288

— , JACK, Isle of May 218-224
SPARROWHAWK, Isle of May 43-
48, 218-224; taking plover chicks
89-90; plate 15

STARLING, Isle of May 43-48, 218-
224; taken by Hen Harrier 74;
Oct 1982 fall 250

STINT, LITTLE, Isle of May 43-48
STONE, CHAT, Caithness 182; Isle
of May 218-224; Oct 1982 fall
248-251

SWALLOW, Isle of May 43-48,
218-224

SWAN, MUTE, E. Scotland Study
197; leucistic, plate 5b
— , WHOOPER, brood size 226-227,
268

SWIFT, Isle of May 43-45, 218-224
TEAL, in Caithness 182; Isle of
May 218-224

TERN, ARCTIC, off Islay 7, 11;

Foula 195; Pentland Skerries 197
— , COMMON, off Islay 7, 11; Isle
of May 43-48, 218-224; attacking
Little Tern chick 119
— , LITTLE, 119
— , ROSEATE, off Islay 11
— , SANDWICH, off Islay 11; Pent-
land Skerries 197
THRUSH, BLACK-THROATED,
Oct 1982 fall 250

— GREY-CHEEKED, Oct 1982 fall
250

— , MISTLE, carrying small mam-
mal 22-23; song-flighting 259
— , SONG, predation by pine mar-
ten 54; Isle of May 218-224
TIT, CRESTED, breeding status 97-
106; on Deeside 255-258; plate 12
— , GREAT, predation by pine mar-
ten 54

TREECREEPER, roost site, plate 7
TURNSTONE, in Lewis & Harris
40-42; Uists & Benbecula 106-
112; Orkney 198; N. Scotland
206-211, plate 26
TWITE, Isle of May 43-48
WAGTAIL, ASHY-HEADED, Isle
of May 218-224

— , GREY, Isle of May 43-48, preda-
tion by pine marten 54
— , PIED, Isle of May 43-48, 218-

Vol. 12

224; predation by pine marten
54; in Caithness 182
— , WHITE, Isle of May 43-48, 218-
224

— , YELLOW, Isle of May 43-48,
218-224

WARBLER, BARRED, Isle of May
43-48, 218-224, plate 27b
— , DUSKY, Isle of May 218-224;
Oct 1982 fall 250

— , GARDEN, Isle of May 43-48,
218-224

— , GRASSHOPPER, Isle of May
43-48

— , ICTERINE, Isle of May 218-224
— , LANCEOLATED, Oct 1982 fall
250

— , MARSH, Isle of May 218-224
— , MELODIOUS, Isle of May 43-
48, 218-224, plate 4a
— , PALLAS’S, Isle of May 218-224;
Oct 1982 fall 246-251

— RADDE’S, Oct 1982 fall 250

— REED, Isle of May 43-48, 218-
224

— , SARDINIAN, Isle of May 43-48,
plate 4b

— , SEDGE, Isle of May 43-48, 218-
224; plate 10

WILLOW, Isle of May 43-48,
218-224; high nest 193; leucistic,
plate 5a

— , WOOD, Isle of May 43-48, 218-
224

— , YELLOW-BROWED, Isle of
May 43-48, 218-224; Oct 1982 fall
248-251

WHEATEAR, Isle of May 43-45,
218-224; in Caithness 182
WHIMBREL, Isle of May 43-45,
218-224

WHINCHAT, Isle of May 43-45,
218-224; in Caithness 182
WHITETHROAT, Isle of May 43-45,
218-224

— , LESSER, Isle of May 43-45, 218-
224

WIGEON, Caithness 182
WOODCOCK, Isle of May 218-224
WOODPIGEON, predation by pine
marten 54

WRYNECK, Isle of May 43-45, 218-
224

INDEX

SCOTTISH

BIRD

REPORT

Edited by: Roy H. Dennis

Published by: The Scottish Ornithologists’ Club,
21 Regent Terrace,

Edinburgh EH7 5BT

Secretary:

Major A. D. Peirse-Duncombe

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The Scottish Ornithologists’ Club was formed in 1936 and membership is open to all
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lectures by prominent ornithologists are given and films exhibited. Expeditions are
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promote an interest in wild birds: (b ) co-ordinate the activities of Scottish ornitholo-
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a Life subscription of £225. Scottish Birds is issued free to Members but Family
Members will receive one copy between them. Subscriptions are payable on 1st
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Scottish Birds, which is published quarterly, includes papers, articles and short
notes on all aspects of ornithology in Scotland. The club also publishes the annual
Scottish Bird Report.

The affairs of the Club are controlled by a Council composed of the Hon. Presidents
the President, the Vice-President, the Treasurer, and ten other Members of the
Club elected at an Annual General Meeting. On the Council is also one Representa-
tive of each Branch Committee appointed annually by the Branch.

The Club tie in dark green, navy or maroon terylene, a car sticker and a brooch in
silver and blue, displaying the Club emblem, a Crested Tit, can be obtained by
Members only from the Club Secretary.

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Application for Membership form, copy of the Club Constitution, and other
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Scottish Centre for Ornithology and Bird Protection, 21 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh
EH7 5BT (Tel. 031-556 6042).

SCOTTISH BIRD REPORT

1981

/ 2-

Part of Scottish Birds Volume^H

Edited by ROY H. DENNIS
Landberg, North Kessock, Inverness IV1 1XD

CONTENTS

Introduction 3

Acknowledgements 6

Local recorders for 1981 and 1982 7

Abbreviations and symbols 8

List of Observers 9

Species List 2

Corrections and additions t 52

Notice to contributors 61

Published by the Scottish Ornithologists' Club
21 Regent Terrace. Edinburgh EH7 5BT

December 1982

Printed by Capital Print.

Unit 4, Thorntreeside. Easter Road, Edinburgh EHb

INTRODUCTION

1981 was a really exciting year for bird-watchers in Scotland; a
record total of 325 species were identified during the year and
recorded in this report. 87 rare birds were recorded and 38 of these
were represented by only a single individual. Ten species were
considered to have escaped or been released from captivity or were
of doubtful origin. Surprisingly in a year of plenty only one new
species was added to the Scottish List but that was a dramatic
addition - a Sandhill Crane from North America, which arrived at
Fair Isle on 26th April and departed next day.

Year 76 77 78 79 80 81

No. of species recorded 314 305 298 323 315 325

No. of new species 4 4 2 6 4 1

Other rare vagrants included American Bittern, Purple Heron,
American Wigeon (2), Black Duck, Gyr Falcon, Stone Curlew,
Kentish Plover, Lesser Golden Plover, Buff -breasted Sandpiper
(3), Great Snipe, Wilson’s Phalarope (4), Franklin’s Gull,
Bonaparte’s Gull, Ring-billed Gull (2), Ross’s Gull (4), Alpine
Swift (3), Olive-backed Pipit (2), Citrine Wagtail, Red -flanked
Bluetail, Eye-browed Thrush, Black-throated Thrush, American
Robin, River, Pallas’s Grasshopper, Savi’s, Booted, Sardinian,
Pallas’s and Bonelli’s Warblers, Isabelline Shrike (2), Woodchat
Shrike (2), Trumpeter Finch, Rustic (4), Yellow-breasted (4) and
Pallas’s Reed Buntings.

Arrivals and departures of summer visitors:

Arrival

Departure

Osprey

27 March

early November

Corncrake

28 April

3 November

Whimbrel

10 April

24 October

Common Sandpiper

22 March

18 October

Cuckoo

9 April

24 October

Swift

1 May

31 October

Sand Martin

26 March

3 October

Swallow

27 March

14 November

House Martin

16 March

20 November

Tree Pipit

6 April

9 October

Redstart

11 April

11 November

Whinchat

11 April

9 November

Wheatear

14 March

26 November

Sedge Warbler

3 April

25 September

Whitethroat

17 April

6 October

Garden Warbler

25 April

17 November

Willow Warbler

13 March

29 October

Spotted Flycatcher

8 April

15 October

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Many summer visitors were early and there were good falls of
continental migrants on the way to Scandinavia. Snow storms and
cold weather, especially in southern Scotland, held up spring
passage in late April and adversely affected early nesting birds.
There was a dramatic fall of migrants on the east coast in May,
especially Bluethroats with about 275 of these lovely spring
migrants in mid-May. The early autumn passage was disappoint-
ing but big falls of Scandinavian night-migrants occurred later in
September and October, with a good sprinkling of rare vagrants. A
very interesting arrival of Bean Geese occurred in many areas
which resulted in higher than usual wintering numbers. The year
ended with very cold conditions which caused heavy mortality of
many species.

Seabirds (including terns in the north) had a generally good
breeding season and Red-throated Divers also did well. Birds of
prey were affected by the severe weather in the spring and
breeding success was low for some species, but Ospreys had their
best ever season with 20 pairs rearing 42 young. Goldeneye also
had an excellent season with 29 successful ducks hatching a total
of 286 young; Ruddy Ducks continued to increase although
breeding success was again nil. Quail bred successfully and three
broods of Purple Sandpiper were recorded. Green Woodpecker
and Jay continued their northward expansion and there was an
interesting upswing in Lesser Whitethroats in the nesting season.
No Wrynecks, Red-backed Shrikes or Lapland Butnings were
found nesting but Snow Buntings had a good year.

Notes on Compilation: This report is published by the Scottish
Ornithologists’ Club and should* be regarded as part of Scottish
Birds Volume 11 (and can be bound with that volume). For new
recorders it should be noted that the report is a concise (and at
times terse) summary of data collected on all species known to
have occurred in Scotland in 1981 and no attempt is made to define
the ordinary status of most species. Precedence is given to peak
numbers, migration patterns, first and last dates, records in
unusual areas etc. All records of semi and national rarities are
given while for some species the data has been summarised in
table form. For further information readers can refer to The Birds
of Scotland (Baxter & Rintoul 1953) or previous Scottish Bird
Reports which are still available from the Secretary.

As before we stress that observer cover in various regions of
Scotland ranges from very good to pretty thin and care should be
taken in comparing numbers and regional distribution, especially
of migrants. Generally speaking, the Northern Isles, the North Sea
coast, central Scotland and the Clyde/Solway are aS 3X e better

covered than elsewhere, but there are pockets of good cover in
most regions. For some areas, more information is published and
greater detail given in the local bird reports. Although much local
information cannot be published here, the collection of records by
the local recorders provides a most useful fund of reference data
for regional ornithology.

At the request of the SOC, the British Trust for Ornithology has
started to provide a print -out of Scottish ringing recoveries which
will allow us to include an annual contribution on bird ringing
recoveries of Scottish interest in the S.B.R. We are very grateful to
the BTO Ringing Office for this service.

I am very grateful to A.R. Mainwood who has offered to write a
summary for the S.B.R., and even more so to him this year as he
has managed to rapidly write a summary from the recently
received data. In order to get it in this S.B.R. we have used a
photo-reduction of the word processor print-out so we apologise for
the very small type.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to thank everyone who has contributed or helped with the 1981 report,
including the observers who sent in the records and especially the local recorders
who collated the records and produced the area reports. My grateful thanks to John
Love for the Crested Tit on the Cover and to A. Dowell and D.G. Mitchell for
vignettes.

LOCAL RECORDERS

Shetland (except Fair Isle) R.J. Tulloch, Lussetter House, Mid Yell, Shetland
assisted by J.N. Dymond, J.D. Okill and I. Sandison.

FairlsleN. Riddiford, Bird Observatory, Fair Isle, Shetland.

Orkney C.J. Booth, “Ronas", 34 High Street, Kirkwall, Orkney.

Outer Hebrides, St. Kilda W.A.J. Cunningham, Aros, 10 Barony Square,
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis PA87 2TQ.

Caithness Mrs P.M. Collett. Sandyquoy, East Gills, Scrabster, Caithness KW14
7UH.

Sutherland Dr l.D. Pennie, 5 Badcall, Scourie, Sutherland 1V27 4TH.

Ross-shire (except Black Ilse), Inverness-shire (mainland over 18 miles from
Inverness) R.H. Dennis, Landberg, North Kessock, Inverness IV1IXD.
Inverness-shire (within 18 miles of Inverness) and Black Isle, Ross-shire M.I.
Harvey, Clachbhan, Loaneckheim, Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire.

Narinshire, Morayshire, Banffshire N. Elkins, 10 Oakbank Place, Elgin, Moray-
shire IV30 2LZ

Aberdeen, North Kincardineshire Dr M.V. Bell, 236 Victoria Road, Torry,
Aberdeen AB1 3NS.

South Kincardineshire, Angus. N.K. Atkinson, 5 Tolmount Crescent, Montrose,
Angus DD10 9DQ.

Perthshire E.D. Cameron, Strathclyde, 14 Union Road, Scone, Perthshire PH2 6RZ.
Isle of May B. Zonfrillo, 28 Brodie Road, Balornock East, Glasgow G21 3SB.

Fife (except Forth Islands), Kinross-shire I.G. Cumming, 11 C'anongate, St
Andrews, Fife.

Clackmannanshire, East Stirlingshire Dr C.J. Henty, 3 The Broich, Alva
Clackmannanshire.

West Lothian, Forth Islands (except May) Midlothian A.W. & L. Brown, 7
Trelawney Terrace, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0NB.

East Lothian E.S. Macgregor, 16Merchiston Avenue, Edinburgh EH10 4NY.
Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire R.D. Murray, 143 Eskhill,
Penicuik, Midlothian.

Argyllshire, Inner Hebrides M.J.P. Gregory, Duiletter, Kilmory Road, Lochgilp-
head, Argyllshire PA31 8NL.

Dunbartonshire, West Stirlingshire, Renfrewshire I.P. Gibson, Arcadia, The Glen
Howwood, Renfrewshire.

Lanarkshire Dr E.S. Alexander, 3 Lilac Hill, Hamilton, Lanarkshire.

Ayrshire, Arran, Bute R.H. Hogg, Kirklea, 11 Kirkmichael Road, Crosshill,
Maybole, Ayrshire.

Dumfriesshire Dr E. Fellowes, West Isle, Islesteps, Dumfries DG2 8ES,
Kirkcudbrightshire, Wigtownshire A.D. Watson, Barone, 54 Main Street, Dairy,
Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire DG8 3UW.

CHANGES OF LOCAL RECORDERS FOR 1982

Shetland Dennis Coutts, “Da Knowe" Twageos Road, Lerwick, Shetland.
Sutherland A. R. Mainwood, 13 Ben Bhraggie Drive, Golspie, Sutherland.
Argyllshire, Inner Hebrides R.F. Coomber, 4 Staffa Cottages, Tobermory, Isle of
Mull PA 75 6PL.

I would like to thank Bobby Tulloch, Iain Pennie, Keith Brockie, Alan Knox and
Mike Gregory for their good work towards the Scottish Bird report.

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Abbreviations and Symbols in the Species List

f known to have bred in Scotland in 1981
* all known records are given
t of escaped or doubtful origin

maled1 males <5<S

female 9 females 99

§ still subject to British Birds Rarities Committee decision - all records given here
of species that come within the scope of the British Birds Rarities Committee
have been accepted by the committee unless noted as subject to acceptance.
Records of species not on that list but regarded as rare in Scotland have
requited adequate supporting evidence before publication.

We appeal to observers to submit descriptions of rare and unusual species to the
local recorder as soon as possible, preferably on an unusual record form,
obtainable free from the local recorder.

County names are shortened, e.g. Shet =Shetland, Wig = Wigtown-shire etc. In
fact much abbreviation hs been used, e.g. months, and qualifications such as ‘near’
and 'about' have been omitted.

The sequence and names in the species list follow Prof K.H. Voous (1977, List of
Recent Holarctic Bird Species) as published in the ‘British Birds' List of Birds in the
Western Palearctic.

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LIST OF OBSERVERS

Over 1000 observers contributed records to the local recorders in 1981 and we are
extremely grateful to them. Not all contributors are mentioned in this list, since in
many cases records were summarized before submission to us; my apologies to
those omitted.

D.E. Abbey, J. Adam, R.G. Adam, N. Aebischer, E.S. & A. A. Alexander, S.M.D
Alexander, P.J. Alker, M. Allison, A. Anderson, G. Anderson, J. Anderson, P
Anderson, P.D. Anderson, 1. Andrews, R.A.G. Angus, S. Angus, W. Appleyard,
N. Armstrong, J.M.S. Arnott, P. Asquith, N.K. Atkinson, E.J. Austin, W. Austin.

C. Badenoch, Dr R.S. Bailey, I. Balfour-Paul, J.H. Ballantyne, K.W. Banks,
A.W. Barker, D.J. Barker, S.F. Barstow, Mrs E Bartlett, G. Bashford, D.J. Bates,
G.G. Bates, D. Batty, P.G.T. Baxter, N. Bayliss, M.J. Bayne, E. Bear, A. Beck, D.
A. Bell, G.F. Bell, J. Bell, M. Bell, DrM.V. Bell, E. & T. Bellamy. D.J. Belshaw, J.
G. Bennie, N. Benvie, W.A.S. Bews, H. Bird, T. Binny, 1. Black, C.G. Booth, C.J.
Booth, J. Booth, C.M. Booth, K. Borey, D. Borton, D W.R.P. Bourne, I. Boustead,
P. Bowyer, T.Boyd, W.R. Brackenridge, A.T. , amhall, W. Branner, P.
Branwhite, Miss A. Brenchley, R.A. Broad, B.J. Broad: y G.J. Brock, K. Brockie,
A. Brown, A.W. Brown, H. Brown, Mrs L.M. Brown, M.A. Bruce, W. Bruce, D.M.
Bryant, L. Bryson, A. Buckham, S.T. Buckland, R.G Burton, H. Burton, J.L.
Burton, J. Busby, C.I. Bushell, D.G. Butler, D.J. Butler, J.M. Butterworth, Dr N.
Buxton, T. Byars, C. Byers, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).

R.L. Calder, R.G. Caldow, M. Callan, R. Calligan, D. Cameron, E.D. Cameron, J.
M. Cameron, A. Campbell, B. Campbell, R.B. Cardno, D. Carnduff, E.A. Carr, M.
F. Carrier, J. Carruthers, D. Carstairs, Dr M.E. Castle, M.S. Chapman, G.
Checkley, M.C. Chesney, J. Chester, P. Childs, S. Chinnery, A.R. Church, H.
Clark, R. Cleghorn, D.L. Clugston, A.J. Clunas, J. Cobb, A.F.C.M. & P.M. Collett,
J.G. & J.M. Conner, D. Counsell, T.P. Conway, M.J.H. Cook, N. Cook, R. Cook, R.
F. Coomber, A. Copeland, R. Corbett, D.W. Core, A. Cormack, C.J. Corse, B.
Cosnette, S.J. Court, D. Coutts, C.N.L. Cowper, R.S. Craig, A. Cranshaw, G.M.
Crighton, G. Crittenden, N. Crowther, W.I. Crowther, l.G. Cumming, J.
Cudworth, S. Cunningham, W.A.J. Cunningham, F. Curran, J. Currie, O.D. & M.
F. Cuthbert, J. Cutt, l.C. Christie.

