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Dunlins arrived at Pentland Skerries at their breeding haunts 

 on 29 th April. 



Larid^e. — April. — Numbers of Kitti wakes all day, at Pent- 

 land Skerries, on 30th April. 



May. — Numbers of Kitti wakes and Gulls on 1st at 1ST. 

 Ronaldshay ; again numbers on Pentland Skerries on 29th, and 

 Black-Backed Gulls on 26th. Terns arrived at Pentland 

 Skerries on 12th April. [Note. — Both Arctic and Common Terns 

 breed on the Pentland Skerries. — J. A. H.-B.]. 



July. — Terns left Pentland Skerries on 27th, " which is earlier 

 than usual." Gulls still seen about the Rock at N. Ronaldshay 

 this month. 



August. — One Skua, " rare" flying E. ; seen at Pentland 

 Skerries on 3d. Five or six other entries of Gulls, Herring Gulls, 

 Black-Backed Gulls, and Kittiwakes, all at Pentland Skerries. 



September. — Four entries of Gulls, all at Pentland Skerries, 

 and in great numbers ; immense numbers on 16th, 18th, and 

 25th. 



October. — At N". Unst, flock of young Kittiwakes (wind N.W.) 

 flying W. on 21st, and again on 22d. A number of Gulls at 

 Pentland Skerries on 16th and 24th. 



December. — Two Ivory Gulls at N". Unst (W., strong breeze) 

 on 2d. Two Iceland Gulls at N. Unst (N.W., and snow) on 

 10th. 



Pro cell ariid^e. — Petrels. — August. — One on 17th and one 

 on 23d at Pentland Skerries at night ; struck, not killed. This 

 appears to be the only record. They winter upon K. Unst 

 as also, no doubt, at many other stations. — (See forthcoming 

 volume upon the " Vertebrate Fauna of the Outer Hebrides," 

 where winter colonies of Petrels, etc., will be spoken of more 

 fully.) 



Alcid^e. — Few entries as compared with most years. 



January 1887. — At K Unst flock of Marrots ; " soon arrived 

 this year;" S.S.W., strong breeze, and hail. "Rare to see any 

 so soon." 



February. — At 1ST. Unst on 19th, Tysties, a flock of, "first 

 arrival early ;" and on 14th, four Tysties arrived at Noss Head, 

 where, we are informed by the light keeper, a few breed ! On 

 15th, at same station, a great many Marrots and Razorbills 

 arrived. 



