1st); and snow was actually falling, when I saw, at Oroatheugh near 

 Norham, a Swallow, which came near me several times." Swift : Spring. — 

 May 17th, a pair present with other Swallows on the coast ; seen again on the 

 20th ; and on the 23rd, Swifts were at one of their breeding places, Cock- 

 bumspath Tower. April 26th, four Swifts at Chirnside.— i)r. Stuart. May 

 4th, several Swifts at Kelso. —^. JB. May 9th, Swifts at Stamfordham. — 

 J. F. B. May 2nd, at Berwick.— <?. 5. May 5th, at Belford.-/. .4. Au- 

 tumn. — Aug. 5th, last seen at Cockburnspath. Aug. 11th, at Kelso Swifts 

 were numerous. None were seen again until the 15th. when they remained 

 till the 18th; none were seen after. — A. B. Aug. 18th. departed from Bel- 

 ford.—/. A. Aug. 25th, left Berwick— ff. B. The Swifts left Chirnside 

 early in t^eptember.— 2)r. Stuart. 



Dotterel.— April 27th, mild, notes of the Dotterel heard on the high 

 grounds of Dowlaw. May 10, the birds seen, only seven. May 20th, still 

 remained. May 23rd, one seen. May 18th, five Dotterels seen at Lamberton 

 — /. M. 



Cuckoo : Spring.— A.-^r\\ 28th, heard at Pease Bridge. May 3rd, cold, 

 Cuckoo heard on moor at Penmanshiel moss. — May 3rd, heard in Dunse 

 wood. May 5th, seen on the moor at Dowlaw. May 6th, seen at Oldcambus. 

 May 22nd, Cuckoo not heard till to-day at Chirnside; on the previous week 

 at Blackburn and Kelloe (late). May 6th and 7th, heard at Fans. May 5th, 

 first heard at Belford. May 12th, arrived at Berwick. April 25th, at Shaw- 

 don. April 30th, at Stamfordham. May 2nd, at Marchmont, Autumn. — 

 June 22nd, last heard calling on the moors at Blackburn Mill on the Water 

 Eye- Aug. 12th, young Cuckoos on Northfield moor. — J. L. Mack. Not 

 seen at Fans after 9th July. — i2. i? At Belford last heard June 29th. Last 

 specimen observed on Chatton moor, on Aug. 18th.—/. A. At Berwick, de- 

 parted Aug. 7th. " In August we had a great many Cuckoos, some of them 

 being found in very unexpected places in the town, as for instance one in the 

 middle of the day having been seen amongst the fleet of herring boats lying 

 at the Quay. They were all young birds." — (?. Bolam. 



Corn-Crake : Spring. — April 28th, heard npar Langton. May 5th, at 

 Pease Bridge in an open ditch, there being no cover at that date among the 

 grass. May 8th, heard on Chirnside Crofts. — Br. Stuart. May 8th, at Ber- 

 wick.— G*. B. April 27th, at Shawdon.— /. Thomson. May 2nd, at Stam- 

 fordham.—/. F. B. May 4th, at Belford.—/. A. Autumn.— A-Mg. 29th, a 

 pair last seen at Belford. — /. A. Sept. 22nd, Corn-crake shot at St Bos- 

 wells.—^. B. 



"Water-Eail.— Nov. 8th, one from Berwick. — A. B. 