G. Dalziel, L. Dalziel, I.M. Darling, J.N. Darroch, S. Davies, J.M. Davis, l.G. & C.
D. Davison, A. Deacon, T. Delaney, A. Del Nevo, Mrs M.T. Dennis, R.H. Dennis,
S. & K. Denny, D. Dick, D. Dickson, J.M. Dickson, R.C. Dickson, T. Dixon, D.
Doig, D. Donnelly, H.E.M. Dott, T.W. Dougall, A. Dowell, J. Downie, R. Downing,
A.F.G. Dowse, A. Drever, J. Dunbar, A. Duncan, J.M. Duncan, N. Duncan, F.
Dunlop, J.F. Dunn, M.H. Dunn, Prof G.M. Dunnet, R.F. Durman, E. Duthie, J.N.
Dymond.

C. J. Eatough, H. Edwards, J. Edelston, D.M. & J. Edge, N.B. Edwards, T.
Eggeling, G. Ekins, N. Elkins, R. Elliott, P.M. Ellis, S. England, I. English, J.W.
Enticott, Sir R. Erskine-Hill, B. Etheridge, D.P.P. Eva, Mrs F. Evans, P.J. Ewins.

1. Farquharson, G. Fawcett, E. Fellowes, A. Fitchett, G.J. Fitchett, 1. Ford, R.A.
Ford, B.C. Forrester, R.W. Forrester, J. Forsyth, W. Forsyth, D.P. Fosbrook, J.A.
Fowler, M.W. Fraser, Dr C.H. Fry, B.L. Furness, Dr R.W. Furness.

H. Galbraith, R. Gash, F. Gatens, J. Gearing, C. Gibson, I.P. Gibson, G. Gilchrist,

D. Given, C. Gomersall, R. Gooch, A.G. Gordon, J.J. Gordon, P.R. Gordon, N.

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Graham. R. Graham, l.P. Grant. J.A.R. Grant, A. Gray. F. Gray. M. Gray, W.S.
Gray. Mrs S. Green. S. Greenstreet. M.J.P. Gregory. D. Grieve. J.M. Gunn.

S.R. Flacker. J. Haigh. Mrs H.S.C. Halliday, Dr K.C.R. Hallidav, F.D. Hamilton,
K.C. Hamilton, P.F. Hancock. M.G.R. Hannay, J.J.C. Hardey, M.J. Harley, Dr M.
P. Harris, M.I. Harvey, R. Hawley, C.G. Headlam, A. Heaviesides, D.B.
Henderson. J.G. Henderson. N. Henderson. 1. Hendry, Dr C.J. Henty, M.
Heubeck. V. Hewison. W. Hewison, B.A. Hickman, D. Hickson, W.D. Higgins,
E.M. Hissett. R. Hissett. R.H. Hogg, J. Hollway, P. Hope-Jones. Dr P.G. Hopkins,
J. Hornbuckle, D.H.B. Howie, B. Hughes, D.C. Hulme, E.N. Hunter.

M. J. lmber. J. Innes, M. lnnes. D.L. Irving, T. Irving, J.C. lsont, J.H. Isom.

N. Jackson, J. Jamieson, D.C. Jardine, S. Jarvis, Dr D. Jenkins, P. Johnson, A.F.
Johnston. E.J.H. Johnston. W.G. Johnston, G. Jones, M. Jones.

Vlrs J. Kendrick, B.D. Kerr, D. Kerridge, R.F.K. Kiddie, C. Kightley, A.J.
Kilgour, P.K. Kinnear, D.A. Kirk, J. Kirk, A.R. Kitson, B. Knowles, Dr A.G.
Knox, J. Knox, E. Kwater, Mrs J. Kyle.

A. Laing, S. Laing, S.A. Laing, B.R. Lancaster. D.C. Lang, A.R.D. Laurenson, W.
Laurenson, J. Law, N. Lawrie, S. Laybourne, D. Lea, E.A. Lea. I.H. Leach, S.
Leach, R. Leavett, J. Leece, S. Leech, M. Leven, R.J. Lilley, l.F. Lindsay, M.K.
Lindsay, R.P. Lindsay, 1. Livingston, F.Y. & J.D. Lough, L.S. Lovat, J. Love, B.M.
Lynch.

D. & H. McAllister, K. McCallum, N. McCance, C. McCarty. J. & R. McCutcheon,
D. Macdonald, G. MacDonald. S. Macdonald, Mrs M.K. MacDuff-Duncan, D.H.
McEwan. K.S. Macgregor, A. Maciver, S.G. MacKay, C.R. MacKay, W.
McKechnie, I. McKellar, l.M. McKinnie, 1. McLachlan. D. Macleman, E.S.
Mclure, A. Mackie, E.J. Maguire, M. Main, A.R. Mainwood, R.J. Mann, J.
Manson, S.A.M. Manson, M. Marquiss, B. Marshall, E.M. Marshall, A.P. Martin,
A.R. Martin, I. Martin, M.W.A. Martin, A. Mathieson, W.A. Mattingley, E.W.E.
& H. Maughan, R. Meanls, W. Meecham, E.R. Meek, Mrs D.L Melrose, J.K.R.
Melrose, T.D.H. Merrie. A.J. Merritt, H.G. Millars, R.J. Miller. J.S. Milliken,
P.R. Mills, A. Milne, Dr H. Milne, N. Milne, R. Milne, T.P. Milson, D.W. Minns,
D. Mitchell, J. Mitchell, R. Mitchell, J. Moore. T. Moncrieff, D. Morris, C.M.
Morrison, G. Morrison, Dr W.M. Morrison, R. Morton, J. Moss, Dr R. Moss, D.
Mower. S. Moyes, A.M. Mundy, R.D. Murray, S. Murray, W. Murray, J.H.B.
Munro, l.C. Mcleod.

Nature Conservancy Council, W. Neill, R. Nelson, A. Del Nevo, M. Nicoll, R.G.
Nisbet. D.J. Norden, S. North.

J. Ogi'ivy, M.A. Ogilvie, J.D. Okill, D.W. Oliver, J.M. A. Osborne, J. Oswald, E.
Owen.

P. Packham, S.M. Palmer, C. Park, Rev M. & C. Paternoster, G.L.A. Patrick, Dr
l.P. Patterson, W.G. Patterson, D. Paynter, D. Peirse, C.R. Pell, l.D. Penman, l.D.
Pennie, A. Phillips, M. Phillips, B. Philp, N. Picozzi, M.F. Piper, N. Poleson, R.K.
Pollock, M. Porteous, Mrs E.S. da Prato, S.R.D. da Prato, C. Prentice, D. Preston.
I. Puckrin. D.M. Pullan.

P. Racey, R. Rae, R.A. Ramage, A.D.K. Ramsay, G.D. Rankin, N. Rankin, E.
Ravenscroft, C.P. Rawcliffe, G. Rebecca, J. Rendall, L.G.T. Reddy, R.C. Redman,
A. Remeeus, A.D. Rendall, P. Reynolds, B. Ribbands, M.G. Richardson, N.J.

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Riddiford, G.S. Riddle, l.S. Rintoul. A.B. Ritchie. H. Robb, B. Robertson, G.
Robertson, l.S. Robertson, R. Robertson, A. Robertson-Durham, C. Robson, J.
Rodgerson, T. Rogers. M. Ross, B. Rowley, C. Rowley, Dr D.E. Rowling, R.
Roxburgh, C. Rudie, Dr M. Rusk, S.M. Russell.

S. Sampson, G.L. Sandeman, P.W. Sandeman, 1. Sandison, L. Schofield, R.A.
Schofield, D.J. Scott, Mrs M.A. Scott, M.G. Scott, P.B. Scott, C.E.K. Scouller, R.
Shand, Mrs A.F.W. Sharp, M. Sharp, G. Shaw, K.D. Shaw, K.B. Shepherd, G.
Sheppaird, S. & M.E. Shimeld, A. Simpson, J. Simpson, W. Simpson, M. Sinclair,
H. Skelton, D. Skilling, J. Skilling, P. Skimmings, A.J. Smith, D.A. Smith, Mrs
E.M. Smith, G. Smith, R.A. Smith, R.T. Smith, R.W.J. Smith, S. Smith, EG.
Smitton, T.C. Smout, D.S. Soutar, J. Speakman, 1. Spence, E.F.B. Spragge, Dr C.
J. Spray, D. Stalker, J. Steele, L.D. Steele, A.B. Stephen, D.P. Stevens, A.
Stewart, A.G. Stewart, D. Stewart, B.J. Stewart, J.A. Stewart, P. Stirling- Aird , N.
Strutt, R.W. Summers, l.S. Suttie, R.L. Swann, J.J. Sweeney, F. Symonds,
Scottish Wildlife Trust.

E. Tait, M.L. Tasker, J. Taylor, K. Taylor, S. Taylor, C. Thomas, B. Thomson, I.
Thomson, J. Thomson, M.S. Thomson. D. Thorogood, G.A. Todd, D. Tuckwell,
R.J. Tulloch, A. Turner, P.J. Turner.

P. Upton, L.A. Urquhart.

J. Valentine, A. Venters, K. Verrall, Dr L.L.J. Vick.

A. Walker, B.P. Walker, K. Walker, R. Walker, J.H. Wallace. M. Wallace, A.
Walterson, G. Walterson, M. Walterson, S. Wanless, S. Ward, M. Ware, C.E. & S.
R. Warham, D.W. Warner, D.J. Warnock, D. & M. Washington, A. Watson (sen),
Dr A. Watson, A.D. Watson, A.J. Watson, D.N. Weir, T. Weir, R.C. Welland, R.
D. Wemyss, D.S. Whitaker, G.T. White, S.M. Whitehouse, A. Whitelaw, P.
Whittaker, G.T. Whyte, E.J. Williams, Mrs D.L. Willis, l.R. Willis, J. Wilson, J.
M. & N.M. Wilson, A. Wood, A.D. Wood, H. & K.F. Woodbridge. K.
Woodbridge, P. Wortham, G.A. Wright, M. Wright, G.T. Wylie, Prof V.C. Wvnne-
Edwards.

A. Young, J.G. Young, L. Young, Dr M.R. Young, R.E. Youngman.

R. Zawadski, B. Zonfrillo.

SPECIES LIST

^Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Breeding: Shet, excellent success, unfledged
young from 1 July - 2 Sep; Ork, 11 young from Mainland lochs is poor; Caith, 4
young from 7 pairs; Suth, 3 pairs nested Handa; Inv, 8 young from 12 pairs Rhum;
poor season Mull, Arg and Arran where numbers increased to 11 pairs.

Peak counts and passage: Fair Isle autumn 21 Aug - 22 Oct, max 9 on 29 Sep;
Moray, 350 Spey Bay 18 Oct; Aber, 235 between Murcar and Black dog 15 Oct,
peaks at Peterhead 148N on 22 Apr and 126S on 28 Sep; Fife, 25 Shell Bay 9 May;
Stir, 1 N Third res 15 Mar; Midi, 27 Musselburgh 7 Mar; E Loth, 44 Gullane 22
Mar; Arg, 30 Tayinloan 29 Nov; Kirk, 15 Gutcher’s Isle 18 Feb.

t Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica Breeding: Suth, 20-29 prs found reared 5-6
young; Ross, 19 prs reared 3 young; Caith, 4 prs reared 2 young and Inv, 4 prs
reared 2 young; overall Highland breeding success 0.22-0.26 young per pr (RSPB).
Shet, 4 records, singles except 2 Burravoe 25 Oct; Ork, present 4 Apr to 25 Dec,
max 8 Waulkmill 1 Dec fits with increased wintering in north; Caith, 7 Sinclair’s
Bay 22 Nov; Fife, 16 Largo Bay 3 May, Midi, 5 Musselburgh 20 Sep; Selk, 1 St
Mary’s Loch 15-17 Feb; Ayr, good spring passage, peaks 39 Chapeldonan -
Balkenna 1 Apr, 18 Prestwick 6 Apr; Wig, 8 L Ryan 31 Jan; Dumf, 7 Southerness 26
Apr.

Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Winter-spring peaks; Shet, 28 Bluemull -
Colgrave 22 Jan, 21 Quendale 6 Apr; Ork, 70 Graemsay 20 Mar; Caith, 8 Sinclair’s
Bay 5 Apr; only small numbers S from Aber, max 3 Musselburgh 18 Jan; Ber, 2
Pease Bay 15 Feb - 29 Mar. West Coast: Inv, 11 L Brittle, Skye 14 Apr, 10 Raasay 2
May; Arg, 48 West Loch Tarbert to Gigha 22 Mar; singles inland Kirk 2 and 15 Feb.
Summer records as usual on coasts; also 1 Elliot, Angus 11 June and adult Gryfe
res, Renf 9 May.

Autumn: Shet, 44 Bluemull/Colgrave 24 Oct, 59 on 11 Dec, albino Weisdale Voe
Nov - Dec; Ork, 60 Rousay/Gairsay 6 Nov; Caith, 10 Dunnet 28 Dec; Aber, 5 Rattray
6 Dec; Arg, 50+ Tayinloan 29 Nov; Wig, 10 Port William 28 Dec.

*White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii Four records: Shet, singles Whalsay from 1980
to 17-25 Jan (Dr. B. Marshall, N.D. Poleson et al), adult Holm of Heogland, Unst 17
May (A. Brown etal), Whalsay 21 Dec into 1982 (N.D. Poleson et al)§\ Caith, adult
found dead Noss Head 22 Jan (K.W. Banks).

tLittle Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Breeding numbers apparently good except
continued decrease Moray; success generally low. Counts and passage: Shet,
absent 26 May - 29 Aug; E Ross, 10 Munlochy Bay 18 Oct; Isle of May singles 15-16
Oct, 27 Oct; Fife, 38 Cameron res 13 Sep; W Loth, 60 Linlithgow 13 Sep; Ayr, 25
Shewalton 4 Oct is highest for county.

fGreat Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Breeding: Kirk, good season, 13+ prs L
Ken reared 12 young, including 3 small young 16 Sep; Ayr, disastrous season with
no young reared from 7+ prs; Lan, Dunb, W Stir, Renf, 23+ prs reported reared
13 young; Borders, worst season for years; Loth, poor; Fife, 9 prs Lindores only 2
young; Perth, poor success; Aber, 1 pr failed and 1 pr attempted.

Counts and migrants: O Heb, 1 N Uist 8 Feb; Inv, 1 Beauly Firth 18 Oct; Kinr, 128 L
Leven 1 Dec; Fife, 46 Kilconquhar 12 Apr; Stir, 800 Grangemouth 20 Jan, 230 on 16
Sep, 700 on 31 Dec; Midi, 117 Musselburgh 19 Sep, 520 Joppa-Seafield 1 Dec down
to 190 on 15 Dec; W Loth, 190 Kinneil 5 Oct; E Loth, 81 Gosford 2 Aug; Arg. 1 L na
Keal, Mull 21 Oct; Dunb, low numbers Clyde est, max only 13 Oct - Dec; Wig, 104 L
Ryan 4 Nov; Kirk, 17 Port o’ Warren 17 July.

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Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Summer; two individuals summered but no
proof of nesting. Winter-spring: Shet, 1 Skellister 12-17 Jan; 0 Heb, 1 North Uist 25
Jan; small numbers SE coasts, max 3 Largo Bay, Fife 4 Apr, 4 Shell Bay 9 May; 3
Musselburgh, Midi 18 Jan; on west coast, 1 West Loch Tarbert, Arg 8 Feb;
Ardmore Point, Dunb 17 Jan. Autumn: singles Skerries, Shet 5-8 Sep and Fair Isle
6 Sep; Ork, 1 Waulkmill 6-20 Sep and 5 Dec, 1 Scapa 24 Sep; Suth, 2 L Fleet 14 Nov;
very small numbers E coast except E Loth mid Jul - Sep where max 58 on 25 July;
Dunb, 1 Endrick Mouth 18 Oct - 15 Nov; Ayr, 2 Barassie 29 Nov - 1 Dec; Kirk, 2
Woodhall L 4 Nov.

^Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus Breeding: at least 63-66 pairs in Inv of which at
least 51-59 prs nested and fledged between 36 and 41 young; Moray, 5 prs reared 5
young; Perth, one pr reared one young. Counts and migration: Shet, max 1 1 Tresta
Voe 14 Mar; 1-2 Fair Isle 21 Oct - 6 Nov; Ork, max 13 L of Harray 13 Mar; Suth, 6 L
Fleet 14 Nov; Inv, 46 still on breeding loch 5 Oct; small numbers Aber-Fife, max 3
Buddon 18 Jan; Midi, 7 Musselburgh 8 Mar and 14 Nov; E Loth, peaks 38 Gosford -
Gullane on 18 Jan, 52 on 24 Feb and 19 on 8 Mar; Arg, 12 L Indaal, Islay 21 Mar, 13
Tayinloan 25 Feb; Lan, 2 Douglas Water 10 Feb; Wig, max 6 L Ryan 28 Nov.

fBlack-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Breeding - little data - 3 prs western most
loch in Apr, but only one adult 12 June. Migrants: Midi, 1 Musselburgh 1 Mar, 2 on
17 Mar; E Loth, 3 Gosford 1 Mar; Arg, 1 West L Tarbert 10 Apr; Dunb, ad
Fannyside L 29 July - 2 Aug; Lan, 1 Libberton 17 Oct; Arran, 1 Lamlash 27 Aug;
Wig, small flock L Ryan where peaks 8 on 1 1 Jan and 9 on 28 Nov.

*Black-browed Albatross Diomedea melanophris Adult again summered on nest at
Hermaness gannetry, Shet, 21 Feb - mid Aug (per R.J. Tulloch). This is the 10th
season at Hermaness and the 15th season in Scotland if it's the same bird as the
Bass Rock adult.

tFulmar Fulmarus glacialis Breeding: Shet, high nos young; Fair Isle very
successful season; Ork, further increase; Midi, 1st breeding record (1 egg)
Inchmickery and 1st success with young at Holyrood; Ber, further increase with
occupation at Burnmouth; Inv, large decrease Canna 394 sites cf to 668 in 1980, but
increase Rhum; Ayr, poor success mainland. Blue-phase birds: regular Shet with
max 28 Fair Isle 24 Oct; Ork, max 10 Pentland Firth 10 Nov; regular to Aber.
Singles twice in E Loth and 1 at Turnberry Point, Ayr 16 June. Passage peaks: Fair
Isle peak 15000N in 150 mins 13 Oct, (including apparent albino) and 1 1000N in 100
mins 28 Oct; Caith, 9000N/1 hr Noss Head 3 Oct; Aber, max 4500N/1 hr Peterhead
30 July.

*Cory’s Shearwater Culonectris diomedea Three records: Aber, 1 N Peterhead 24
Aug (M. Innes); Ayr, 1 Troon 9 June (J.L. Burton), 1 off Ailsa Craig 11 July (I.P.
Gibson, B. Zonfrillo).

*Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis Seventeen: very unusual records in Feb when
one Fraserburgh 14 Feb (KBS et al) and 2 Heads of Ayr 10 Feb (JJS) (cf Jan-Mar
records of Sooty Shearwater in 1979). In autumn, 1 N Peterhead, Aber 21 Aug, 1 S
on 10 Sep (MI); Ork, 1 North Ronaldsay 30 Oct (J. Cutt); Arg, 6 between Mull and
Coll 5 Sep (MJPG, AGG), 5 NW off Tiree in 1 hr 6 Sep (WFC).

Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus One N Peterhead, Aber 19 May, otherwise
numbers rather low 1 1 July - 15 Nov. Max counts and passage; Fair Isle 25 July - 23
Oct, max 19 on 29 Sep; Ork, max 20E Brough of Birsay 30 Aug, late birds
Hobbister, 8 Nov, Pentland Firth 10 Nov; Caith, max 65N Noss Head 10 Sep; Aber,
max 1 1 N Peterhead 23 July, 25N on 10 Sep, last one 15 Nov; very few Kinc - Ber,
max 3 Anstruther, Fife 5 Sep; Arg, few, max 5S Coul Pt, Islay 30 Aug; Ayr, 3
singles 11 July - 20 Sep.

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tManx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Breeding: little data: Arg, birds ashore
Davaar Is, June but no breeding; Arran. 2 nests Pladda with failed eggs. Counts
and passage: Shet/Fair Isle, 12 on crossing 25 July; Caith, max 122N/1 hr Noss
Head 18 June; Aber, 5 Apr - 12 Oct, max 220N/2'/2 hr Peterhead 19 June; Fife Ness
97 on 9 Aug; W Loth, 42W Hound Pt 27 May, numbers generally low, also E Loth;
Ber, seen St Abbs 23 June - 5 Oct; Ayr, 800+ Troon 15 June, 1500S/1 hr Turnberry
Pt 10 Sep, last 4 Nov; Dumf, 1 Caerlaverock 27 Sep.

mauretanicus : singles N Peterhead, Aber 30 Aug (Ml) and Fife Ness 3 Oct
(TD.RWB.IGC.AB).

TStorm Petrel Hydrobales pelagicas Breeding: no comments except details of
ringing totals from various sites, mainly using tape lures, Shet, estimated 57000
individuals in Shet waters; 394 caught Noss Head, Caith and 300 Strathy Pt, Suth;
39 Portencross, Ayr (max 17 on night of 22 Aug). Birds present Shet mid Mar - 2
Nov. Only passage noted 7S Coul Pt, Islay 24 Aug. Singles Inverness 5 Oct; dead
Nethy Bridge, Inv 3 Dec; Buckie, Banff 4 Oct and Musselburgh, Midi 20 Sep.

t Leach’s Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Breeding: 7 occupied burrows located at
Ramna Stacks, Shet new colony; 993 caught (60 controls) St Kilda Aug. Elsewhere:
Fair Isle, I on 20 July, 3 on 27 July and one 7 Aug; 1 N Ronaldsay , Ork 20 Sep: Arg,
I off McCormack Islands 24 Oct; Ayr, 5 (3N. 2S) Troon 20 Sep; Wig. 1 L Ryan 3 Jan.

fGannet Sida bassanu Breeding: Fair Isle, 3 new sited colonised and total over 100
prs for 1st time and success was good, ashore 7 Feb - 25 Sep: no data from
elsewhere except 1 ashore Isle of May 25 May. Counts and passage: Aber, max
1250 N/3 hr Peterhead 10 Oct, 1 Lumphanan 10 Jan; W Loth, seen Hound Point 29
Mar - 29 Sep, max 127 on 27 May; Arg. 270S/2 hrs Coul Pt, Islay 29 Sep; Renf, 2
juvs SW Howwood 14 Nov.

fCormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Breeding: Shet, average; Ork, census of Eday,
Taing Skerry & Boray Holm colonies show decrease to 267 prs from 677 prs in 1976;
214 nests 4 colonies in Forth; 36 nests Fast Castle Head, Ber; 81 nests Portandea
coast, Ayr; Kirk, 115 nests Port o’ Warren; Wig, some nested Mochrum L. Various
reports of more inland visitors; max 33 Lochwinnoch, Renf Feb - Mar; 55 L Leven,
Kinr 17 Oct.

Counts and passage: Fair Isle peaks 120 on 23 Sep, 29 on 26 Oct; E Ross, big tree
roost Munlochy Bay feeding Beauly Firth, peaks 800+ on 9 Mar, 500+ on 4 Dec;
Forth , 600 Inchgarvie 1 8 Feb ; W Loth , 765 Queensferry 26 Dec .

TShag Phalacrocorax aristotelis Breeding: Shet, some decrease; Fair Isle below
average; Isle of May, 1st eggs 4 Apr, increase to 1221 prs; Inv, high numbers 1139
prs maintained Canna but decrease to 104 nests Rhum; 1200 prs McCormack
Islands, Arg no change; 15 prs Ailsa Craig. Counts: 1150 Scatness, Shet, 21 Sep;
llOOSwitha - S Walls, Ork, 21 Nov; Aber, 2600N/2 hr Peterhead 1 Nov; Fife, 1700
Anstruther roost flight 12 Oct; Renf, 3 Port Glasgow 21 Dec.

*Bittern Botaurus stellaris Three: 1 Dullatur, Dunb, 7 Feb - 14 Mar (SM, WRB
et at); 1$ Georgetown, Renf 20 Dec (EJHJ, IPG) later died; 1 Gailes, Ayr 22 Dec
(JLB).

* American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus One Glen Moss, Kilmacolm, Renf 4 Nov
to 9 Jan 1982 (D.L. Clugston, J. Cumming et al) is first Scottish record since ct
Benbecula 27 Dec 1932.

*Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Adult Burravoe, Unst, Shet 8-9 May (R.
Balharry, J.N. Dymond et al) and at Whalefirth, Yell 1-3 June (R.J. Tulloch et al)
regarded as vagrant. Usual feral colony Edinburgh; ad Kelso 10 Jan and Lindean 1
Feb regarded as feral.

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*Little Egret Egretta garzetta Three records: 1 Swartmill L, Westray, Ork 29 Oct -
24 Nov (W.A.S. Bews, J. Kent, Mrs. M.A. Scott); 1 Annat, Torridon, W Ross, 30
Apr (C. Atkins. P.S. Loud); 1 Glenuig, Moidart, lnv 29 May - 4 June (C.E.K.
Scouller et al).

tGrey Heron Ardea cinerea Breeding: Ork, 3 prs reared 9 young; E.Ross, Mun-
lochy colony split up; lnv, Lynchat col deserted, 2 prs reared 1 young in lnsh
Marshes; Angus, 29 prs at 3 cols reared 88 young; Perth, 79 prs at 5 cols with 167
young (mean brood size 2.5) is slightly down on last 2 years; Fife, 113 prs in 8 cols
with 192 young (m.b.s. 2.3); Borders, 1 col 15 nests failed totally in late Apr snow;
Dunb/W Stir, decrease to 40 nests L Lomond. Counts; Fair Isle, autumn passage
from 14 July, max 15 on 18th and 30 Aug; Perth, 27 Edinample 2 Nov; Ayr, 31
Hunterston 17 Nov.

♦Purple Heron Ardea purpurea One Weisdale, Shet 4 Oct, found dead Kergord 17
Oct (I. Sandison, LG. Davidson et al).

♦White Stork Ciconia ciconia Three records: Sanaig, Islay 16 May (S.F. Newton)§
Gryfe reservoir, Renf 19-25 May (D. Carnduff, D.L. Clugston et at); Cumnock, Ayr
29 May - 19 June (R.H. Hogg, B. McKechnie et at). All possibly same bird.

♦Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Two records: Strathbeg, Aber 10 June (J. Dunbar);
Montrose Basin, Angus 11 June (N. Benvie, G.M. Crighton).

♦fChilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis Aber, one Strathbeg all year; seen at
Ythan on 7 Jan.

tMuteSwan Cygnus olors Breeding: good season in N and E, broods of 9 reared
Angus and Perth; 16 prs reared 33 young F. Loth; 25 prs reared 68 young in Midi;
Kirk, no cygnets from 8 nests L. Ken.

Counts: Shet, 7 arrived Skerries 16 May moved to Fetlar 16-17 May and Unst 18
May, increased to 11 , dispersed throughout Shet after 4 June, still 6 Spiggie 4 Oct;
Ork, max 183 L of Stenness 16 Dec; Aber, 314 Strathbeg 14 Sep; Isle of May, 7 on 23
Aug; Ber, 200 Coldstream Sep.

Bewick’s Swan Cygnus columbianus Winter - spring: wintering flock Caerlaverock,
Dumf max 68 in Jan - Feb, last 2 on 4 Apr; E Loth, 3 North Berwick 1 Jan - 21 Feb, 2
Drem to 1 Mar. Autumn: 4 arrived Caerlaverock, Dumf 19 Oct, 21 in Nov, increase
to 61 on 3 Dec, max 65 on 15th; Kirk, 2 L Ken 17-25 Oct, 16 Nov; Wig, 5 L Ryan 8
Nov; Ayr, single Prestwick 16 Oct, Shewalton 27 Nov - 4 Dec; Lan, 1 Possil 7 Oct, 3
Summerston 19 Nov - 4 Dec, 4 on 26th; W Stir, 1 Dumbreck 5 Dec; Arg, 2 Tayinloan

24 Dec; E Loth, 5 Drem 24 Nov; Fife, 8 Ballo Res 7 Dec; Aber, 2 Strathbeg 26 Nov, 1
Ythan 2 Dec; O Heb, 3 N Uist 22 Oct.

WhooperSwan Cygnus cygnus Feral flock 12 Endrick Mouth, Dunb 26 Apr, down
to 6 in July, 1 in Aug, 1 pr returned with 2 young. No reports in wild but summering
birds Shet, Ork (4), lnv (2), Aber (2), Angus (4), Fife, Midi, Kirk (4).

Winter - Spring: Ork, 95 Shapinsay 23 Mar; lnv, 176 lnsh 18 Mar, last 3 on 4 May;
Aber, 302 Strathbeg 15 Feb; Midi, 52 Cobbinshaw 14 Mar; Borders, 210 Allanton
21 Jan; Renf, 132 Stanely Res 4 Jan; Wig, 120 Moss of Cree 3 Jan; Dumf, 76
Caerlaverock Jan-Feb, last 15 N on 22 Mar.

Autumn: national sample (2422) gave 14.5% juveniles. Shet, 7 Catfirth 22 Sep; Fair
Isle, 8 on 22 Sep, 16 on 29th; Ork, 5 Clumly 16 Sep, 8 N Ronaldsay 23 Sep, more
30th, Ork count gave 600+ on 7-8 Nov; Caith, 20 Thurso 24 Sep, max 322 L Wester

25 Oct; Ross, 1st L Eye 20 Sep, max 405 on 10 Oct; lnv, 184 L Flemington 15 Nov,
1st 6 lnsh 6 Oct, max 152 on 4 Dec; Aber, 22 Strathbeg 23 Sep, max 519 on 17 Oct,

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most gone in Dec; Borders, 1st 5 St Abbs 5 Oct, census of 3 inland counties 85 on 5
Dec; Arg, 116 Sunderland, Islay 13 Oct; Renf, 6 Stanely res 13 Sep, max 140+ on
28 Nov; Dumf, 1st 9 Caerlaverock 5 Oct, max 126 on 15 Dec.

Bean Goose Anser fabalis Winter: Dumf, 5 Caerlaverock 16 Feb; Kirk, 4
Crocketford 27 Mar, 1-2 L Ken 11-19 Apr; Lan, 13 Libberton 23 Jan and 1
Summerston 30 Mar; W Stir, 73 Carron Valley res 8-15 Feb, 67 on 22 Feb; Renf, 1
Balgray 31 Mar.

Autumn: a very interesting arrival of Scandinavian birds. Shet, 3 Skerries 30 Sep,
15 Unst 15-19 Oct, 12 on 9 Nov; 1-3 at 5 other sites 21 Oct - 22 Nov; Fair Isle, 5-6
present 8-16 Oct; Ork, 6 Shapinsay 16-20 Oct, 3 Tankerness 16 Nov; 0 Heb, max 12
Lewis 8 Oct, others into Dec; Caith, 15 Scarmclate 11 Oct, 10 Halkirk 17 Oct; E
Ross, 5 L Eye 17 Nov, 2 Saltburn 29 Nov, up to 25 wintered Munlochy - Tore 28 Oct
into 1982; Aber, 1 Slains 1-8 Nov, 1 Strathbeg 28 Nov; Angus, 1-2 Montrose Nov -
Dec; Perth, 1 Findo Gask 7 Nov; Arg, 13 W Carrabus, Islay 14-18 Nov; Ayr, 3
Monchrum L 30 Dec; Kirk, 12 Gelston 25 Dec, 38 on 26 Dec; Wig, 8 Moss of Cree 31
Dec.

Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Winter-spring: Dumf, 5000 Caerlaverock
mid Feb, last 70 on 11 May; Wig, 2000 Moss of Cree 1 Mar; Ber, 3500 W Linton 26
Feb; E Loth, 4870 Aberlady 6 Jan, last 3 May; Midi, 7000 Fala 12 Apr; Aber,
passage 4180S Aberdeen 6 Jan, 6000 Strathbeg 31 Jan, 1 1 100 Ythan 14 Mar, last 30
on 12 May; Ross, spring peak 3000 Nigg 19 Apr, last 4 May. Summer: Perth, 1 ad 7
July where pr in June 1980; Angus, injured pr nest building Forfar Loch.

Autumn national count 7-8 Nov 71210 (UK total 90000) is down on 1980 with more in
England; peak areas Perth/Kinr 15530, Borders 13780, Loth 13240. Aber 13200;
sample (4000) gave 15.7 young with mean brood size 1 .9. Arrivals and other counts:
Shet, 1st 7 Sep, max 300+ Whalsay 1 Oct; Fair Isle 120 on 22 Sep; Ork, main
passage 29 Sep; Inv/Ross, 1st flocks 20-22 Sep; Aber, 20 Strathbeg 1 1 Sep, 1000 by
22 Sep, large arrival 29th; Perth. 1st 9 Dunning 6 Sep, more 20th; Kinr, 12460 L
Leven 17 Oct; Midi, 1st 21 Gladhouse 8 Sep; Lan, 1500 Carnwath 1 Nov; Kirk, 2500
Auchencairn 28 Dec.

White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Winter-spring: Wig, 250 West Freugh 11 Jan;
Kirk, 216 L Ken 30 Mar, last 20 Apr; Arg, 450 Machrihanish 15 Jan; small nos in E;
Caith, 220 Westfield 6 Apr; Ork, 25 Tankerness 29 Jan; Shet, 1 Scatsta 26 May.
Summer: ad with 3 Canada Goose hybrid young Beauly Firth, Inv 7 July.

Autumn: Ork, 1st 4 N Ronaldsay 9 Oct, 40 Sleet Moss 25 Nov; Caith, 85 Noss Head
6 Oct, 170 L Calder 17 Oct; Ross, 63 L Eye 16 Nov; Perth, 7 Tibbermore 30 Oct; Arg.
570Tayinloan 24 Dec; Dunb, 124 Endrick Mouth 18 Oct; Kirk, 1st 12 L Ken 30 Sep
is early, max 330 on 9-14 Nov, all departed Dec freeze-up; Wig, 480 West Freugh 5
Dec.

European birds: Aberlady, E Loth 28 Dec; Perth, 7 Dunning 29 Mar; Aber,
Strathbeg 4 Feb, 21 Mar, 2 Girdleness 11 Oct; Caith, 5 Dale 15-19 Oct; Shet, 1 Unst
15-20 Oct.

fGreylag Goose Anser anser Breeding; no data from wild populations: feral birds;
Perth, 60 ads + 98 juvs L Tummel 14 June; Angus, small nos Forfar; Midi, increase
and expansion from Duddingston flock; lnv, pr with 4 young Canna; usual SW
colonies. Winter - spring: Shnet, 67 Spiggie 24 Feb, 78 on 6 Apr; Ross, 7000 Fearn 7
Jan, 5000 on 13Apr, 10000 Beauly Firth 30 Jan - high numbers overwintered; Aber,
5000Strathbeg 26 Jan, most departed mid-Apr; Renf, 865 Barr Loch 24 Jan; Ayr,
850 Barlaugh 25 Mar; Kirk, 1500 Crocketford 27 Mar.

Autumn national count 7-8 Nov 90570 (UK total 96000) is a further increase; peak
areas Ross 27400, Perth/Kinr 15030, Aber 15880, lnv 5300, Caith, 4300; sample
2000 gave 13.9% young with mean brood size 2.0. Abundant spilt grain meant high
numbers remained in the north. Counts and passage: Shet, from 29 Sep, max

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1000+ Fetlar 26 Oct; Fair Isle, 1st 59 on 22 Sep, heavy passage 29 Sep - end Oct,
peaks 150 on 13th, 120 on 31st; Ross, 1st L Eye 29 Sep, up to 25000 on 10 Oct,
further increase to 38000 on 17 Nov (record count), decrease in late Nov - Dec, 9800
Beauly Firth 7 Nov; Aber, 41 Meikle 21 Sep, max 7000 Haddo 28 Nov, most left in
Dec snows; Borders, large numbers moved S in Dec; Renf, 278S Kilmacolm 18 Dec;
Ayr, very large S cold weather movements 13-16, large numbers in S Ayr, 2240
Maybole 31 Dec; Kirk, 1300 L Ken 5 Dec, but only 140 remained by 29 Dec when
most had gone south .

t Bar- headed Goose Anser indicus 1 Montrose Basin, Angus during year; Aber, 1
arrived Strathbeg 30 Sep with Pinkfet, 1 Cotehill late Oct.

*(t)Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Feral Flock: Arg, 57 Treshnish, Mull 20 Jan,
12 West Jura 20-28 Jan. Other records: Shet, Lerwick 13 Oct, Levenwick 10-20 Nov;
O Heb, 2 summered Uists; Caith, 1 Heilen and 1 Calder 10 Jan; Suth, 1 blue with
Barnacle Geese Kylestrome 22 Jan; Ross, ad Greater wintered Saltburn 29 Nov,
Nigg 1 Dec; Aber, Blackburn 8 Mar, Monymusk 20-24 Mar, 2 Strathbeg 17 Oct - 28
Nov; Perth, blue Tibbermore 1 1 Jan and Carsebreck 22 Nov; Kinr, blue L Leven 27
Oct; Borders, Whitton L 29 Mar; Lan, blue Carmichael 10 Feb; Wig, Stranraer 23
Feb; Kirk, blue Kirkconnell Merse 15 Mar; Dumf, Caerlaverock 5-9 Mar.

^Canada Goose Branta canadensis Breeding: Renf, 62 including young Rowbank
Res July - Aug; no reported changes SW. English moult migration; 1st Beauly
Firth, Inv/Ross mid May; 200 by 31 May, peak 1100 in June - July, many departed
mid Aug. Migration - peaks: Ork, 23S S Ronaldsay 23 June, 1 Glims Holjn 10 Oct; O
Heb, 9N Balranald 18 June; Caith, 1-2 Apr - May and Sep - Nov; Suth, 1 Melvich 5
June; Inv, 20 Insh 30 May, 80S on 15 Aug, 68 on 20th; Aber, 30N Dinnet 7 June;
Angus, 50 Monikie 18 Jan, small flocks 30 May - 22 June and 15 Aug - Sep; Isle of
May 39 on 3 June; Midi, 50N Milton Bridge 16 June, 70S Cousland 6 Aug. More
scattered records than usual: also 1 small race (probably minima) with Barnacle
Geese S Walls, Ork 20 Mar.

Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Solway flock: max 7000+ Caerlaverock 29-31 Jan,
moved to English side early Mar, 2800 back by 23 Apr, 4000 left Rockcliffe and 1000
left Caerlaverock on 2-3 May, last 100 left on 9th; 1st 60 on Caerlaverock 1 Oct,
increases to 1200 on 3rd, 4700 on 4th, 7000 on 5th, peak 8300, very poor season,
only 3.2% young. Islay flock 14800 in Nov. Elsewhere 600+ Treshnish, Arg 20 Apr,
650 Danna, Arg 21 Nov; 352 S Walls, Ork 28 Mar, 402 on 16 Oct.

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Passage: Shet, 13 Skerries 3 May; Fair Isle 55 on 4 Oct; Ork, 13 Papa Westray 11
May; Ross, 16L Eye 17 Nov; Aber, 54N Peterhead 3 May; Angus, 38N Easthaven 24
Apr; Perth, 30 Tibbermore 7 Nov; Midi, 60 Edinburgh and 160 Musselburgh 4 Oct;
Lan, 20 Libberton 31 Oct; Ayr, 55N Troon 3 Oct.

Brent Goose Branta bernicla D = dark-bellied B.b. bernicla, P = pale-bellied
B.b. hrota Peak counts and migration: Shet, ID Fetlar 6 June; Ork, IP S Walls 28
Mar; O Heb, 90P Barra 15 Sep; Suth, 17P Tongue 6 Sep; Banff, 10 Portgordon 23
Dec; Aber, 4D S Peterhead 13 Feb; Fife, 5 Tayport 27 Sep; Isle of May 9 on 4 Oct;
W Loth, 3P Hound Pt 6 Sep; E Loth, 7 Scoughall 3 May, 5D Aberlady 21 Sep, 27P on
21-27 Dec; Ber, 1 1 St Abbs 20 Dec; Peeb, 1 West Water 14 Nov; Arg, 25P Gruinart,
Islay autumn.

fEgyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus One Linlithgow, W Loth 15-19 Apr.

tRuddy Shelduck Tadornaferruginea One Ythan, Aber 28 June (Ml) and Strathbeg
4 July (JD).

fShelduck Tadorna tadoma Breeding: Aber, 51 prs Ythan, 220 young of which 44
survived to 40 days old; E Loth, very poor season Aberlady; Ber, pr Pease Bay May
- Aug suggest nesting which would be new; lnv, 2-3 prs nested Canna, unsuccess-
ful; Dunb, very poor season L Lomond, only 10 young. Moulting flock Kinneil 1990
on 29 Aug. Counts and migration: Lnv, 1 L lnsh 18-22 Aug, 168 Castle Stuart 31
Dec; Perth, 1 Lake of Menteith 22 May; Fife, 1604 Eden est 14 Feb; Stir, 1600
Grangemouth 3 Jan; E Loth, 163 Aberlady 23 Dec; Arg, 210 L Gruinart 19 Feb;
Dunb/Renf, very low nos, only 83 on 18 Jan, rising to 376 by 22 Mar.

fMandarin Duck Aix galericulata Perth, max 30 in Dec, feral population; Aber,
Banchory - Devenick 30 Nov - 6 Dec; Ber, small numbers, including possible
nesting in wild, Eye Water/Grantshouse.

£Wigeony4«as penelope Breeding: no comments main areas butcf, 2 22and 2 young
at L Ardinning, W Stir 30 May. Counts and migration: Shet, 130 Whalsay 13 Sep;
Ork, 600 Deerness 24 Sep; Ross, 4000 Udale 3 Nov; Aber, 1040 Ythan 13 Dec;
Angus, 1500 Montrose 16 Sep; Kinr, 1612 L Leven 18 Feb; W Loth, 46W Hound Pt
30 Aug; E Loth, 500 Aberlady 21 Dec, 750 Tyninghame 27 Dec (record during
shooting ban); Arg, 213 Lochdon, PCTull 15 Nov; Ayr, 750 Bogside 11 Jan; Wig, 500 L
Ryan 4 Jan; Dumf, 885 Caerlaverock 15 Feb.

*American Wigeon Anas americana Two records: cf Udale Bay, Ross 3-17 Jan (R.H.
Dennis, Mrs M.T. Dennis et at)\ cf Alturlie Bay, lnv 9-11 Nov (C. McCarty, F.L.
Symonds, R.A. Broad).

4Gadwall Anas strepera Breeding: Ork, 1 pr bred N Ronaldsay, 7 young on 7 July;
Angus, 4 prs bred Kinnordy fledged 17 young, 1 pr Balgavies, 4 young on 6 June;
Stir, 1 pr bred Carron valley res, 2 with young 14 June; no data from O Heb, Perth,
Fife and Kinr. Peak counts: Shet, max 3 Scatness 2-13 May; Fair Isle, one 2 Apr;
lnv, o Glen Truim 26 May; Aber, 4 Meikle 10 May; Ber, 5 Hirsel 18 Oct; Renf, 12
Walton Dam 12 Oct; Lan, 5 Gadloch 11 Oct; Dumf, max 17 on 15 Nov.

fTeal Anas crecca Breeding: Shet, further increase to 3 pairs, no changes
elsewhere. Counts and passage: Fair Isle, heavy passage 8-15 Sep, max 63 on 11th;
Ork, 200 Gairsay 29 Jan; Ross, 1180 Munlochy Bay 13 Dec, 1200 L Eye 28 Nov; lnv,
500 lnsh 19 Oct (best ever); Aber, 820 Strathbeg 28 Jan; Isle of May, 40 on 3 Oct;
Fife, 1400 Morton L 10 Oct; Kinr, 2063 L Leven 14 Sep; Arg, 240 Lochdon, Mull 25
Sep; W Stir, 744 Carron Valley res 18 Oct; Ayr, 701 Bogside 17 Jan.

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Green-winged Teal carolensis: Six; Shet, cf Sandwater 14 Mar - 4 Apr (C. Kightley
etal),c f Fetlar 5 Apr (J.N. Dymond); Suth, cf The Mound 28 Jan (D.M. & J. Edge);
Ross, cf Dalmore 17 Dec (C. McCarty); cf Inverness, 29 Dec - 10 Jan, 1982 (RH
Dennis et al ); Lan, cf Libberton 31 Oct - 7 Nov (Sir R. Erskine-Hill, N. Darroch).

^Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Breeding: Ork, 1st young 22 Apr; Angus, 55 prs
Kinnordy reared 70-100 young; Fife, 1st young 27 Mar; E Loth, good season;
Borders, early failures due to snow; Kirk, good success. Counts; Caith, 980 L
Watten 18 Jan; Moray, 1360 L Spynie 18 Oct; Aber, 2600 Strathbeg 13 Jan, 1750 on
16 Nov; Perth, 1200 Drummond Pond 2 Jan; Kinr, 3686 L Leven 14 Sep; Midi, 1000
Threipmuir 7 Nov; Dunb/Renf, low nos Clyde est, max 429 on 13 Dec; Ayr, 900
Barassie 26 Dec.

*Black Duck Anas rubripes Adult cf North Kessock, Ross 11 Oct to March 1982,
sometimes on Inverness side (P.W. Ewins, R.H. Dennis et al).

fPintail Anas acuta Breeding: Ork, bred 3 sites; Caith, pr nested, 9 with 7 young 28
June; Fife, 9 with 3 young Cameron res 13 Sep; Kirk, 2 anxious99s L Ken July.
Counts of main flocks and passage: Shet, max 6 Spiggie 7 May; Fair Isle max 4 on
11-12 Oct; Ross, 330 Nigg 28 Nov; Inv, 46 Phophacy 10 Jan, 129 on 15 Nov; Aber, 7
Rattray 14 Mar; Isle of May 8 on 19 Oct; Stir, 80 Grangemouth 7 Jan; W Loth, 26W
Hound Point 6 Sep; Renf/Dunb, Clyde max only 16 on 18 Jan; Kirk, 270 Fininess 17
Oct; Dumf, 300 Caerlaverock 18 Jan, low nos max 550 on 27 Sep due to clean
harvest, rapid decrease later max only 180 on 23 Nov.

*Garganey Anas querquedula At least 17 in spring 27 Apr - 7 June: Ayr, cf New
Cumnock 22 May; Lan.cf SCP 23 May; Dunb.cf Endrick Mouth 9 May; E Loth, 1
Aberlady 13 May; Aber. cf Strathbeg 13-22 May3cfcfDon est 13 May, 1 on 14th; Inv,
9 Boat of Garten 7 June; O Heb, 2 tfcfBalranald 12-14, cf Peninerinel June, 2cfcf
Torlum 6 June; Ork.cf Brodgar 27 Apr, seen various sites to Papa Westray 2 June;
Shet,cf Spiggie 9 May and Hillwell 13-14 May. Autumn: 9 Clickhimin, Shet 23 Sep,
lcf and 39 9 on 24-25th.

fShoveler Anas clypeata Breeding: Ork, nesting confined 4 sites; O Heb, 8-13 prs
nested Balranald; Angus, 20 prs Kinnordy reared 30+ young; Renf, and
ducklings Barr Loch; Kirk, 9 prs L Ken, 2 broods seen. Counts: Shet, scattered
records 14 Mar - 19 Sep; Ork, max 23 N Ronaldsay 24 Oct; Aber, 32 Strathbeg 18
Sep; Angus, 136 Kinnordy 13 Aug; Perth, 11 Stormont 5 Nov; W Loth, 11E Hound
Point 14 Mar; Midi, 17 Duddingston 18 Oct; Borders, 22 Hoselaw 14 Jan, 169 on 7
Nov is record count there; Dunb, 100 Endrick Mouth mid Oct; Lan, 20 Possil Marsh
25 Aug; Kirk, 45 Finines

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fPochard Aythya ferina Breeding: Angus. 6 prs bred Kinnordy reared 7 young was
only report. Counts: Shet, 50 Brow 11 Jan: Ork, 900 Stenness 18 Jan, 1061 L of
Boardhouse 28 Oct. 1613 L of Harray 1 Dec; Aber, 550 Strathbeg lb Nov is low;
Fife. 700 Largo Bay 27 Nov; Kinr. 1029 L Leven 1 Dec; Midi. Duddingston peaks
only 500+ on 11 Jan and 93 on 28 Nov (cf to 6-8000 in mix 70's); Renf, 200
Lochwinnoch 31 Aug.

* Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Seven; Shet,^ Snarravoe, Unst 12 Feb - 2 Mar 1.
Spence) and Cullivoe 13 Mar (J.N. Dymond), cf Tingwall/Asta 23 May - 19 June
(J.D. Okill. D. Coutts et at), imm cf L of Brow 1 Nov - 6 Dec (D.P.P. Eva et at); Inv,
cflnsh marshes from 1980 present 1 Jan - 31 Mar and returned 10 Nov (R. Leavett et
at)-. Arg, cf Ford 7-8 Mar (D- Barber, H. Robb. M.J.P. Gregory); Lan.cf
Gadloch/Woodend L 18 Jan - 21 Feb (B. Zonfrillo et at); Wig. cf Soulseat L 4 Jan - 1
Feb and 15 Nov - 13 Dec (B.C. Forrester, D.L. Clugston. R.H. Hogg et at).

♦Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyrocad Birsay, Ork 24 May was first for Ork (G.T. and
Mrs M. Wylie).

4Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Breeding: Inv, 16 broods Insh totalled 47 juvs 14 July
is low; Angus, 35 prs Kinnordy reared 45+ young; Borders, poor season, many
failures; Renf, very low nos Kilmalcolm (1+ pr cf. 14 prs in 1977). Counts: Fair
Isle, record max 8 on 16-17 May, 12W on 28 Sep; Ork, 2450 L of Stenness 15 Dec;
Aber, 1350 Strathbeg 17 Oct; Kinr, 4560 L Leven 14 Sep; Inv, 803 Ness mouth 13
Dec is highest ever; Renf, 780 Lochwinnoch 31 Aug; Ayr, 126 Prestwick 25 Dec.

Scaup Aythya marila Summer records Ork (7), O Heb (5), Suth (1), Aber (4), Inv (3),
Dunb (1), Ayr (2) but no confirmed breeding. Counts: Ork, 85 L of Harray 2 May,
spring passage reflected elsewhere; Ross, 350 Edderton 19 Nov; Inv, 7 Insh 30 Sep
is unusual; Isle of May 4 on 24 Sep; Fife, 2055 Leven 27 Jan, 1090 on 1 Dec, 2650
Methil 31 Dec; Midi, Seafield 25 Dec; Arg, 800 L Lndaal, Islay 18 Feb; Renf, 150
Woodhall 14 Feb; Ayr, 61 Prestwick 22 Feb, 96 on 25 Dec; Kirk, 330 Carsethorn 29
Apr, 400 on 8 Nov.

tEider Somateria mollissima Breeding: Fair Isle 1st incubating 15 May, average
season; Aber, late season, c2000 prs nested Ythan, mean clutch size 4.3 and 80%
hatching success, about 400 ducklings (7%) survived; Isle of May 209 prs bred with
good success. Counts: Shet, moult count 8000 (still lower than mid 70’s); Fair Isle
1018 on 19 Aug; Suth, peak 2400 L Fleet 7 Nov; Aber, 6000 Ythan early May is
record no, 9700 Blackdog 11 Aug; Angus/Fife, 12500 Tay est 22 Jan, 10445 Tay est
to Kirkcaldy 27 Nov; Midi, 1500 Musselburgh 8-14 Nov; E Loth, 3000 Dirleton -
Aberlady 4 July; Renf, 3600 Port Blasgow 29 Oct; Ayr, 2000+ Turnberry - Girvan 5
Aug. A d showing characters of northern race S.m. borealis found dead Scapa Bay,
Ork 22 Apr (E.R. Meek, W. Wood); a similar record has been accepted cf dead
Musselburgh, Midi 2 Sep, 1978 (G.F. Miller, D.S. Raines).

♦King Eider Somateria spectabilis Shet, cf Sullom Voe 3 Mar - Jan 82 (M. Heubeck
et at)\ Fair Isle cf 15-20 Oct (N.J. Riddiford et at); Suth, Embo - Golspie Jan - Dec,
another cf at times, e.g. Mar and 14 Nov L Fleet when also possible hybrid (P.J.
Ewins, A.R. Mainwood et at); Aber, cf Blackdog 11-23 June (R.A. Schofield et at);
Renf.cf Port Glasgow 14 Nov - 19 Dec (R.H. Hogg et at); Wig, cf L. Ryan 4 Nov (I.H.
Leach).

♦Steller’s Eider Polysticta stelleri Two: cf again summered Papa Westray/Westray
7 May - 24 June (S. Davies, D. Lea, E.R. Meek et at); cf all year Peninerine, S Uist,
O Heb (J.J. Gordon et at).

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Long-tailed Duck Clangula hy emails Counts: Shet, 448 Bluemull - Colgr'ave 22 Jan;
Ork, still 24 S Ronaldsay 17 June; Moray firth, 4000 off Nairn, 1000 Geanies, E Ross
and 3000 Burghead/Spey Bay 1-16 Nov; Inv, 1 L Insh 9 Nov; Fife, 261 Largo Bay 31
Dec; Midi, 142 Musselburgh 8 Mar, 160 on 26 Dec; ELoth, 191 Gullane 1 Mar; Ayr,
10 Dipple 15 Feb; Wig, 3 L Ryan 31 Jan; Kirk, 1 L Ken 28 Jan. Summer records
Shet, Ork and Aber (1).

^Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Breeding: present but no data Shet; Caith, as
usual; Inv, present 4 sites data incomplete; Perth, 5 prs one site, 4 young seen 12
July, 1 cf at another site; Dunb/W Stir, 5+2 prs L Lomond but no young seen.
Counts: Ork, 7 Papa Westray 15 Feb; Caith, 30 Sinclair’s Bay 5 Apr; Suth,’1020
Dornoch 19 Nov; 1900+ off Nairn 19 Nov, 3400 Spey Bay, Moray 19 Nov; Aber,
2000 moulting Blackdog 29 June, moved N later to 3300 Balmedie - Drums 6 Aug;
Isle of May 16 on 1 Aug; Fife, 490 Largo Bay 12 Mar, 1600 Kinshaldy 14 Mar but
nos low St Andrew; Midi, 280 Musselburgh 18 May; E Loth, 800 Gullane 3 Dec;
Ber, 60 St Abbs 10 July; Arg, 200 Tayinloan 29 Nov; Wig, 32 L Ryan 11 Jan.

*Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Suth, cf Golspie 1 Feb - 16 Apr, Embo 14 Nov
(A.R. Mainwood et al ); Moray, <s Speymouth 22 Apr - 5 May (C. Parnell, K. Proud
et al); Aber, cf Blackdog - Balmedie 18 June - 22 Aug, 2 cfcfon20 June (P. Fisher,
M.V. Bell et al); Fife.cf Shell Bay 25 Apr - 2 May (P.M. Ellis et at).

Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca Counts: Ork, 12 St Ola 27 Jan, last pr Papa 13 May,
110 Inganess Bay 31 Aug; Moray, 100 Spey Bay 19 Apr, 90 on 13 Dec; Aber, 235
Blackdog 24 Aug; Fife, 450 Shell Bay 9 May, very few St Andrews; Midi, 25
Musselburgh 18 Jan; ELoth, 150 Aberlady 19 Sep; Arg, 18 Tayinloan 29 Nov; Ayr,
3 Prestwick 25 Dec.

^Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Breeding: continued increase: females laid in 42
nests (1 natural hole); 29 were successful hatching 286 young, of which at least 97
juveniles survived. Summering birds Shet to Borders but no other proof of nesting.
Counts: Ork, 276 Stenness 16 Dec; Caith, 100 Wick 12 Dec; Inv, 462 Inverness 1
Feb; N Kinc, 261 Girdleness 27 Jan; Angus, 220 Dighty 2 Jan; Fife, 535 Largo Bay
16 Feb, 130 Kilconquhar L 5 Apr, still 80 on 12 May; Kinr, 281 L Leven 11 Dec;
Borders, 151 on Teviot between Nisbet and Kalemouth 18 Jan; Renf, 425 Langbank
1 Apr; Ayr, 380 Dipple 23 Jan; Wig, 50 L Ryan 30 Dec.

*Smew Mergus albellus Redheads unless stated, about 34 winter-spring: Shet,
Sullom 6 Jan; Inv, Beauly Firth 10-14 Jan; Aber, 3 in Jan-Apr, pr Strathbeg 23-24
May, 1 Girdleness 10 May; Angus, Monikie 26 Mar - 26 Apr; Perth, 1 Drummond
15 Mar; Clack, 1 Gartmorn 11 Jan; Midi, pr Gladhouse 21 Apr; Borders, total 7 (3^)
7 sites 10 Jan - 12 Mar; Dunb, 1 Endrick Mouth 21 Feb, 12 Apr; Renf, cf Woodhal! 9
Feb, 1 Castle Semple L 12-13 Feb; Ayr, Martnaham L 1 Jan - 28 Mar, Ayr, 9-16
Feb; Kirk, 1-2 L Ken 8-19 Jan; Wig, Soulseat 4-11 Jan. Summer: cf W Stir 1-29 May,
redhead Langbank 11 July - 29 Sep. Autumn 14 records: Ork, Stenness 15-16 Dec;
cf Inverness 24-27 Dec; Aber, Strathbeg 22-31 Dec, Aberdeen 27-28 Dec; Cameron
res 17-25 Oct; Borders, cf Kelso 5-20 Dec, 2 Alemoor 15 Nov; Renf, cf Langbank 19
Nov; Lan, 5 Libberton 17 Oct; Ayr, 1 at 3 sites 25 Oct - 28 Dec; Kirk, 1-2 L Ken 7
Nov - Dec.

