a red Irish setter, presumably for
Partridges. A fisherman at two
different places, one standing waist deep
in water casting a fly.
  Between Stirling and Edinburgh saw
immense numbers of Rooks, Lapwings and 
Gulls in upland pastures and stubble
fields, sometimes all their species together,
oftener each by itself. In old field there
must have been fully 500 Lapwings,
in another so many Gulls. All the
Gulls which I saw close enough to
recognise were L. ridibundus.
In small lochs north of Callender
I saw a good many Bald Coots
and a few Mallards. 
  Reached Edinburgh at 2 P.M. and
drove to lodgings at Mr. Whatmore's, 22
Melville Street, a excellent place.
Walked down Princes St. late in P.M. &
bought some fruit, strawberries 6 d a basket.
Scotch peaches, French pears & plums, all of
excellent quality & very reasonable prices.
Edinburgh
Sept. 6 Clear most of the day with
a single heavy shower early in the afternoon.
Spent the morning in doors writing[.]
At 4 P.M. started for a drive in a 
landau with C. [Caroline Brewster] & E. [Elizabeth Simmons] First down Princes
St. then by Art Gallery, site of Old Tolbooth 
Prison, Holyrood Palace, John Knox's
house & on into the suburbs around
the base of Salisbury Crag and Arthur's
Seat. At the foot of found a small very
muddy pond crowded with row boats with
one sail boat. Went up Arthur's Seat
nearly to top by winding road & down 
the further side. Another muddy pond
with Larus & Hooded Gulls flying over it.
Great numbers of Rooks soaring about the 
crags of Aurthur's Seat breasting the
strong wind. A few Swallows & Martins also.
No other small birds.
  Returning - small boys climbing steep slope
to Arthur's seat on hands & knees.
Passed through Cowgate and Grassmarket
& then home.