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LOCH OF LINDORES FIFE. 



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LOCH OF LINDORES ^— FIFE. 



The Loch of Lindores is a fine sheet of water lying among gently 

 swelling and rounded uplands about two miles from Newburgh. It 

 is shallow and abounds in pike. Several large patches of reeds and 

 bulrushes occupy the end nearest to iSTewburgh, and round the only 

 island and about the centre of the loch. It is the favourite haunt 

 of Wild - fowl in winter, and of Great Crested Grebes, Coots, 

 Waterhens, and Tufted Ducks in summer. On the occasion of my 

 only visit to its shores — in 1905 — I counted four pairs of the Great 

 Crested Grebe on the water, not yet incubating on their nests among 



LOCH OF LINDORES. 



the reeds. This was about the end of May. Our illustration will 

 give a very fair idea of its scenic abilities, as well as show its nature 

 as a Wild-fowl haunt. Mrs. Corstorphine, of Inchyre Grange, kindly 



^ Mr. Maitland, of Lindores, kindh' furnishes a list of Wild-fowl recognised as 

 frequenting Loch Lindores. The following species are noted : Mallard, Teal, 

 Goldeneye, Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Shelduck, Shoveller, Pochard, Dabchiek, 

 Great Crested Grebe, Waterhen, Coot ; but Mr. Maitland believes his list to be far 

 from complete {in lit., 9th Nov. 1904). However, I sent the list to Mr. Evans to 

 see if he could supplement it, but he returned it without any additions. 