4 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Breeding: increase to 3-4 prs Borders;
Kirk, some evidence of increase. Counts: Fair Isle max 8 on 12 Oct; Ross/Inv,
Beauly Firth flock peaked 2250 on 10 Jan, 650 on 15 Nov, also 400 Riff Bank 19 Nov;
Kinc, 600 St Cyrus 23 Aug; Fife, 300+ Cultness 22 Feb - 9 Apr; Midi, 400
Musselburgh 30 Sep; Arg, 204 Fishnish, Mull 10 Aug; Ayr, 93 Dipple 29 Aug.

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^Goosander Mergus merganser Breeding: no comments except 9 with 5 young L
Spelve 15 June 1st proof nesting Mull. Counts: Fair Isle passage 17-22 Oct, max 4
on 17th; 0 Heb, 11 Lewis 17 Jan; Ross/Inv, Beauly Firth peaks 1510on 10 Jan, 1258
on 14 Nov, 174 moulting Inverness 16 Aug, 1 Rhum 5 Dec, 8 Torrin, Skye 28 May;
Moray 43 moulting Spey Bay 6 Sep; Aber, 74 Skene 1 Feb, 109 on 22 Nov; Kinr, 33
L Leven 11 Dec; Clack, 35 Tullibody Inch 26 Dec; Midi, 30 Moorfoot res 24 Jan; E
Loth, 21 Whiteadder res 4 Oct; Borders, 227 at main roost early Dec; Renf, 34
Glanderston 2 Jan; Ayr, 25 Glenbuck 31 Jan.

*tRuddy Duck Oxyuru jamaicensis Continued increase: Angus, 1 pair Kinnordy 2
Apr - 1 Nov, 2nd pr from 27 June, 1 pr hatched broods of 2 and 3 but all lost; 1
Lintrathen 15-29 Nov; Aber, 10 (6 cf,°‘(3 1st year), 499) Meikle Loch 9-11 May (RAS
et at)', Perth, b^Stormont Loch 3-5 May, 1 on 7 June (EDC, SRH, JK), 1 pr
Flanders Moss 1 June - 30 July (WRB, DK).

Honey Buzzard Pemis apivorus Very good numbers: Shet, singles Fetlar 25 May,
Bressay 30 May probably same as found dead Gulberwick, Dale 4 June, Mid-Yell 9
July, Whalsay 11 July, Scalloway 19 Sep; Fair Isle 9-19 July, 11 Sep, 19 Sep; Ork.
singles Evie 20 May, N Ronaldsay 27 May, Kirkwall 23 June, Evie 10 July, Birsay
19 Sep and Wideford Burn 22 Sep; Inv, singles L Garten August; Aber, 1 Deeside 9
May and 4 on 30 May, 1 Strathbeg 4 June, 1 off sea Aberdeen 21 Sep; Angus, 1
Crombie end Sep; Fife, 1 Eden est 4 Oct; Midi, 1 Cousland 29 May, 1 Musselburgh
28 Sep; E Loth, 1 Barnsness 13 Sep; Ber, 1 St Abbs 21 Sep.

White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Re-introduction project continued Rhum,
Inv where 5 juveniles released: survival of earlier birds very good and 25-30
located living wild in Western Highlands; also singles reached Vidlin, Shet 5-31
Dec; Fair Isle 7 Apr; Caith, imm found dead (poisoned) Rumster 13 Apr, another
found dead Dunvegan, Skye in Nov; one The Oa, Islay 22 Mar.

*Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus About 16 in spring and 4 in autumn: Ork,
singles Birsay 19 May, L of Banks 21st, Orphir 5 June, L of Banks 29 June, (dead)
Deerness 27 May, Holm 17-19 Sep; Aber, pr Strathbeg 14 May, 9 to 28th, a New
Blyth 5 Nov; Angus, 9 Montrose Basin 5 July, Kinnordy 25 May and 27 Sep; Fife,
cf Morton Lochs 15-18 May; Midi, 9 Threipmuir 13-24 May, Holyrood 13 May,cf
Moorfoots 17 May; E Loth, singles Aberlady 8 May and Hailes 29 May; Borders,
Pot Loch 5 Aug; Renf, 9 Barr Loch 16 May.

tHen Harrier Circus cyaneus Breeding: Ork, 57 nests (plus 8 repeats) in study area
fledged 39 young; Ayr, 299s reared 10 young at central site; Bute, 4 prs reared 12
young; Kirk, very bad year, 7-10 prs, only one pr with eggs, none hatched, possibly
due to late severe snow. Shet, singles 23 May, 12th and 31 Oct; Fair Isle poor year
singles 28 Sep and 22-29 Dec; Fife, Ork tagged bird at Morton Loch to Apr.

4 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Small numbers bred (at least 5 prs successful), and
sightings in many counties. Migrants: Ork, N Ronaldsay 6 May - 12 July (Fulmar
oiled - died); Arg, cf Tobermory 3 Mar.

4Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Breeding: Moray 27 prs monitored, 16 prs reared 61
young; Aber, of 8 sites Turriff, 4 were occupied and all failed; Perth, Dunblane 4 pr,
3 successful reared 10 young. Numbers very high in many areas. Fair Isle 1-3 on 28
dates 26 Mar - 3 June, max 3 on 30 May, autumn singles on 11 days 1 Sep - 26 Nov.

TBuzzard Buteo buteo Breeding: Ork, pr bred, 2 young; Inv, 20 occupied territories
Glenurquhart, 15 prs laid and reared average 1.8 young which is high; Moray, good
season 13 monitored prs reared 35 young; Angus, increase, at least 5 prs breeding

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in glen; Perth, Borders, Renf and Kirk all report increases. Migrants: Fair Isle one
21 Sep; Aber, obvious arrival Sep (7-8 on coast).

*Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus About 11 records: Fair Isle 14 Apr; Ork,
Kirkwall 16 Jan, 13 Dec, Birsay 27 May; Caith, Shebster 8 Feb; Angus, Invermark
and 2 Glenlethnot 22 Nov; Aber, Invercauld 25 Apr, Strathbeg 21 June, New
Pitsligo 7 Nov.

4 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Breeding: average breeding season; Ork, pr
reared 2 young; Rhum, 4 prs reared 3 young; Arg, study area, 19 prs laid and 13 prs
reared 17 young; SW Scot, 3 prs, 2 prs bred and 1 chick fledged. Elsewhere: Shet,
single imm Fetlar 17 Apr - 5 May, then Yell 17 May; Ork, singles Raasay and
Mainland; Stir, 1 Airthrey 13 Dec; Peeb, 1 ad all year and 1st year 15 Feb onwards;
Ayr, 1 Dunure 31 Aug.

tOsprey Pandion haliaetus Another good season; 25 pairs on territory of which 22
prs laid eggs, 20 were successful and reared 42 young. L Garten cf 29 Mar, 3 eggs, 2
young; nest No 2, 1st 27 Mar, 3 present 12 Apr, 1st clutch failed due to extra bird,
finally single late chick flew; nest No 3, 3 eggs, 1 young; nest No 4, 3 young; Loch of
the Lowes, 3 young; nest No 6, 3 eggs, 2 young; nest No 7, 3 eggs, 2 young; nest No
8, only one adult; nest No 9, 3 eggs but damaged by extra bird; next No 11, 3 eggs,
1 young; nest No 13, 2 young; nest No 14, 2 young; nest No 16, one adult; nest No
17, 2 young; nest No 18, 3 eggs, 3 young; nest No 19, pr but no eggs; nest No 20, 2
eggs, 1 young; nest No 21, 3 eggs, 2 young; nest No 24, 3 eggs, 2 young; nest No
25, 3 eggs 3 young; nest No 26, 2 young; nest No 27, eggs taken; nest No 28, 3
young; nest No 30, pr but no eggs; nest No 31, pr but 9 injured and died; nest No
32, 3 eggs, 3 young; nest No 33, one adult; nest No 35, pr but no eggs; nest No 36, 2
young. No birds seen at nests 10, 12, 15, 22, 23, 29 and 34.

Birds seen in many areas in spring and summer. Migrants: Shet, Yell 20 May,
Virkie 1 June; Fair Isle singles 1st, 12 June, 11th, 19th and 23 Sep; Ork, Birsay 18
May, Sandwick 20th, Evie 21st; O Heb, Lewis 26 Sep; Suth, Tongue 19 Sep; Ross,
late one L Raa 29 Sep - 6 Oct; E Loth, 2 Tyninghame 16 Sep, 1 Whiteadder late Oct -
early Nov; Kirk, juv L Ken 13-23 Sep, was caught and had been ringed Sweden 7
July.

tKestrel Falco linnunculus Breeding: good year Suth and Inv, 1st record Insh, 5 prs
Garten reserve; higher nos and good success Moray, Perth, Lan, Arran and Kirk;
Ayr, 23 clutches monitored gave average 5 eggs, higher than normal, average 3-4
reared per successful nest. Migration: Shet, small nos (cl2) mid May - early June
and about 45 in Sep; Fair Isle, peaks 3 on 16-20 May and 6 on 24-25 Sep; Angus, 10
Arbroath 6 Oct.

*Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Seven: lYcf Midyell 16 May - 4 June (R.J.
Tulloch et al), 1 Y cf Burrafirth - Haroldswick, Unst 23 May - 7 June (J.H. Isom et al),
adcfBixter 27 May (B.P. Walker), 9 Eshaness 5 June (M. Heubeck), cf Weisdale 7
June (G. Bashford, M.S. Chapman); Ork, 1Y cf Rousay 30 May - 4 June (D. Lea, J.
Yorston); Dunb/W Stir, 9 Endrick Mouth 17-19 May (T. Weir, R.K. Pollock et al).

tMerlin Falco columbarius Breeding: Shet, 12 nests found, 33 young fledged, poor
season; Ork, fledging success 1.5 per nest found; Aber, 9 nests, averaged 3.7 eggs
and 2.8 young fledged; Borders and SW, poor success. Migrants: Fair Isle max 5 on
8 Sep and 14-16 Oct; Caith, 2 Noss Head 3 Oct; Angus, 3-4 Barry Buddon 18 Jan;
Isle of May, singles except 2 on 3 Oct.

*Hobby Falco subbuteo Twelve: Shet, Whalefirth 3 June (AH); Fair Isle 6-8 June
(NR); Ork, N Ronaldsay 3 June; Fife, Eden est 22 Aug (SC), St Andrews 23 Aug

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(TD). Prior Muir 3 Sep (TCS); E Loth, Aberlady 10 May, (GA), Tranent 15 May
(SdP); Ber, St Abbs 2 June (SRW); Ayr. Balkenna 17 May (RHH, MS), Darvel 8
July (CP.RR); Kirk. Balmaghie 5 Nov (1HL).

*Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus One Scatsta, Shet 15 Mar (B.P. Walker).

tLanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Singles Insh, lnv 22 May (RHH); Channerwick,
Shet (JK. RJT).

^Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus National census showed further increase and
consolidation, population high in many areas but success poor, mainly due to
w eather and human interference. Shet, 4 prs known, only 1 success reared 3 young;
Ork. disappointing season; Highlands, Caith S to Mull and lnv, 271 sites checked,

1 44-146 prs on territory, poor season 82-86 prs successful reared at least 164 young;
Aber, poor season; Perth, of 27 prs monitored, 15 reared 31 young; poor season in
Dunb- W Stir/Perth (10 prs, 7 successful, 13 young) and Ayr, Kirk and Dumf due to
cold weather in May. Elsewhere; Isle of May one 20-24 Feb, singles Sep - Oct; more
lowland records away from nest areas.

tRed Grouse Lagopus lagopus Caith, good year; Angus, very poor; Borders,
apparent increase in some areas; W Renf, continued decline; Kirk, further decline
central area. Records at unusual sites: Ork, 1 Muckle Green Holm 5 Nov; Angus, 1
Redhead 10 Apr; Dunb, 1 Endrick Mouth 29 Sep; Renf. 1 Auchendores res 5 Dec.

JPtarmigan Lagopus mutus Aber, 11 broods Cairngorms contained 45 young; Arg,
recorded 3 mountains Mull; Arran, increase, max 17 Cioch na h-Oighe 27 Aug.

fBlack Grouse Tetrao tetrix Caith, 2 Golticlay 14 Apr; no comments northern
populations; Angus, 3 Auchterhouse 30 May; Arg, pr Jura 3 Aug; Borders, Ayr,
Kirk noted decline where forests maturing but new leks found in new plantations;
Arran. 4 Catacol 5 Apr.

^Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus Inv/Ross, numbers low in many areas but average
Abernethy; Aber, 100 (54 ) Glen Tanar count 31 Oct; Perth, Flanders Moss 7

Apr.

t Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Good number of reports south from Moray in
the east and Dunb in the west; many introductions e.g. 500 Hensol, Kirk and also
many Chukars or hybrids. Largest counts 10 Kirriemuir, Angus 17 Oct and 10 Glen
Garr, Perth 6 Dec.

LGrey Partridge Perdix perdix Caith, good autumn nos; Moray, continued marked
decrease; Aber/Kinc, max 44 Glepsaugh Oct; Angus, poor season; Borders, good
success. 200 introduced Hensol, Kirk.

JQuail Coturmx coturnix Breeding proved Fair Isle, where 4+ arrived in May, 6
newly hatched young seen 31 July and covey 7 flushed 26 Aug; also 2 prs probably
bred Coldingham. Ber. Many summering records Shet (2), Ork (7), O Heb (4), Caith
(2), Suth ( 1 ), Ross (6), Moray (1 ), Banff (1 ), Kinc (1), Perth (1 ), Midi (4), E Loth (4),
Selk (1 ), Lan (1 ), Dunb (1 ), Wig (1), Dumf (1 ). Also 1 Ting, Shet 9 Oct; Fair Isle last
seen 25 Sep; Ork, 2 Shapinsay 30 Oct; Isle of May, one 16 May; Midi, 4 Gorebridge
1 2 Jan .

JPheasant Phasianus colchicus Shet.c still Unst (6th year), 12 released Tresta Oct;
Ork, wild breeding noted; O Heb, 1000 released Lewis 26 July. No other comments
of note.

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tGolden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Continues Kiroughtree Forest, Kirk; 1
Bonnington, Peeb 2 May.

tSilver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera Peeb, <J Walkerburn July - Nov; 9 Kings-
meadows 3-17 Apr.

% Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Breeding: Inv, 3-5cfd'Insh; Angus, 6+ prs bred
Kinnordy; Selk, 8 prs on Hillmires : prs reported various areas. Migrants; Shet,
absent 8 May - 24 Sep; Fair Isle, 1st autumn 8 Sep, max 4 on 8 Nov; Isle of May one
5 Oct; W Stir, max 6+ Drumbreck Oct.

* Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Shet, one Fetlar 21 Sep (JND), 1 Ulsta 27 Sep,
later found dead (RJT); Ork, 1 Birsay 2 Apr (BR); Moray, 1 calling Garmouth 7
July.

^Corncrake Crex crex Breeding: Shet, bred Bressay (9 juvs seen Aug), 1st since
1978; Ork, calling birds (20 + ) and young seen Papa Westray; Inv, 13 calling
Canna, probably bred Rhum, 7 Calling Skye; Arg, 18 calling Islay. Also heard
calling Caith (5 places), E Ross (1), Stir (3), Renf (1), Ayr (5) including 4 at Aird’s
Moss 9 July, Kirk (1) and Dumf (1). 1st arrival Lewis 28 Apr; late records Fair Isle
17 Sep, Vidlin, Shet 3 Nov.

fMoorhen Gallinula chloropus Breeding: Shet, pr nested Unst; Inv, continued
decline Insh; Angus, 60 prs bred Kinnordy; W Stir, 18+ prs at 5 sites. Counts and
migration: Fair Isle, 4 singles 29 Mar - 17 May, few 22 Sep - 22 Dec, max 3 on 14
Oct; Arg, single L Buie 2 Oct and Tobermory late Dec, 1st for Mull since 1977; W
Stir, 42 Drumbreck 1 Jan.

tCoot Fulica atra Breeding: E Loth, good breeding season, 4 prs Aberlady most
ever; Renf, drastic decrease Lochwinnoch to 3 prs from 17 prs 1980. Counts and
passage: some big flocks in Dec in severe weather: Fair Isle one 22 Dec; Inv, 120 on
sea Ardersier 16 Nov, 1 Rhum 28 Aug; Aber, 750 Strathbeg 17 Oct; Kinr, 2422 L
Leven 14 Sep; Borders, 575 on Teviot between Nisbet and Kalemouth 18 Jan;
Dunb, 500 Endrick mouth 13 Dec; Renf, 500 Lochwinnoch 31 Aug; Kirk, 683 L Ken
16 Nov; Wig, 115 L Ryan 13 Dec.

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* Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis One, first summer, Fair Isle 26-27 Apr; 1st
Scottish record of this American species (D.G. Borton, N.J. Riddiford, I.S.
Robertson et at).

-^Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Breeding: Shet, pr nested Ve Skerries; Isle
of May 27 nests, 14 young fledged, first eggs 17 Apr. Passage and counts: Fair Isle,
1st 12 Feb, 30 by 28th, 150 on 18 Mar; Suth, 1600 L Fleet 8 Feb, 13 Sep; Inv, 1st 4
Insh 26 Feb, 150 by 9 Mar; Moray, 3000 Findhorn 10 Jan; Fife, 3700 Eden est 21
Jan; E Loth, 1260 Aberlady 23 Jan; Midi, Musselburgh - Blackness peaks 2342 in
Feb, 3331 in Nov; Dunb/Renf, 2987 Clyde est 18 Jan; Ayr, 1354 Barassie 28 Aug,
inland arrival Glen Trool 13 Feb, most from 2 Mar; Kirk, 3880 Southwick - Borron
Pt 22 Feb; Dumf, 7000 Caerlaverock 17 Nov.

*Avocet Recurvisostra avosetta One Snarravoe Loch, Unst 21 Apr (I. Spence).

*Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus One found injured Scalloway, Shet 6 Dec, died
later (DC) - a most unusual record and the first since 1974.

*Little Ringed Plover- Charadrius dubius Two: singles Barr Loch, Renf 23 Apr
(DM) and Townhead res, W Stir 4-5 May (ADW.AY).

