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Land Notes, — 

 Kinharvie, near Dumfries, May 3rd {auct J. J. Armistead, Esq.). 



Douglas Hall May 4th ,, ,, 



If a series of records could be obtained like the above from the 

 E. coast stations, a comparison might be useful. 



Stkigid^. — One record of Owl only. One ** Owl " at Mull 

 of Galloway; strong E. breeze. 



Falconid^ — No actual migration of Hawks discernible from 

 the records. Visit Dhuheartach daily through the season, and 

 seen at other stations occasionally. One Falcon at Kyleakin 

 seen flying S. ; light E., rain and sleet. Land Notes. — On Sept. 

 27th a Buzzard seen at Douglas Hall (probably a migrant) ; and 

 on Nov. 1st a pair of Buzzards seen (J. J. Armistead, Esq.) 



PelecanidtE. — Movements of Gannets are noted at Lismore; 

 two seen on May 24th, and at Mull of Galloway on 21st — large 

 flock flying west, light E. breeze ; and on 22nd about eighty 

 also flying W., with strong S. wind, clear. In July, great flights 

 flying S. all day at Loch Eyan, on the 8th, and two seen at 

 Skervuile. Great flights in August at Loch Eyan, flying N., 

 wind N.N.W., strong; Sept. 29th and 30th, at Skervuile, flying 

 S. At Butt of Lewis, daily, from March 15th till Sept. 15th. 

 ** Daily, all the year round," at Kyleakin. Solan Geese had all 

 disappeared from the vicinity of Dhuheartach by Nov. 14th, and 

 they reappeared there again on Jan. 25th (1883), and other 

 records are up to Feb. 6th (1883.) 



Aedeid^. — Only one record given at Portpatrick, Nov. 6th, 

 N.W. gale, flying N. ; but there can be no doubt of the greater 

 frequency of their visits all through the season. 



Anatid^. — Wild Geese at Butt of Lewis, April 24th, when 

 forty seen flying S.W., and on 29th fourteen seen flying S.E.; 

 wind on both days fresh S. and rain. In August, at Monach, 

 two flying N.W., strong N. wind ; on 30th and on 27th, two 

 flying S., at Ehinns of Islay, light E. In October, various flocks 

 of sixteen, eighteen, twenty-four, &c., with general E. winds, 

 coming and going in different directions at Monach, mostly 

 flying N.W., and at Kyleakin, but flying S.W. on Oct. 12th. 

 Also in November, between 3rd and 6th, at Ehinns of Islay and 

 Loch Eyan, small parties flying S., with different winds A few 

 records in December also, at Monach. Eecords of Eider Ducks 

 on Sept. 22nd and 27th, at Dhuheartach, males and females in 



