_In Autumn._--No great movements recorded. First seen at N. Ronaldshay August 25; spoken of as "arrived." Very few records in September, October, or November. Slight increase in December at Pentland Skerries only. Of Oyster-Catchers or Sea Pies rather more frequent returns, but bulking only in September and October. _In Spring._--Lapwings noted considerably in March at many stations from N. Unst, Pentland Skerries, Bell Rock, Isle of May, and Fidra. _In Autumn._--Slight movements only in September and October. Ringed Dotterel _or_ Ringed Plover--one in September at Pentland Skerries, and one at same place all day on 3d December. Scolopacidæ.--Woodcock, Snipe, Curlew, Jack Snipe.--Of Woodcock no spring movement observed. No records of Woodcock at all until October. First seen at Pentland Skerries; two all day on 5th October; then one killed at light on 7th, and a rush on 10th. Then also at N. Ronaldshay one bird seen on 6th; and at Girdleness, Aberdeen, and at Isle of May, from 6th on till 28th, varying numbers--eight shot on 18th, four or five on 20th; "numbers" seen on 24th--wind N.E., veering to S.E.; haze at night. Some (two shot) on 28th. Latest record, one Woodcock at Dunnet Head on 14th November, and two at Pentland Skerries on 1st and 12th November. In Stirlingshire thirty-five shot one day in Torwood, and twenty-eight in Touch Woods. Unusually abundant this autumn. The Woodcocks shot at Torwood on the 20th November came into the country almost certainly at the time of the October rush, and remained there and throughout Stirlingshire for several weeks, during which time many were killed. On the West Coast a friend and myself bagged 33½ couples in seven days' shooting. We had a _blizzard_ of snow and wind on Monday, January 17th. We left on 21st; and we heard afterwards that not a Cock was to be seen on and after the 24th January 1887. _Snipe._--A few scattered spring records. No mention again till September, and then decidedly very few all over. Decidedly scarce this autumn. In the West of Scotland (Ardnamurchan), where Woodcock were so plentiful, Snipe were unusually scarce. Only four seen one day, where usually seven or eight couple can be shot in an hour or two. Records of Curlews few and far between; and none of any special interest, being mostly local movements. For comparison we here give a table similar to that in last report (p. 33). 1886. 1887. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Curlew, Entries-- 3 5 7 3 0 5 0 Woodcock, 0 0 0 14 3 0 0 Snipe, 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 Jacksnipe, 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 The stations returning in the order of heaviest schedules are--