4-Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Breeding: Ork, poor season N Ronaldsay; E
Loth, nested in agricultural land Dirleton; Arran, 33 prs reared average of 1 young
each. Counts and passage: Ork, 135 Sanday 29 Nov; Moray 110 Findhorn 25 Aug;
Aber, 350 Ythan 11 May; Fife, 292 Tentsmuir Pt 20 May, 710 Eden est 21 May; E
Loth, 500 Tyninghame 17 May, 400 Aberlady 19 May; Ayr, 200 Ardrossan 20 Sep,
320 Barassie 21 Nov.

*Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus A?Ythan, Aber 10-14 May (KBS el at).

tDotterel Charadrius morinellus Breeding: usual numbers; poorer success in E
Grampians but better than average Cairngorms where some late chicks in Aug; 1st
on nest grounds 3 May. Migrants: Shet, 1 Skerries 13-14 Sep; Fair Isle one 25-27
Sep; Inv, 1 Rhum 1 1 May, 2 on 12th; Fife, 2 Lundin Links 20 Sep; Midi, 3 Middleton
4 May; Ayr, 4-6 Blackcraig Hill 17 May, 1 Barassie 23 Aug; Arran, 1 Beinn Bharrain
7 Sep.

f Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Breeding: only changes noted - fewer Rhum, Inv
and few areas Kirk/ Wig. Counts and migration: Shet, 900+ Fetlar 6 Oct; Fair Isle
autumn passage mainly 1st Aug - 21 Oct, max 250 on 22 Sep; Ork, 3000 Sandwick
Sep; Aber, return high ground from early Mar, 250 Corgarff 17 Apr, 1400 Cruden
Bay 11 Nov; Fife, 1700 Guardbridge 15 Nov; Midi, 1300 Paddockhall 29 Nov; E
Loth, 1830 Aberlady 23 Jan; Arg, 2000 Killinallan, Islay 2 Nov; 4000 Heathfield 8
Sep, 3000 Bogside 25 Oct; Kirk, 120 northerns Dee est 5 May; Dumf, 4000 Brow-
houses 10 Sep.

* Lesser Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Juvenile P.d. dominica Aberlady Bay
16-20 Sep (A. Brown, P.R. Gordon et at).

Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Shet, max 20 Virkie 21 Sep; Fair Isle, very high nos
autumn, 30 on 14 Sep, other peaks 7 on 22nd, 10 on 29th; Ork, 16 Sanday 14 July;
O Heb, 13 N Uist May; Moray, 16 Lossiemouth 18 Sep - 14 Nov; 20 Nairn Bar 19
Sep; Aber 32 Ythan 22 Sep, 63 on 16 Oct; Isle of May 4 on 28 Sep; Fife, 600 Eden est
7 Feb; Stir, 80 Skinflats 17 Oct; Midi, 25 Musselburgh 1 Feb, 41 on 21 Nov; E Loth
267 Aberlady 5 Mar, 12 summered, 340 on 24 Sep, 245 Tyninghame 24 Oct; Arg, 8
Fidden, Mull 21 Sep; Dunb, 11 Ardmore 19-28 Sep; Lan, 13 Gadloch 18 Oct; Ayr, 12
Barassie 3 Oct; Kirk, 235 Southwick - Borron Pt 22 Feb; Dumf, 130 Caerlaverock 6
Apr.

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fLapwing Vanellus vanellus Breeding: Ork, some areas poor success, 1st full clutch

28 Mar; Isle of May, 7 nests but no young fledged; E Loth, good numbers, 42 pairs
bred Aberlady; Renf, big increase to 40+ prs Kilmacolm; Kirk, disastrous season
after blizzard of 24 Apr. Counts and migration; Fair Isle peaks 94 on 26 Mar, 70 on
27 Sep; Ork, 2300 S Ronaldsay 16 Nov, rapid decrease in Dec severe weather;
Banff, 1600 Sandhaven 24 Jan; Aber, 1600 Cruden Bay 11 Nov; Midi, 2000
Braidburn 14 Nov; Renf/Dunb, 2407 Clyde est 22 Feb; Ayr, 5000 Bogside 11 Nov;
Wig, 1160 L Ryan 15 Nov.

Knot Calidris canutus Winter - spring: Ork, 113 Sanday 9 June; Caith, 20 L of Mey

17 May; Suth, 1000 Dornoch 21 Feb; Angus, 500 Arbroath 14 Feb; Stir, 5400
Grangemouth 20 Jan; E Loth, 700 Tyninghame 4 Jan, 200 summered Aberlady;
Arg, 75 Scallastle, Mull 7 May; Kirk, 3650 Southwick - Borron Pt 22 Feb.

Autumn: Fair Isle poor nos, max 10 on 20 Sep; Suth, 600 Brora 19 Sep; Aber, 205
Ythan 8 Sep; Fife, 7150 Kirkcaldy 12 Dec; Stir, 1st 5 Grangemouth 6 Aug, 1350 on

18 Dec; Midi, 7000 Musselburgh 14 Nov; E Loth, 1900 Aberlady 25 Nov; Arg, 40
Glen Forsa, Mull 12 Aug; Ayr, 250 Barassie 20 Dec.

Sanderling Calidris alba Winter - spring: Ork, 60 N Ronaldsay 24 May; Aber, 55 St
Combs 31 Jan; Angus, 200 Elliot 6 May, 300 Balmossie 26 Apr; Fife, 90 Tentsmuir
22 Jan; E Loth, 54 Aberlady 20 May; Ayr, 42 Barassie 19 May - a poor spring.
Autumn; Shet/Fair Isle, poor autumn: max 30 Grutness 19 July; Ork, 223 Sanday

29 Nov; Aber, 200 Drums 5 Sep; E Loth, 120 Aberlady 20 July; Arg, 230 Gott Bay,
Tiree 29 Aug; Ayr, 1st back Barassie 10 July, 53 on 25th.

Little Stint Calidris minuta Spring: singles Ork, Papa Westray 8 June, N Ronaldsay
21 June; Aberlady, E Loth 16 May; Endrick Mouth, Dunb 9 May. Autumn: about
400 birds 12 July - 29 Nov. Summary of estimated individuals present:

July

Aug

Aug

Sep

Sep

Oct

1-14

15-31

1-14

15-30

North (Shet-lnv)

1

6

30+

80 +

8 +

East (Moray-Stir)

5

4

13 +

70 +

9

SE (Loths)

1

26+

36

27

W (O Heb-Dumf)

2

1

1

50+

35

2

Noteworthy records: Shet, 40+ Dun 21 Sep; Fair Isle, 10 on 21 Sep; O Heb, 15 S
Uist 16 Sep; Caith, 8 Wick 19 Sep; Aber, 17 Strathbeg 17 Sep; Midi, 18 Mussel-
burgh 27 Sep; Arg, 42 Gott Bay, Tiree 5 Sep; Ayr, 1 Barassie 29 Nov; Kirk, 2 L Ken
11 Sep; Dumf, 9 Caerlaverock 28 Sep.

tTenuninck’s Stint Calidris temminckii Breeding: main site, 1st 3 on 12 May, peak
7 birds, at least 1 nest hatched 2 young 15-16 July; 2-3 seen other site. Migrants
singles; Shet, Hillwell 23-24 May, Haroldswick 2 June; Fair Isle 22 May; Ork, Papa
Westray 22 June; O Heb, St Kilda 29 May; Caith, Wick River 24 May; Peeb, West
Water 19 May; Dunb, Endrick Mouth 17 July; Ayr, Bogside 13 July, Doonfoot 29
Aug.

*White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis One Virkie, Shet 25-30 Aug (M.S.
Chapman et al).

*Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melantos Ten: Shet, 1 Haroldswick, Unst 2 June (ISp),
presumably same Gutcher, Yell 4-5th (RJT) and Sellafirth 8th (CG), 1 Virkie 26 Aug
(CB, DC) and at Hillwell 27th (MSC), 3 Hillwell 1-3 Sep (JND, MH); O Heb, 1 Lewis
1 Sep (NEB); Ork, 1 Tankerness 26 Aug - 2 Sep (ADR), Birsay 17 Sep (BR); Caith, 1
Wick 13-14 Sep (WB, KWB, HC); Arg, 1 L Gruinart, Islay 22 June (SFN, JMW).

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Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Spring singles Fair Isle 7 May; Papa
Westray, Ork 12 May; 2 Ythan, Aber 30 May, one 31st; 2 L Gruinart, Islay 16 May.
Autumn about 1 20 birds 16 July - 31 October, summary as follows:

July Aug

Aug

Sep

Sep

Oct

1-14

15-31

1-14

15-30

North (Shet-Inv)

5

10

10

4

East (Moray-Stir)

1

2

10

15

SE (Loths-Ber)

2

4

10

15

13

West (O Heb-Dumf)

1

7

19

12

12

Noteworthy records

: Ross, 2 Udale 31 Oct;

Aber,

12 Ythan

19 Sep;

Midi, 11

Musselburgh 2 Oct;

Dunb, 1 Endrick Mouth 27 Aug;

Wig, 4 Luce Bay 12 Sep, 4 L

Ryan 4 Oct.

t Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Breeding: 3 prs nested successfully and
reared at least one young each. Counts: Fair Isle, marked passage 4-8 May max 100
on 6th, last 22nd, 1st back 23 June; Ork, 490 Papa Westray mid Jan; Aber/Kinc,
390 Girdleness 19 Feb, 350 Fraserburgh 5 Apr, 2 summered; Isle of May, 56 on 5
May, absent 24 May - 1 July; Forth, 30 Eyebroughty 31 July; Ber, 194 Eyemouth 25
Nov; Dunb, 1 Endrick Mouth 18 Oct; Ayr, 1 15 Chapedonan 1 1 Apr.

tDunlin Calidris alpina Breeding: Shet, 2 prs nested Foula, back Fetlar 7 May;
Borders, 5-6 prs bred West Water, generally poor success Moorfoots/
Lammermuirs, none Cheviot; Kirk, may now no longer breed. Counts and passage:
Fair Isle, 50 on 18 Apr is very high; Suth, 3000 Dornoch 21 Feb; Moray, 500
Findhorn 7 Apr; Perth, 3000 Invergowrie late Dec; Fife, 1500 Eden est 7 Feb; Forth
est, 4270 on 20 Jan; E Loth, 1300 Tyninghame 29 Dec; Arg, 1500 in summer
plumage Lochdon, Mull 7 May is unprecedented, 500 on 8th, 60 on 10th; Dunb, 40
Endrick Mouth 7-9 May; Dunb/Renf, Clyde counts still low, 1050 on 22 Feb, 1221
on 13 Dec; Ayr, 1000+ Barassie 24 Dec.

*Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Three Bornish, O Heb 18 Sep
(W.R. Brackenridge).

Ruff Philomachus pugnax Winter: Aber, max 5 Ythan 25 Jan; E Loth, wintered, up
to 32 Aberlady; Arg, 1 Craignish 10-11 Feb; Wig, 1 L Ryan 29 Jan; Dumf, 9
Caerlaverock 15 Mar. Spring passage: Shet (3), Fair Isle (2) and Ork (2) in May/

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June; 20 Eden est, Fife lekking 15 Apr - 18 May; E Loth, several tfcr Aberlady May;
Dunb, crEndrick Mouth 7May; Renf, 2g<} Barr Loch 21 Apr; 0 Heb, Uist 15

June, on 16th.

Autumn - winter: Shet, strong passage from mid-Sep, several flock 40; Fair Isle,
two waves 2-28 Aug, max 4, 9-28 Sep, max 25 on 14th; Ork, max 55 Sanday 17 Sep;
good numbers down east side; Aber, 21 Meikle L 9 Aug, later 29 Newburgh 22 Nov,
18 wintered; Angus, max 14 Montrose Basin 29 Sep; Midi, 36 Musselburgh 6 Oct;
numbers low in west, Renf, max 7 Balgray res 13 Aug; Ayr, 10 Blairbowie 30 Aug.

Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Usual scatter of records to 18 May (Fair Isle)
and lower than usual from 9 Aug (Fair Isle - early record); also one Fair Isle 27
June.

Noteworthy records: Fair Isle, max 15 on 9 Oct; W Stir, 6 Dumbreck 15 Mar and 7
Nov; Renf, 8 Paisley Moss 28 Jan and 25 Oct; Ayr, 21 Prestwick 15 May, 11 on 16
Nov.

tSnipe Gallinago gallinago Breeding: Fair Isle, now 10 prs some double brooded
with young in Sep; Ork, 1st drumming 23 Feb Stenness; Perth/Stir, nos seemed
low; Kirk, believed decreasing. Counts and passage: Fair Isle, max 55 on 9 Oct,
influx 50 nominate birds 1 Nov; Ork, 300 N Ronaldsay 24-25 Oct; Caith, 40 Wick 18
Oct; Stir, 150 Twechar 18 Oct; Renf, 120 Aird Meadows 7 Oct.

♦Great Snipe Gallinago media One (1st year) trapped Fair Isle 22 Sep - 9 Oct (A.
Broome, N.J. Riddiford et at).

♦Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodrumus scolopaceus One Caerlaverock, Dumf from 3
Nov 1980 to 26 Apr (M. Wright et at).

fWoodcock Scolopax rusticola Breeding: roding started 25 Feb lnv, 4 Mar Perth: no
status comments except very good season Whiteadder/ Abbey St Bathans. Counts
and passage: most places reported poor autumn nos: Fair Isle, passage 16 Mar - 20
May, max 15 on 26 Mar, 3 Oct - 11 Nov, max only 30 on 4 Nov; Isle of May, 5 on 18
Oct; Ber, many 100s on coast Eyemouth to St Abbs 21-31 Dec during severe
weather; Ayr, many on coast late Dec.

tBlack-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Breeding: Shet, pr usual site, fledged at least
one young; display Birsay, Ork 3 June. Counts and passage: Shet, 5 Virkie 2 May;
Ork, max 11 Rendall 23 Sep; Caith, 3 L of Mey 13 Sep; Aber, 9 Ythan 10 July, some
to 1 Oct; Angus, 40 Montrose Basin 13 Sep; Fife, 110 Eden est 29 Aug; Arg, 4 L
Gruinart 31 Mar; Renf, 5 Displaying Barr Loch 21 Apr; Ayr, more than usual, max 4
Bogside 30 Aug; Dumf, 26 Caerlaverock 28 Apr.

Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Counts and passage: Shet, 1st 3 Virkie 8 July,
max 30 on 31 Aug; Ork, 111 Sanday 9 June, 325 Stronsay 29 Dec; Suth, 1500
Dornoch 21 Feb; Angus, 200 Montrose 26 July; Perth, 600 Lnvergowrie 28 Dec;
Fife, 1500 Eden est 21 Jan, 1400 Tentsmuir 22 Jan; E Loth, 1375 Aberlady 23 Jan,
150 summered; Arg, 95 L lndaal 24 Dec; Dunb, 7W Endrick Mouth 27 Aug; Kirk,
4550 Southwick - Borron Pt 22 Feb.

tWhimbrel Numenius phaeopus Breeding: Shet, 1st 2 May (late), good season all
areas, late nest Whalsay hatched 12-14 July, last 16 Sep; Ork, 5+ prs in N Isles;
Scottish Mainland, 1 pr usual site, 4 eggs 4 July, young 19th. Counts and passage
10 Apr - 24 Oct; Fair Isle 15 on 11 May, 14 on 1 June; Aber 44S Peterhead 8 Aug,
27W Rosehearty 27 Aug; Isle of May 17 on 28 Aug; E Loth, 12 Tyninghame 6 Aug;
Arg, 50 L lndaal, Islay 11 May, 15N Scallastle, Mull 7 May; Ayr, 7N Greenan 27
Apr.

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tCurlew Numenius arquata Breeding: only comments: Shet, good season; Ork, 1st
eggs 24 Apr; Fair Isle, 2 prs but only one pr bred, reared 4 young. Counts and
passage: Fair Isle influx 40 late Dec; Ork, 2000 Evie 28 Aug; Aber, 915 Sandhaven
28 Sep; Isle of May 80 on 12 Aug, 81 on 30 Oct; Arg, 1086 L Indaal 15 Sep; Ayr, 1000
New Cumnock 20 Aug; Dumf, 3000 Caerlaverock 29 Sep.

Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Winter -spring: Shet, 1 Hillwell 14-16 May; E
Ross, 1 Polio 25 Apr; Inv, 1 Ardersier 22 Jan - 20 Feb; Perth, 1 Invergowrie 14-30
Apr; Fife, 1 Eden est 8 Jan - Apr; Stir, 1 Kincardine Bridge 21 Feb; Midi, 1
Cramond 20 Jan; Renf, 1 Langbank 19 Jan. Passage from 19 July; summary of
individuals as follows:

North (Shet-E Ross)
East (Aber-Stir)

SE (Loth-Ber)

W (O Heb-Kirk)

July Aug

1-14

1 2

1 3

5

6

Aug Sep

15-31 1-14

4 1

4 6

3 6

4

Sep Oct

15-30

2 1

13 6

1
1

Nov

2

2

Noteworthy records: Aber, 5 Cotehill 27 Sep; Renf, 4 Blagray res 13 Aug; Midi, 1
Cramond 13 Dec.

^Redshank Tringa totanus Breeding: no comments of note. Counts and passage:
Fair Isle main passage 17 Mar - 23 May, max 30 on 2 May and 7 July to Dec, max 55
on 5 Sep, 50 on 19 Oct; Moray, 1550 Findhorn 18 Jan, 1500 on 7 Apr; Aber, 1128
Ythan 9 Apr, 1174 on 20 Aug; Angus, 1800 Montrose Basin 26 July, birds dying in
severe weather from 22 Dec; Isle of May 80 on 20 Aug; Dunb/Renf, 6000 Clyde est
22 Mar, 5000+ on 17 Sep.

tGreenshank Tringa nebularia Breeding: Shet, 2 prs bred successfully; no
comments to main areas; Aber, 1 pr nested successfully mid Deeside. Counts and
passage: Fair Isle, max 5 on 14 Aug, 14 Sep; Moray, 10 Findhorn 14 Aug; Aber, 20
Strathbeg 11 Sep; Fife, 20 Eden est 30 Aug; Midi, 19 Gladhouse 11 Sep; E Loth, 9
Aberlady 13 Aug; Dunb/Renf, 18 Woodhall 22 Feb, 18 on 28 Sep; Renf, 11 Balgray
res 20 Aug; Dumf, 105 Browhouses 23 Aug, 55 on 10 Sep. Wintering birds: Ross,
Jan (2), Dec (5); Inv, Jan, Dec (4); Aber, Dec; Fife, Dec; W Loth, Dec; E Loth, Jan;
Arg, Dec (2); Dunb/Renf, Jan (14), Dec; Ayr, Jan (4), Dec (2); Wig, Jan (6); Dumf,
Dec (2).

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochrupus Winter: singles Tarholm, Ayr Jan - 4 Apr (25
Aug - 31 Dec), Dalbeattie, Dumf 1 Jan. Spring: Shet, singles Lerwick 15 May,
Fetlar 27 May; Fair Isle 3 May; Ork, Wideford Burn 19 May; Suth, 6 Handa 21 Apr;
Midi, 1 Gladhouse 9 May.

