﻿BIRDS. 
  

  

  yl 
  

  

  Another 
  was 
  shot 
  at 
  Meyen, 
  on 
  the 
  Lower 
  Deveron, 
  by 
  the 
  

   keeper 
  there, 
  in 
  1890. 
  

  

  The 
  third 
  occurrence 
  was 
  at 
  a 
  farm 
  opposite 
  Dunbennan 
  Hill, 
  

   Middle 
  Deveron, 
  but 
  as 
  some 
  doubt 
  remains 
  as 
  to 
  the 
  identity 
  of 
  

   the 
  species, 
  and 
  repository 
  of 
  the 
  specimen, 
  we 
  do 
  not 
  give 
  par- 
  

   ticulars. 
  

  

  In 
  1893 
  the 
  Ospreys 
  returned 
  to 
  Loch 
  an 
  Eilein 
  about 
  their 
  

   usual 
  time 
  — 
  i.e. 
  between 
  the 
  10th 
  and 
  16th 
  of 
  April. 
  

  

  And 
  now, 
  at 
  this 
  eleventh 
  hour, 
  before 
  going 
  to 
  press, 
  we 
  may 
  

   be 
  allowed 
  to 
  rejoice 
  in 
  the 
  restoration 
  once 
  again 
  of 
  the 
  Ospreys 
  

   at 
  Loch 
  an 
  Eilein 
  in 
  1894. 
  

  

  Hinxman, 
  who 
  has 
  always 
  taken 
  deep 
  interest 
  and 
  given 
  

   active 
  advice 
  as 
  regards 
  the 
  future 
  preservation 
  of 
  the 
  birds, 
  and 
  

   who 
  was 
  resident 
  at 
  Inverdruie 
  in 
  May, 
  whilst 
  in 
  prosecution 
  

   of 
  his 
  duties 
  in 
  connection 
  with 
  the 
  Scottish 
  Geological 
  Survey, 
  

   informed 
  us 
  : 
  — 
  1 
  An 
  Osprey 
  has 
  put 
  in 
  its 
  appearance 
  at 
  Loch 
  an 
  

   Eilein. 
  On 
  April 
  25th, 
  Colin 
  Phillip 
  — 
  who 
  has 
  been 
  staying 
  with 
  

   me 
  — 
  and 
  I 
  saw 
  the 
  bird 
  sailing 
  round 
  and 
  settling 
  on 
  the 
  castle. 
  

   The 
  old 
  nest 
  has 
  been 
  nearly 
  destroyed 
  by 
  the 
  Jackdaws, 
  but 
  I 
  

   hope 
  the 
  Ospreys 
  are 
  going 
  to 
  build 
  there 
  again. 
  When 
  I 
  return 
  

   to 
  Aviemore 
  on 
  Tuesday, 
  1 
  will 
  find 
  out 
  whether 
  both 
  birds 
  have 
  

   been 
  seen, 
  and 
  I 
  will 
  keep 
  you 
  informed 
  as 
  to 
  future 
  develop- 
  

   ments.' 
  

  

  In 
  his 
  next 
  communication 
  our 
  friend 
  tells 
  us 
  as 
  follows 
  : 
  — 
  

   4 
  The 
  Ospreys 
  appear 
  to 
  have 
  paid 
  a 
  flying 
  visit 
  to 
  their 
  old 
  nesting- 
  

   place 
  on 
  Sunday, 
  April 
  15th, 
  but 
  did 
  not 
  settle 
  down 
  there 
  until 
  

   the 
  next 
  week. 
  By 
  April 
  23rd 
  they 
  were 
  quite 
  established 
  on 
  

   the 
  castle. 
  The 
  hen 
  bird 
  began 
  to 
  sit 
  about 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  May, 
  

   and 
  when 
  I 
  left 
  the 
  neighbourhood, 
  on 
  June 
  14th, 
  was 
  still 
  sitting 
  

   hard. 
  She 
  is 
  a 
  beautiful 
  bird, 
  with 
  an 
  almost 
  completely 
  white 
  

   head.' 
  

  

  Mr. 
  William 
  Douglas 
  also 
  sent 
  us 
  the 
  following 
  interesting 
  

   notes, 
  dated 
  13th 
  June 
  : 
  — 
  { 
  I 
  was 
  very 
  lucky 
  at 
  Aviemore 
  in 
  getting 
  

   a 
  good 
  view 
  of 
  the 
  Osprey. 
  The 
  hen 
  had 
  then 
  (June 
  3rd) 
  been 
  

   sitting 
  on 
  eggs 
  for 
  two 
  weeks. 
  As 
  we 
  approached 
  the 
  loch, 
  she 
  

   rose 
  from 
  the 
  nest 
  and 
  circled 
  round 
  and 
  round 
  the 
  old 
  castle 
  

   uneasily, 
  but 
  as 
  we 
  remained 
  quietly 
  hidden 
  behind 
  trees, 
  she 
  

   settled 
  again, 
  as 
  we 
  watched 
  her 
  movements 
  through 
  a 
  glass. 
  

   While 
  we 
  were 
  there, 
  the 
  male 
  bird 
  also 
  came 
  sailing 
  up, 
  and 
  I 
  

  

  