562 Record of Migration, &c.y of Birds. By James Hardy. 



numbers in autumn and spring, but does not pass the winter witb us. — J. A. 



WiGEON.— Sept. 2nd, a Wigeon seen at Berwick.— C B. 



Etjff.— Sept. 22nd, two Euffs in winter plumage from Lennel, Coldstream. 

 —A.B. 



Lesser Whitethroat. — Sept. 26th, last seen at Berwick. — G. B. 



OsPRET. — Sept. 26th, an Osprey from CoUedge Water. — A. B. 



Knot.— Sept. 27th, first noticed at Fenham ; has been rather plentiful this 

 fall — /. A . 



Shoveller.— Sept. 28th, from Haddon, Eoxburghshire.— ^. B. 



Short-eared Owl.- Has been frequently noticed about Belford this au- 

 tumn, and I have a strong suspicion that it occasionally breeds in the district. 

 —J. A. 



Grey-backed Crow.— Nov. 1st, wind S. and then S.E., snow. Two ar- 

 rived; again seen on Nov. 2nd. — On Oct. 13th, Mr Brotherston records one 

 from near Berwick. — Arrived at Berwick, 15th Oct. ; one was seen on 11th 

 May, but was probably breeding here. — 6. B. Oct. 9th and 16th, made its 

 appearance at Belford, but has been scarce this fall, — /. A. At Gordon first 

 week of Nov. — {Correspondent.) 



Grey Linnet.— Oct 31st, a few along with Yellow-hammers and Green- 

 finches on the coast fields; its only occurrence in winter 1881-2. It did not 

 breed at Oldcambus this year ; a breeding place among furze noticed at the 

 head of Dowlaw-dean. 



Golden-eye. — Nov. 3rd, from Clifton Park. — A. B. 



Long-tailed Duck.— Nov. 4th, first Long-tailed Duck of the season seen 

 ofi Berwick ; an immature bird. — G. B. 



Great Grey Shrike.— Nov. 5th, Great Grey Shrike found dead a few days 

 before at Kilham, Northumberland ; another shot same day at Carham, both 

 females.—^. B. One dead at Fans, Nov. 20th.— 5. R. 



MiRLiN — Feb. 1st and Nov. ] 9th, shot birds received from Berwick. — A.B. 



Eough-legged Buzzard. — A Eough-legged Buzzard visited Cockenheugh 

 and neighbourhood during Christmas and New-Year's week. Several 

 attempts were made to shoot it, but it got clear off. — /. A. 



Woodpeckers. — " A friend of mine writes me that a Woodpeckerwas shot 

 this spring at the Dye House ; it was not preserved, only the feathers to ' buss 

 flies.' Three were seen this spring at East Dipton wood, both Green and 

 Spotted. A Woodpecker was seen Jan. 22nd, 1881, within a mile of Stam- 

 fordham." — Rev. J. F. Bigge. In summer, Mr. John Anderson had a short 

 glimpse of what appears from his description to have been a Green Wood- 

 pecker, in Lintlaw wood. When seen it was clasping a branch at a distance 

 from the ground. When it flew off it darted up amongst the branches of 

 another tree, and could not be put up again ; colour, palish green. 



Common Buzzard.— About June 23rd, Mr. G. H. Thompson wrote that a 

 Common Buzzard was then in Alnwick Park, as well as a bird of another species, 

 conjectured to be the Eough-legged Buzzard, but if so, late at that period. 

 Mr. John Dodd, of Catcleugh, shot a Common Buzzard, August 12th, when 

 he and Mr. Ephraim Arkle were returning from the moors. 



Stockdove. — "■ The Stockdove must now be recorded as a permanent resi- 

 dent here (Belford), no less than five nests being known to exist onMiddleton 

 estate last summer, aU of which I have reason to believe succeeded in rearing 

 broods." — John Aitchison. 