Autumn passage (light): Shet, two in Aug; Fair Isle 2-4 daily 5-15 Aug, max 8 on
14th; Ork, c9 between 25 July and 22 Sep; O Heb, 1 North Rona 24-29 Oct; Aber,
scarce 4 July - 21 Sep, max 2 Dyce 4 July, late bird Fintray 7 Nov - 6 Dec; few down
E coast, max 2 Isle of May 5 Aug, 2 Dunbar, E Loth 9-13 Aug; W Stir, few 26 July -

12 Sep, max 4 Twechar 27 Aug; Lan, 3 Libberton 11 Aug; Ayr/Wig, 1-2 in Aug -
Oct.

£ Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Breeding: Suth, at least 1 pr probably nesting;
Inv, 2-3 prs main site, definitely one brood seen, 1st bird 11 May, singles also at
nearby marshes lo May and 4 June. Counts and passage, numbers low: Shet, 6
from 4 sites 13-29 May, 1 Hillwell 19 Sep; Fair Isle, one 12-14 May, 2 on 17th, one to
22nd, one 26th; Ork, 1 Stenness 29 Aug; Aber, singles Strathbeg 26 Aug, Cotehill

13 Sep, Meikle 19-25 Sep; Angus, Forfar 17 May; Fife, Eden est 19 July; E Loth,

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Aberlady 13-14 May, Dunbar 28 May, Drem 19 July; Ber, West Water 22 July;
Dunb, Endrick Mouth 18 Sep; Lan, Libberton 2 Sep; Ayr, Shewalton 1-20 Sep,
Highfield 8 Sep, Turnberry 5 Oct.

tCommon Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Breeding: Shet, nested 6 sites; Stir, 20 prs
Carron valley res; Arran, 34 prs bred; Kirk, none breeding L Ken. Winter: 1
Lochore Meadows, Fife 16 Feb. Spring arrival: 1st Glen Ey, Aber 22 Mar; 2 Apr L
Fada, Skye; most 1st dates ll-13th Kirk - Aber, mainly 18-20 Apr. Counts: Moray,
20 Findhorn 29 July; Angus, 30 Montrose Basin 26 July; Isle of May, 15 on 11 Sep;
Midi, 15 Flarperrig 15 July; Ber, 16 West Water 3 May, 21 on 22 July; Dunb, max
43 Endrick Mouth 9 July. Last record Carron Valley, Stir 18 Oct.

Turnstone A renaria interpres Counts and migration: Shet, many flocks, up to 25
summered; Fair Isle, high nos, 80 on 2 Feb, 160on 2 Nov; Ork, 300 Sanday 21 May,
usual summer records; Moray, 82 Lossiemouth 30 Aug; Aber, 720 Fraserburgh -
Rosehearty 7 Feb, 4 Peterhead in June; Isle of May, 250 on 28 Apr, absent 30 May -
25 June, 300 on 24 Sep; E Loth, 277 Gosford 14 Nov; Midi, 400 Musselburgh 16
Apr; Dunb, 3 Endrick Mouth 15 May; Ayr, 160 Prestwick 2 May.

^Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Two: Birsay, Ork 3 Sep (Mrs S. Green, J.
B. Ribbands)§; Gladhouse, Midi 13 Sep (L.L.J. Vick).

Gladhouse, Midi 13 Sep (L.L.J. Vick).

*+Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Breeding: Shet, 1st 9 Fetlar 12 May,
population estimated 21-24 prs, thought to be good season, 18+ prs hatching
young, last seen 9 Aug; O Heb, 24 birds seen, 2-4 prs bred; Scottish mainland, 3
birds at 1 site and thought to have bred, one at another site 10 July. Migrants: Ork,
1 N Ronaldsay 11-14 July; E Loth, 2 Aberlady 7 Aug.

*Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius One Easter Ellister, Islay 23 Sep (CGB).

Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Spring: 1 Fair Isle crossing 22 May; Ork, 1
Scapa Flow 30 Apr; Aber, 1 Collieston 12 May; Ber, 1 Dowlaw 20 June; Arg, singles
Sound of Islay 9 May and Treshnish Pt, Mull 11 June. Summer - autumn: Shet, 1 off
Bresay 9 Sep, 1 Haroldswick 11 Sep; Fair Isle, singles 22 Aug, 23 Sep; Ross, 2
Tarbatness 26 Sep; Banff, 4 Buckie 4 Oct; Aber, 1 Rattray 1 Aug, singles 4 days
Peterhead 20 Aug - 19 Oct, 2 on 30 Sep; Midi, 3 Musselburgh 26 Sep, one 27th; E
Loth, singles Tyninghame 16 Aug, Barnsness 6 Aug, more in early Oct, max 45 on 1
Oct; Ber, St Abbs 11 Aug, 26 Sep; Arg, singles Mull 27 July, Tiree 1 Sep, Coul Pt,
Islay 29 Sep.

f Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Breeding counts included cl20 prs Fair Isle;
Ork, 45 prs Eday, 95 prs on territory Papa Westray, 91 prs Raasay; O Heb,
spreading S, now breeding Benbecula; Suth, 14 prs Handa; Arg, 2 cols (c20 prs)
Coll, 6 prs Jura. Arrivals and passage: 1st Unst, Shet 8 Apr, mainly after 15th, last
Skerries 1 Oct; Ross, last 2 Tarbatness 18 Oct; Banff, 7 Buckie 4 Oct; Aber, 2N
Peterhead 20 Apr, 55N on 21 Aug, 38N on 22nd; Midi, 15 Hound Pt 24 Sep; E Loth,
75 Barnsness 1 Oct, 53 on 2 Oct; Dunb, 4 Endrick Mouth 29 Apr; Ayr, 4S Turnberry
28 Sep.

*Long-taiIed Skua Stercorarius lougicauclus Shet, ad Fetlar 16 July, sub-ad 19th;
Fair Isle ad 6 Sep; Ork, Evie 15 May, Pentland Firth 7 Aug; Ross, Chanonry Ness 3
Oct, Tarbatness 18 Oct; Aber, Peterhead 18 June, 1 dead Drums 7 Nov; Angus, 1
Barry Buddon 25 May - 1 July; W Loth, 2 Hound Point 3 Nov; Midi, Musselburgh
22 Aug; Arg, 1 West of Tiree 6 Sep.

tGreat Skua Stercorarius skua Breeding: no changes Shet - Ork; 0 Heb, increasing;
Lewis, bred N Uist; Suth, 28 prs Handa, 4 prs Eilean nan Roan; Ross, pr Longa
apparently prospecting. Arrivals and counts: Shet. 1st Fetlar 19 Mar. last Yell 25
Oct; Fair Isle, 26 Mar - 6 Nov; Banff, 25 Buckie 4 Oct; Aber, 1 Balmedie 18 Jan.
next Peterhead 4 Apr, max there 137N Peterhead 23 July, 72N on 22 Aug, last 8
Nov; E Loth, 55 Barnsness 1 Oct, 21 on 2nd, last 7 Nov; Ber, 16 St Abbs 1 Oct.

♦Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus Three: 2nd Y Balmedie, Aber 3 Nov
(PF); ad Musselburgh, Midi 4 Jan (LLJV); 2nd Y Doonfoot. Ayr 14 Aug (RDW).

♦Franklin’s Gull Larus pipixcan Second summer Canna, Inv 5-11 July when found
dead (R.L. Swann et at).

Little Gull Larus minutus Shet, singles 20-24 Apr. 27 May. 29 May, 7 Sep. 21 Sep;
Ork, singles May and Aug; 0 Heb, one N Uist 22 May; lnv, 1 Alturlie 30 Aug; few S
from Aber where 1-2 on many dates; Angus, max 50 Barry Buddon 18 Apr. 100 +
Westhaven 26 July and 700 Westhaven 18 Aug (a record for county): Fife, max 5
Kilconquhar 5 Sep; few Midi, E Loth and Ber, max 3 Musselburgh 2 Mar: Arg. 1
Danna 16 Feb; Renf/Dunb/ Ayr singles 5 days Feb. May-Aug. but 8 Endrick Mouth
23 Aug; Wig, 4 L Ryan 13 Sep; Dumf. 1 L Maben 2 June - 6 Aug, 2 on 27 July.

♦Sabine’s Gull Larus sabini Three in Ayr; ad Doonfoot 5 Aug. juv Turnberry Pt 28
Sep, ad there 29 Oct (RDW/RHH).

♦Bonaparte’s Gull Larus Philadelphia One Stenness, Ork 27 May (M. Gray)§.

TBlack-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Breeding: Shet, good season, flying young
from 20 June; Angus, 12+ prs Barry Buddon, 1st since 1905; Lothians census 1278
prs. Borders 3873 prs, biggest site 1500 prs West Water; Renf. increase to 300 +
prs Aird Meadows; Ayr, L Macaterick colony deserted due to mink; also similar
predation in Kirk.

Counts and passage: lnv, Garten peak 2400 on 2 Apr; N Kinc. 5500 Girdleness 15
Jan; Stir, 20000 Skinflats 19 Oct; Midi, 6225 Edinburgh 13 Dec; Dunb Renf. 9000
Clyde est 3 Sep.

♦Ring-billed Gull Larus delawareusis Two: 2nd Y Clickimin. Shet 29 Dec - Jan 82
(M.S. Chapman et at)-, 2nd Y S Uist. O Heb 13 Aug (J.J. Sweeney. W. Neale et at).

^Common Gull Larus canus Breeding: Shet, good season; Fair Isle. 4 out of 5 prs
successful; Ork, increase to 70 prs Auskerry, fewer N Ronaldsay; Renf, 400 prs L
Thom/Grvfe res unsuccessful due to egg-collecting and persecution: Kirk, inland
colonies decreases and poor success. Counts and passage: Fair Isle autumn
passage 30 July - 26 Oct, max 392 on 11 Sep is low; Aber, 2000 Skene 25 Oct. 22
Nov; Midi, 15000 Gladhouse 29 Jan.

4 Lesser Black-headed Gull Larus fuscus Breeding: few comments of note, possibly
still increasing Flanders Moss, Perth. More wintering birds Shet. Dec: Aber. Jan,
Feb, Dec (3); Perth, Jan (2), Dec (2); Fife. Feb; Stir, Feb; Midl/W Loth. Jan (3).
Feb (7), Dec; E Loth, Jan, Feb (3); Dunb, Dec; Renf, Jan (17, incl 14 Balgray res 23
Jan), Dec (73, incl 60 Balgray 6 Dec), 12 Auchendores 31 Dec; Lan. Feb (18). Dec
(3); Ayr, Jan (6), Dec. Arrivals, mainly 10-18 Mar N to Shet. Scandinavian birds:
Ork, 19 Feb, 8 Mar; Isle of May 12 May; Midi, 2 on 3 Oct; E Loth. 13 Aberlady 29
Mar, 1 on 21 Nov; Ayr, 1-2 25 Feb - 19 Mar.

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^Herring Gull Larus argentatus Breeding: Isle of May, down to 2900 prs; Inv,
increase to 1000 prs Canna and 536 prs E side Rhum. Counts: Fair Isle storm roosts
1600 on 17 Feb, 1355 on 21 Apr; Aberdeen, 8000 on 5 Mar.

Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides About 200 birds throughout country, a good year:
max counts and records of note: Shet, c50 Jan - Mar, max 6 Scalloway; 0 Heb, c 30
Lewis Jan - Mar; Caith, 5 Wick 15 Jan; Aber, 6 Fraserburgh 31 Jan, 5 on 5 Dec, 4
Girdleness 21 Feb; Rox, 1 Kelso 31 Jan; Arg, 2 Campbeltown 18 Jan; Renf, 1
Balgray res 10 Mar; Ayr, 4 Doonfoot - Ayr Feb; Wig, 1 L Ryan 11-31 Jan, 13 Dec.

Glaucuous Gull Larus hyperboreus Nos high and recorded most counties and all
months. Counts: Shet, exceptional nos Jan - Mar, max 100 Unst 23 Jan, 50+ L of
Cliff 16 Feb, 120+ elsewhere, 35+ Oct - Dec; Fair Isle, peaks 20 on 8 Feb, 5 on 13
Oct; Ork, max 3 Papa Westray 15 Feb; O Heb, 20 Lewis Jan - Mar; Caith, all year,
max 10N Noss Head 11 Jan; Aber, 28 Fraserburgh 31 Jan, 8 on 5 Dec; Midi, 2
Cousland 26 Nov; Ber, 3 Eyemouth 28 Oct; Arg, max 7 Campbeltown 30 Jan; Ayr,
27+ during year, daily max c8 Ayr Feb; Wig, 2 L Ryan 31 Jan - 1 Feb. 1 hybrid ad
unst 4-6 Mar.

tGreat Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Breeding changes: increase to 36 prs
Rhum; Kirk, no longer breeds L Moan. Counts: Fair Isle storm roosts 1000 on 8
Feb, 1300 on 21 Apr, 1200 on 10 Aug; Inv, Garten inland roost 31 on 4 Jan; Aber,
2000 Drums - Ythan 30 Aug; Isle of May 950 on 21 Oct.

*Ross’s Gull Rhodostethia rosea Four in Shet; adult Whalsay 14 Jan (Dr B.
Marshall, N.D. Poleson et at); adult Baltasound, Unst 22-24 Jan (I. Spence et at );
adult Scalloway 24 Jan - 5 Feb (J.D. Okill, I. Sandison et at)-, adult Quendale 28-31
Jan (M.G. Richardson ef at).

tKittiwake Rissa tridactyla Breeding: Fair Isle, excellent season, high fledging
rate; Ork, excellent season, 1st eggs 10 May; Isle of May, increase to c6100 nests;
continued small increases St Abbs, Ber; Rhum (1413 nests) and Canna (981 prs),
Inv. Counts and passage: Fair Isle 871N on 8 Oct; Ork, 800/hr N Ronaldsay 8 Oct;
Ross, 1200/hr N Tarbatness 26 Sep, 500S/hr 18 Oct; Inv, 3 L Garten 14 Mar; Aber,
largest 7000N/hr Peterhead 29 Apr, 8000N/hr 5 Aug; Ber, lOOON/hr Barnsness 2
Oct; Peeb, 1st record North Esk res 16 June; Dunb, 1 Endrick Mouth 11 Aug.

*Caspian Tern Sterna caspia Two: Arg, off Ardpatrick Pt, Sound of Gigha 6 June
(D.L. & Mrs R.Z. Clugston); W Loth, Hound Pt 3 July (A. Stewart).

t Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Breeding: Ork, 72 prs 4 sites, young mainly
drowned by rain Sanday; Aber, 1300 prs Forvie, excellent season; Forth 500 prs
Inchmickery. Winter: 2 Kirkcaldy, Fife 4 Jan; W Loth, 3 Dalmeny 31 Jan - 1 Feb; E
Loth, Port Seton - Gosford 15-22 Feb, Aberlady 19 Dec. Arrivals and passage: Shet,
c6 May - Aug; Fair Isle, 4 singles 31 May - 8 Aug; Ork, 29 Mar - 30 Sep; Caith, 1
Sandside 27 Mar; Aber, 1st N Peterhead 20 Mar, last 11 Oct, 2 inland Banchory -
Devenick 10 May; Perth, 70W Balhepburn 4 Aug; Fife Ness, 1 on 12 Mar, 4000
Pettycur 18 Aug; Stirling, one 13 Aug; Midi, last 15 Nov; Dunb, 2W Cumbernauld 4
Oct.

* ^Roseate Tern Sterna dougalli Breeding and counts: Fife, 1 pr bred, at least 1
young, 16 ads and 3 young seen Kirkcaldy 29 July, 1 on 11 Oct; W Loth, IE Hound
Pt 27 May, 2 on 14 June, 3 July; 2 nests Inchmickery 23 June; E Loth, singles
Aberlady 19 July, 10 Aug, Dirleton 10 June; Ayr, Meikle Craigs 24 Aug.

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^Common Tem Sterna hirundo Breeding: Fair Isle, 40 prs reared c60 young;
Moray, poor success; Aber, very poor year Forvie (100 prs) but good Strthbeg (100
prs); E Loth, poor year; Kirk, generally poor - eggs taken, floods and rats! Arrivals:
8 Balmedie, Aber 9 Apr; Ayr, 2 Troon 16 Apr; 1st in Shet 9 May. Counts: 1550
Tentsmuir, Fife 30 Aug. Last records mostly early Oct. last 2 Hound Pt, W Loth 17
Oct.

^Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Breeding: Shet, good season, large nos young,
Papa Stour colony clOOOO prs; Ork, good season, up to 2000 young fledged Papa
Westray where some still incubating late July; Moray, poor year 350 prs Kinloss;
Aber, 100 prs Forvie very poor year; Arg, generally unsuccessful. Arrivals: 29 Apr,

1 Peterhead, Aber; 30th 2 Tankerness, Ork, mostly from 5th May. Last records: 4
Oct, 2 Fetlar, Shet; 8 Oct, 1 Musselburgh, Midi.

fLittle Tern Sterna albifrons Breeding: Caith, 3 prs nested; Aber, 46 prs Forvie, 1st
clutches failed, finally 4 young fledged; Kinc/ Angus, 30 prs at 6 sites, poor success
only 8 young fledged; E Loth, 68 prs bred, one colony failed (foxes) and others had
some success; Arg, 8+ prs Islay; Ayr, 6 prs Ballantrae, 1 juv; Wig, 3 prs failed due
to rats. Arrivals and counts: 12 Apr Irvine, Ayr; 21 Apr 2 Aberlady, E Loth; Ork, 1
Stenness 4 Aug; last Lamlash, Arran 17 Sep.

*BlackTem Chlidonias niger One in spring Peterhead, Aber 8 May. About 55 in
autumn 1 July - 14 Oct; Shet, Skerries 24-26 Sep; E Ross, Tarbatness 26 Sep; Aber,
Meikle 1 July, Ythan 25th and 9 Aug, Peterhead 12 Sep, Cotehill 13th, Meikle
18-19th; Angus, Scurdyness 30 Aug; Fife, 2 Fifeness 17 July, Kilconquhar 4 Sep;
Midi, 3 Musselburgh 20 Sep, 2 Cramond 14 Oct; W Loth, 1-12 seen Hound Pt 6th -
30 Sep, max 6 on 12th, 10 on 28th, 12 on 29th; E Loth, 2 Aberlady 14 Aug, 15th (4),
16th (13), 1 to 24th, Seacliff 16th, Tyninghame and Barnsness 29th; Arg, Dervaig,
Mull 15 Sep; Renf, 2 Balgray res 16-24 Sep, 1 on 30 Sep - 1 Oct; Ayr, 2 Kilbirnie L
13 Sep; Wig, L Ryan 12 Sep; Kirk, 2 Carlingwark L 13-14 Sep, one 16th.

^Guillemot Uria aalge Breeding: Noss census 65500 adults, continued increase,
Shet sample 23.1% bridled birds; Fair Isle, excellent season; Ork, bridled sample
10%; Isle of May 17000 present in June; Firth of Forth, 3.04% bridled; Ber, St
Abbs suggestion of decrease; Arg, 9% increase Canna, 1000 prs 2 sites Islay no
change in 10 years. Big numbers wintered in Moray Firth; 950 inside Beauly Firth,
Inv/Ross 6 Mar, 618 on 14 Nov, 600 Riff Bank 16 Nov and large nos Spey Bay Oct -
feeding on sprats/herring.

