24 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



ScoLOPAciD^ (Waders). — Earliest, "Plovers Pages" or 

 " Plovers Leaders " (Dunlin, J. A. H. B.), Aug. 10th, at Isle 

 of May; latest, Redshanks, Dec. 7th, at Isle of May. Sand- 

 larks" and "Pipers" appeared at Chanonry, Aug. 30th, when 

 one was seen, and disappeared on Oct. 13th. (Probably the 

 Common Sandpiper, but " Pipers " is a name used generically 

 for many species.) If any rush, apparent on Sept. 19th, 20th, 

 and 26th, at Chanonry. Numbers on these dates : 90, 90, and 

 290 ; but this is deceptive, and not to be relied upon as a 

 statistic, Waders movements are so erratic. Returns of 

 "Pipers," "Waders," "Redshanks," and " Sandlarks," are 

 given from several stations. Probably seven or eight species of 

 Waders. Land Notes. — Rare occurrences. Pectoral Sandpiper 

 {Tringa maculata, Vieill.) shot at The Ross Priory, mouth of the 

 Endrick River, Loch Lomond, by Sir Geo. Leith Buchanan, Bart., 

 on Nov. 24th, 1882. There seems to be a line of country across 

 this part of Scotland where rare things turn up, witness :-— =■ 

 Desert Chat, at Alloa; Blue-throated Warbler, Isle of May; 

 Great Grey Shrikes, commonly ; and others. (See General 

 Remarks, infra.) 



Sternin^. — In spring. Terns arrived at breeding haunts at 

 Whalsey on May 19th, on island, all day long ; came from S.E., 

 with S.E. wind and clear; seen again on 28th (same date as 

 1881). At Sumburgh Head on June 2nd, and five on 6th. At 

 Cromarty, Lesser Tern arrived at 2 p.m. on June 11th, strong 

 N. and clear ; and more on 15th. In autumn, Whalsey, Sum- 

 burgh Head, Pentland Skerries, Cromarty, Isle of May. Earliest, 

 for two minutes or so heard passing over the lights at 10.30, at 

 Sumburgh Head, light E. airs and thin haze. On Aug. 15th all 

 left Whalsey, light S. breeze, haze and fog. " Leave Pentland 

 Skerries about Aug. 30th." Lesser Tern left Cromarty on Aug. 

 29th ; three seen flying south" at Sumburgh Head on Sept. 4th 

 (the only record in that month this year). One more record on 

 Nov. 26th at Pentland Skerries, a flock on island all day. Two 

 species. Note. — Look out for the Sandwich Tern, — a large Tern, 

 much larger than the Common Tern; goes up the Fife and 

 Forfar coasts in spring. — J. A. H. B. 



Larid^. — In spring, " Chasers " (Skuas), one on May 28th, 

 at Portland Skerries ("rare here"), E. S.E. breeze. ("Picked 

 up limpets thrown at it by the men.") He speaks of these 



