109. "Grey Geese," April 27th, forty, flying N., light S., haze.
April 28th, fifty, flying N. Oct. 7th, three, flying S., N.W.,
fine. Nov. 1st, twenty, flying E., light E., haze.
111. "Wild Geese," Nov. 13th, twenty, flying E., light E., haze.
Nov. 14th, thirty, flying E.
Barnacle Goose seen at following stations:--Barra Head (88), Kyleakin
(90).
88. April 25th, 100, "flying over;" light N.E., clear. May 1st,
150, fresh N.E., clear. Sept. 22nd, about thirty arrived, light
S.W., haze and rain. Nov. 10th, about fifty seen flying S., var.
W., showers.
90. Nov. 30th, seven flying S.W. ("first I have seen here"), light
N.W., clear. Five species of Geese.
Eider Ducks, _ut sup._ 82, 95, 103.
82. May 26th, six, passing N., light S.W., clear. June 30th,
sixteen, passing N., light E., var.
95. Oct. 12th, one, first seen this season. Oct. 15th, six, fishing
round rock. November, forty (twenty males and twenty females),
fishing round rock, light N.W., clear.
Wild Duck, only at 83, 88, 90.
83. March 21st, two males and two females, killed at lantern;
slight S.E., haze.
88. Sept. 21st, twenty, flying W., light E., haze.
90. Sept. 19th, four, flying S.W., light E.
Eider Ducks at Rhu Stoir, Dhuheartach, and Rhinns of Islay. Three at
first named locality on April 14th; light S., haze and rain. Six on May
26th; strong S.W., passing north. Sixteen on June 30th, passing north,
with light var., and clear. Then at Dhuheartach, the first seen this
season was on Oct. 12th, in autumn migration, and at Rhinns of Islay,
three seen during a S.W. gale. At Dhuheartach again, twenty males and
twenty females, seen fishing round the rock, during strong W.N.W. wind,
and clear on Dec. 7th. Two species.
Columbidæ.--A large flock of Rock Doves is resident at Butt of Lewis,
and is seen daily flying inland to feed. At Kyleakin a Woodpigeon was
seen flying S.E. at noon on Dec. 15th, with light W. wind, and clear;
at same station, on 23rd, four Rock Doves flying south, wind light
W.S.W.; and at same place two more flying south, with E.S.E. and haze,
on Jan. 2nd. One species.
Rallinæ.--Corn Crake.--At Stornoway, first heard on May 2nd. At Barra
Head, one seen on July 1st, var., S.E., and fog. At Kyleakin, first
heard on May 16th, S., clear. At Rhinns of Islay, one found dead on May
23rd, light W., haze. One species.
Charadriadæ.--Spring. Oystercatchers are resident all the year at Cape
Wrath. At Barra Head, three pairs arrived on April 10th. At M'Arthur's
Head they were present all April.
In autumn oyster catchers appeared in flocks, along with the rush of
land migrants, about Aug. 23rd, at Stornoway, at which place they are
generally seen all September.
Golden Plover records quite absent for 1883.
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