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EAST COAST OF SCOTLAND. 1' 



May. — Two Herons at Pentland Skerries on 17th flying about 

 lighthouse. [Were they old or young?] 



June. — Blank. 



July. — Scarcely more so. " Three Herons, on the 4th of July, 

 circled around the rocks of Pentland Skerries about 3.30 p.m. — 

 the wind light S. — and flew away again to the west." 



August. — At the same place (which either has special 

 attractions, or specially careful recorders — we incline to the 

 latter), on the 26th, two Herons "sat upon the island;" S.E. 

 haze. 



September. — Five Herons — again at the same place — appeared ; 

 and three on the 24th. 



October. — Two Herons sat on the rocks of the same isle on 

 the 2d, after encountering a fresh N". wind and cloudy sky. 



November. — One Heron, at 1.30 A.M., was seen at the same 

 favoured isle, but flying north over the island ; wind light N.W., 

 and cloudy sky. 



Anatid^e. — Wild Bucks : Eider Bucks : Widgeon or Wild 

 Buck ? Teal or Widgeon ? " Wild Geese : " Golden Eye. 



March. — 20th, at Pentland Skerries, two Duck ; and on 28th, 

 two. (Wind fresh S. first day, and N.W., clear, next.) 



April. — 10th, at Pentland Skerries, several Eider Ducks. 



August. — 26th, at Pentland Skerries, five or six at noon. 



N.B. — September. — 27th, Eider Duck at N. Eonaldshay, 

 arrived; old and young stay all winter. Again on 11th, at 

 Pentland Skerries, Eider Ducks appeared in a flock swimming 

 round island — 1ST.W., clear; and on the 14th — same station — 

 " Teal or Widgeon " [probably Teal. — J. A. H.-B.] arose off 

 a loch. 



October. — A " dark-coloured Duck " seen at Noss Head (?) — 

 wind N.N.E., and sleet; and " Wild Geese" in a string on 17th 

 flying N". at noon past Inchkeith in the Firth of Forth. 



November. — A few single records, 2d, 3d, 21st, and 23d, at 

 K Unst. Wind in order, S.E. gale. Do., E. breeze, S.S.W. 

 breeze. 



Columbine. — September. — " Common Pigeon " on 3d at 

 Bell Eock; K, fresh breeze. [Was this a "Dooket Doo" frae 

 Fife ?— J. A. H.-B.] 



PROCELLABJiDiE. — August — A " rush " of Petrels at 1ST. Unst 

 at the glass [or only perhaps the local birds lured to the glass 



