76 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Slight movement on 2d and 5th September at Khinns of 

 Islay of Golden Plover, and "large number " on 12th at Turn- 

 berry, and a number at Little Eoss on 28th. No very heavy 

 records at any time. Flocks in October, but no records of im- 

 portant movements. Three records in December 17th, 18th, 

 and 19th, at Khinns of Islay. Few records of Oyster Catchers- 

 Lapwing, Ring Plover, Dotterel. — Very few light movements 

 in February, March, and April of Lapwings. Do. in July (one), 

 flocks on 19th August, and 30 on 30th, 100 at Khinns of Islay 

 on 14th September, 40 on 24th, " great numbers " at Turnberry 

 on 14th September, 100 on 21st October at Khinns of Islay, 

 and numbers on 9th at Lochindaul all day, and on 11th and 

 23d. No records of other species, or of Lapwings, at later 

 dates. 



Scolopacid^e. — Woodcock, Snipe, Curlew, Whimbrel. — 

 Whimbrels, or Little Curlew, or " May Fowl," in small numbers 

 rested for four days on the rock at Dhuheartach on 11th to 14th 

 May. No other notice, spring or autumn. 



Curlews — February, March, May, single records. In June 

 thirty to forty alighted on hill near Mull of Galloway, and 

 stayed three weeks and left. August — Flocks on 19th at 

 Lochindaul; thirty on 19th at Mull of Galloway; and a flock 

 at Little Koss on 3d. In September many light records; 

 heaviest, fifty at Khinns of Islay, and a large flock and a small 

 flock on 1st at Little Koss, and a large flock of young Curlews 

 same place on 28th. In October a fair number of records ; fifty 

 on 21st at Khinns of Islay, and a number on 11th at Lochindaul ; 

 twenty at Mull of Galloway on 20th. 



Woodcock — At Lamlash, on 15th March, two birds at 11 a.m. ; 

 E., strong; and on February 1st, one at Kyleakin, 11.30 A.M.; 

 S., with snow on the island. 



No more entries till October, when only three in all at Kona 

 (on 8th), S.E., fresh, " first seen ; " one at Khinns of Islay (22d), 

 N.E. ; and one at Corsewall (25th), N.E., fresh, " struck and 

 killed." In November, one bird at Mull of Galloway on 19th; 

 and one, on 20th and 21st December, at Khinns of Islay. 



Considering that this was a most remarkable year for Wood- 

 cock in Central Scotland, and in the West, in Ardnamurchan, 

 Mull, and many other places, it is remarkable how few have 

 been seen at lighthouses. Here in Stirlingshire thirty-five and 



