east coast of scotland. ^b 



Water Birds. 



Pelecanid^. — In entering records of Gannets or Solan Geese 

 I believe the best way is to arrange the data in tabular form. 

 Spring records are only returned from Pentland Skerries ; but, 

 considering the central jDosition on the tract through the Pentland 

 Firth, I think all records from there are of use and value, if we 

 desire to arrive at conclusions regarding the movements of this 

 species. 



Spring, 

 March 26th, Pentland Skerries, three Gannets flying E. ; strong 



N.E., and clear. 

 April 6th, Pentland Skerries, one Gannet, 4.45 p.m., flying E.; 



light W., clear. 

 May 7th, Pentland Skerries, continuous flocks of Gannets all day, 



flying E. ; strong N., haze. 

 May 16th, Pentland Skerries, continuous flocks of Gannets all 



day, flying E. ; light N.E., clear. 



May 28th, Pentland Skerries, several Gannets all day flying 

 round ; strong S., showers. 



April 12th, Noss Head, four Gannets flying N. ; light N.W., haze. 



June 28th, Noss Head, six Gannets flying S.E.; light S., fog. 



Autumn. 



July 1st to 15th, Auskerry, at 2 o'clock, flying from N. to S. ; 

 light W. breeze. 



July 5th, Pentland Skerries, 8.20 p.m., flying E.; mod. E., fog 

 and rain. 



July 6th, Pentland Skerries, all day, several flocks flying E.; 



light S., haze. 

 July 6th, Pentland Skerries, a few fishing all day round L. ; 



light S., haze. 



July 7th, Pentland Skerries, several flocks fishing all day ; mod. 

 S.E., haze. 



July 8th, Pentland Skerries, continuous flocks all day flying E. ; 

 mod. W., clear. 



July 15th, Pentland Skerries, continuous flocks all day flying E.; 

 mod. W., clear. 



July 16th to 20th to 26th, Pentland Skerries, continuous flocks 



all day flying E. ;* light N.W. to mod. N. 

 July 27th, on to Aug., Pentland Skerries, continuous flocks all 



day flying E. ; N. to S.W. ; and all this month, all going E., 



except several flocks on 22nd flying W. 



-'' On 16tli a few young observed. All flying E., except six seen on the 

 20th, flying W. 