*Brunnich’s Guillemot Uria lomvia Two found dead: 1st Y Johnshaven, Kinc 25 Jan
(K. Brockie); Stenness, Ork 29 Dec (M. Gray et ai).

fRazorbill Alco torda Breeding: Shet, Noss stable - 1432 ads; Fair Isle, possible
slight decrease! Isle of May, 2000 birds in June; Inv, slight increase to 450 birds
Rhum; Wig, no change (6 prs) Gillie’s Craig; Dunb, 1st ever Endrick Mouth 1 Oct;
Renf, IE Longhaugh Pt 4 Oct.

Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Breeding: Fair Isle, poor season; Ork, 47 nests
Auskerry had 69 young; Aber, possibly breeding in Peterhead area; Inv, continued
increase to record 144 adults Canna; Renf, 2 prs Port Glasgow shipyard, 1 pr reared

2 young; Ayr, pr prospecting Troon. Counts: Shet, 438 Bluemull - Colgrave 22 Jan;
Fair Isle, influx 130 on 20 Oct; Inv, 1 Kessock 13 Oct; Aber, more records, max 21
Fraserburgh 11 Mar; few south to E Loth.

Little AukA//e alle Another poor year 60-70 records (c20 dead): Shet, Jan - 23 Mar,
1-31 Dec. max 3 Whalsay 22 Dec; Fair Isle, 1st 14 Oct, max 6 on 22 Dec; Ork, clO

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Jan - Feb, Oct - Dec; O Heb (2), E Ross, l'Fortrose 3 Mar; Aber (4) including 1 dead
Blackdog 29 June; Angus (4), one in late May; Isle of May, 4 on 7 Nov; Fife (2), E
Loth (3 in Feb); Ber, 1 Eyemouth 16 Jan; Ayr (5) incl 3 Troon 10 Oct.

4Puffin Fratercula arctica Shet, Hermaness continued annual increase 3.5%; Fair
Isle, 600 ashore 5 Apr; Isle of May 10000 active burrows, exodus 16000 birds 2 Aug,
7000 on 6th, 1000 on 7th; Ber, 17 ashore Fast Castle probably nesting; Inv, slight
increase to 60-70 prs Rhurn; 15-20 prs Ailsa Craig. Counts: last Shet 15 Aug; W
Loth, max 33E Hound Pt 27 May; Wig, 3 Mull of Galloway 28 June.

4 Rock Dove Columba livia Shet, max 250 Scalloway 17 Nov; Ork, nest still with
chick 20 Oct, max 540 Newark 15 Dec, 410 Stenness 25 Dec; Arg, 83 Bruaichladdich
21 Mar.

4Stock Dove Columba oenas Breeding: Aber, breeding at up to 23 known sites; Isle
of May 1-2 prs bred (1st ever). Counts: Shet, 1 Kergord 9 May - 5 June; Fair Isle,
one 18 Oct - 2 Nov; W Loth, max 105 Dalmeny 15 Nov; Arg, 1 West L Tarbert 22
Mar; Renf, 24 Inchinnan 20 Aug.

TWoodpigeon Columba palumbus Shet, large influx from 27 Mar, max 20 Kergord;
Fair Isle, spring peaks 12 on 8 Apr, 20 on 10 May; Ork, nesting records include
young in nest Firth 18 Oct; Moray, 1000 Teindland 29 Nov; W Loth, 5500 Livingston
29 Nov; Midi, 8000 Straiton 10 Dec; Selk, 5000+ Lindean 1 Feb; Ayr, 3000 Monkton
11 Nov.

fCollared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Breeding comments: stable Perth, E Loth and
Kirk, less O Heb and Borders; few more Shet and 43 Brodick is most ever. Counts
and passage: Fair Isle 3 May - 28 Sep, max 9 on 8 June; Caith, 113 Wick 25 Nov; E
Loth, 66 Aberlady 10 Dec; Renf, 92 Arkleston 4 Oct.

Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Migration: Shet, small nos (1-2) 12 May - 15 July
and 2 Sep - 31 Oct; Fair Isle 17 May - 4 July (max 4 on 15 June), 7 Aug - 9 Oct; Ork,
eaten 12 May - 9 Oct; O Heb, 1 S Uist 24 May, 2 Lewis 11 June; small nos down E
coast, Caith (3), Ross (1), Inv (1), Aber (5), Angus (1), Isle of May (2), Fife (1), E
Loth (5), Ber (3), mainly May - June, Sep - Oct; W Inv, singles Rhum 20 May, 14
June; singles Milngavie, W Stir 10 May, Doonfoot, Ayr, 5 Oct and Sannox, Ayr 2
Sep.

tCuckoo Cuculus canorus Breeding: only comment less in mid Arg, Mull and
Rhum. Arrivals: 9 Apr Glen Shurig, Arran; 16th Darsalloch, Kirk; 17th Ayr, in N,
26th Braes, Skye; mainly 1-9 May. Passage: Shet, 1-2 at 12 sites 9 May - 8 June, 4
singles Sep to 19th; Fair Isle, good spring, 5 on 10 May, next peak 8 on 17th, few to
7 June; Ork, last Holm 25 Sep; Ber, last St Abbs 24 Oct.

4Barn Owl Tyto alba E Ross/Inv, no change; Aber and Perth, more reported; Renf,
W Stir, only 7 reports; Ayr, reasonable; Dumf, average; Kirk, good season but
severe weather Dec causing deaths; Arg, singles Mull Feb, July and Nov.

*Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca Shet, Fetlar 299s throughout year, 399s early Apr to
end May, 15 June, 17 July and 31 Aug, 499s on 13 Apr (JND et al), Unst, 1 or 299s
between 23 Apr and 10 Oct with movement to Fetlar (I. Sp, M.S.), Bressay, 9 with
broken wing, died 6 Jan (DC), Ronas Hill 29 Mar (per RJT) and 11 July (ISR, GO,
JDO); Ork, 1Y 9 Papa Westray 21 May (S. Davies), ad 9 N Ronaldsay 27 May (J.
and R. McCutcheon, Dr K.F. Woodbridge), lY<?2-4 June (J.W.A. Cutt, Dr K.F.
Woodbridge); Banff, Cairngorms a from 1980 seen 2 Apr (Mrs S. Hayes).

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tLittle Owl Athene noctua At least 2 prs nested Sheavington/Glencaple area; one
New Abbey, Kirk Feb - July; one N Berwick, E Loth 5 Apr, 17 Apr and 14 June.

4Tawny Owl Strix aluco Breeding: Lnv, only 9 of 14 prs successful Glenurquhart;
Perth, average season; Kirk, some pairs fairly good season.

4Long-eared Owl Asio otus Breeding; few comments except present: more Angus;
Dunb/W Stir, 5+ prs Cumbernauld reared 10+ young. Counts: Shet, 6 wintered,
last 3 May, from 13 Sep, poor year; Fair Isle, 6 in spring 13 Mar - 31 May, one 22
Sep, 2 on 8th, 3 on 10 Nov, few to 20th; Ork, max 10 Berstane 18 Jan; Isle of May
singles 26, 27 and 30 Oct; Arg, 1 Machrihanish 18 June.

tShort-eared Owl Asio flammeus Breeding: Ork, apparently no longer breeds
Sanday; lnv, Aber and Perth, better season with more prs. Counts: Shet, 3 in
spring, 7 autumn, max 3 Skerries 12 Oct; Fair Isle, few 1 Apr - 4 June, max 2 on 11
May, 13 Sep - 18 Oct, max 5 on 12 Oct; Aber, 10 Strathbeg 29 Nov - 6 Dec; Borders,
20+ Tweedsmuir 5 June; Arg, 20 at roost Mull 1 Jan, 11 Machrihanish 28 Dec.

TNighljar Caprimulgus europaeus Breeding/calling birds: Ross, L Luichart June -
July; Arg, Achnamara 27 May, Lochgilphead 15 June; Kirk/Wig, 24 occupied
territories located (mainly by use of tape recorder) at 8 sites in Kirk, one in Wig;
Dumf, 1 juv dead on road Glencaple 22 Sep; Arran, 9 prs Brodick - Corrie; Bute, 2
Rubha Glas June - this species is probably well under-recorded, although it is
obviously now much reduced in numbers. Migrant: 1 Bressay, Shet 12 June.

4Swiftv4/ms apus Breeding - only comments: 6 prs breeding in sea cliffs Mull of
Kintyre, Arg. Arrivals: 1 May, Ettricks-bridge, Borders; 5th Morton Loch, Fife;
6-8th big arrivals, eg 25 Ayr 7th; 4 Elgin, Moray 8 May, earliest since 1976.
Passage: Shet, 10 May - 23 Sep; Fair Isle 10 May - 22 July, max 160 on 9 July (most
ever), small nos 5 Aug - 28 Sep; Ork, last N Ronaldsay 1 Oct; Caith, 100 Wick 12
July; Aber, 1 Newburgh 10 Oct; Barrhead, Renf 29 Oct; Prestwick, Ayr 31 Oct.

* Alpine Swift Apus melba Three: singles Fair Isle 18 Apr and 4-10 June (J.M.S.
Arnott, N.J. Riddiford, B. Wyss et at); one Banchory - Devenick Aber/Kinc, 4-8
June (L. Calle, B.J. Stewart, R. van Meurs).

t Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Proved breeding rather few but well distributed Borders
to Perth and some reported nests. Outside usual areas: Ross, Dingwall 10 Jan; lnv,
Drumnadrochit 28 Aug, Inverness 27-31 Dec; Nairn 1 Sep; Rothes, Moray mid-Sep;
Aber/Kinc, Cruden Bay 15 Oct - 14 Dec, Banchory 16 Nov; Angus, 3 records 25 Aug
- 14 Oct; Ber, 1 St Abbs 18 Oct; Arg, River Sorn, Islay 9 Sep.

*Bee-eater Merops apiaster Two Knocklearoch , Islay 3 June (S.T. Robinson).

♦Roller Coracias garrulus Juvenile Fair Isle 22 Sep, later found dead (J.F.
Holloway, N.J. Riddiford etal).

♦Hoopoe Upupa epops About seventeen - very good year. Shet, Whalsay 12-13 Sep
(BM), Mid Yell 18 Sep (RJT), Sandwater 5 Oct (KC); Fair Isle 3-5 invidividuals, one
12-14 Apr, singles 15 dates 7-29 May, 1-4 Oct (NJR et at); Ork, Evie 28 Sep, Harray
29th; Moray, Fochabers 14-16 Oct (S. Cruikshank); Aber, Old Deer 21-25 May (per
A. Drever); Angus, Rottal Burn 28 Apr; E Loth, Barnsness 4-7 Oct (SW, RDM,
PRG), Dirleton 12 Oct (MWF); Arg, Glen Kinglas 7 Sep (T. Healy), Nerabus, Islay
10 Oct (CGB); Lan, Crawfordjohn 23-24 May; Kirk, IS over Solway, Southerness 6
Oct (IW).

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(4) Wryneck Jynx torquilla Spring migration: about 40 birds 18 Apr-6 June: Shet, at
least 20 on 11-25 May, max 6 Skerries 12th, one Unst 6 June; Fair Isle, one 18 Apr
earliest ever, 3 on 11 May, 7 on 12th, 3 on 13th, one 22nd, 2 on 27th and 30th; Ork,
singles N Ronaldsay 10 and 16 May, 2 on 22nd; Aber, Drums 14 May; Angus, Usan
1 May; Isle of May 21 May; Ber, St Abbs 6-7 May. Summer - no proved nesting but
probably doing so: Inv, pr Apr - June, pr apparent breeding mid May, 5 at one site
28 May, singles at 6other sites 18May - 30 June. Autumn: Shet, 5 records 26 Aug -
4 Sep, 18 between 11-28 Sep, max 5 Whalsay 12th, one Skerries 8 Oct; Fair Isle,
small nos 23 Aug - 5 Oct, mainly 1 1 -27th , max 6 on 11 Sep, 7 on 12th; Ork, about 12
records 4 sites 4-30 Sep, max 3 N Ronaldsay 14 Sep; E Loth, Barnsness 4-9 Oct;
Ayr, Largs 19 Sep.

4 Green Woodpecker Picis viridus Breeding: noted as commoner Lan, Renf, Dunb
and Perth; Aber/N Kinc, proved nesting 1 site, probable at 3 and possible further
19; Inv, expansion continued Strathspey, 2 prs+ nested and birds at 9 other sites;
Moray, singles Rothes 12-13 Mar and Archiestown mid Nov; Ross, 1 Coulmore 20
Feb.

4 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopus major Breeding - no reported changes.
Migrants: Shet, Fetlar 16-17 Sep, Cunningsburgh 5 Oct; Arran, Brodick 16 Oct (1st
since 1976).

*Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Six: Shet, Fetlar 23-28 Sep (J.N.
Dymond); Fair Isle, 19-26 Sep, 25-26 Sep, 1 Oct, 6 Oct, 10-11 Oct (N.J. Riddiford et
at) - five of the grey eastern race.

*WoodIark Lullula arborea One St Abbs, Ber 1 Nov (SRW), first for Ber.

^Skylark Alanda atvensis Breeding: few comments: Fair Isle, estimated 50 prs; Inv,
increase Rhum; Dunb, 100+ prs nested Palacerigg. Passage and counts: Fair Isle
peaks 50 on 5 Mar, 200 on 21st, 700 on 25 Sep and 3-5 Oct; Caith, noticeable
passage S in mid Dec cold, 1000 Thurso - Scrabster 20 Dec; Aber, 532SW Cruden
Bay 7 Dec; Angus, cold weather 3-5000 Easthaven 24 Dec; Fife Ness 650+ on 23
Dec; E Loth, 2000 Aberlady mid Dec; Lan, 1200 Gadloch 12 Dec; Ayr, heavy
passage S on 14 Dec, 750S/hr Ayr on 14th; Kirk, many forced down by blizzard on
hills 24 Apr.

*Shore Lark Eromophila alpestris Winter-spring: 1 Tyninghame, E Loth 21 Feb; 1
Papa Westray, Ork 22 May; 2 Fair Isle 10 May. Autumn: Sumburgh, Shet 1 Nov;
Fair Isle, 2 on 8 Oct, 1 to 13th, 5 on 1 Nov; 2 N Ronaldsay 9 Oct, 10-1 1th , 4 on
15-24th, 2 Westray 15 Nov; Aber, 8 Rattray 25 Dec;' Midi, 1 Musselburgh 2-5 Nov;
O Heb, 2 N Rona 9-11 Oct, 3 on 19-21st, one 23-24th; E Loth, 2 Tyninghame from 14
Nov, 3 on 29 Dec.

4Sand Martin Riparia riparia Breeding: more Moray, fewer Fife, Mull; W Stir, 500
prs Drumbeg sand quarry; Kirk/Wig, no longer breeds Upper Minnoch. Arrivals:
26 Mar, 1 Tweedbank, Borders; 27th, Selk, Midi and 19 Martnaham, Ayr, more 1st
records 28-30th, main arrivals mid Apr. Counts: Shet, 40 Baltasound 13 May; Fair
Isle 9 May - 11 June, max 15 on 27th; Inv, 400 insh 18 Aug. Late records: 30 Sep,
Kingscross, Arran; 3 Oct, L Ken, Kirk.

4SwalIow Hirundo rustica Breeding: Shet, 4 prs; Ork/O Heb, good season and
increase. Arrivals: 27 Mar, Wig; 29 Mar, Drumoak, Aber; 31 Mar, Renf; 4 Apr,
Fair Isle - earliest ever; mainly 2nd week Apr in S, but late Apr blizzard caused
problems and main arrivals early May. Passage and counts: Shet, peak 90 Whalsay

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8 May; Fair Isle, mainly 5 May - 17 June, max 140 on 12 May, 100 on 24th and 28th,
autumn max 35 on 21 Sep; Angus, 1000 Balgavies 23 Aug, 1000 Forfar Sep; Perth,
5000 Tay roost 5 Sep; Isle of May, max 80 on 29 Sep; Midi, 1000+ Duddingston 7
Sep; Dunb, 3500 Condorrat 29 Aug; Ayr, 2000 Kerse L 24 Aug. Late records: 10
Nov, Dunbar, E Loth; 14 Nov, 3 Whiting Bay, Arran.

4House Martin Delichon urbica Breeding: Caith, better year; N Kinc, 35 prs at 2
cliff sites Catterline; E Loth, 42 nests Dunbar is double 1980 total; Renf, good
increase Kilmacolm; low numbers and very late - effects of blizzard. Arrivals: 16
Mar, Baron’s Flaugh, Lan; 26th, Pot Loch, Ber; 29th, 4 Endrick Mouth, Dunb;
generally 1st records mid Apr and main passage in 2nd week May. Counts: Shet,
max 200 Dun 26 May, 60 Sumburgh 18 Sep; Fair Isle, 8 May - 17 June, max 100 on
24 May, 12 Sep - 3 Oct, max 30 on 22nd; Ayr, 200 Doonfoot 6 Sep. Late records: 14
Nov, singles Carlingheugh Bay, Angus and Kilmacolm. Renf; 20 Nov, Aberdeen.

♦Richard’s Pipit Anthus novalseelandiae Fourteen: Shet, Sumburgh 15-16 (J.D.
Okill, I. Sandison), Skerries 21 Sep, 22-26 Oct (D.M. Pullan, E. Tait), Bressay 22
Sep (M.S. Chapman), Sumburgh 4 Oct (MSC), Virkie 5-6 Oct (MCS), Spiggie 15 Oct
(J.D. Okill); Fair Isle, 16-25 Sep, another 21-28th, another 28th, 5-6 Oct with 2 on
6th, 25 Oct - 1 Nov (six in all) (NJR et al ); Ork, Deerness 12 Sep (R.H. Dennis, E.R.
Meek).

♦Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris One Newburgh, Aber 14 May (K.B. Shepherd,
C.R. Mackay, et al).

♦Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni One Fair Isle 4-5 Oct (J.C. Gregory, N.J.
Riddiford et al); another 11-12 Oct (J.N. Dymond, J.F. Holloway et at).

tTree Pipit Anthus trivialis Breeding: Arg, not as plentiful Mull; E Dunb/W Stir,
40+ prs at 16 sites Cumbernauld - Kilsyth; Renf, good increase Kilmacolm.
Arrivals: 6 Apr Arg; 9th L Ken, Kirk; more in mid April. Passage: Shet, 7 May - 4
June, max 80 Skerries 12 May, 10 Sep - 6 Oct, max 100 Bressay 22 Sep; Fair Isle, 17
Apr - 29 May, max 50 on 12 and 18 May, 22 Aug - 9 Oct, max 140 on 15 Sep; O Heb,
singles Lewis and S Uist 7 May. Last 6th, Barnsness, E Loth.

fMeadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Breeding: Renf, good season but poor in upland
Ayr and Kirk where many failed in wet weather. Counts and passage: Fair Isle, 15

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Mar - 22 Nov, max 220 on 30 Mar, 400 on 7 May, 600 on 5 Sep, 1000 on 6th, 1500 on
8th; Aber, 300 Strathbeg 14 Sep.

♦Red-throated Pipit An thus cervinus One Musselburgh, Midi 15 Sep (A.D. Inglis,
DrL.L.J. Vick).

4Rock Pipit Anthus spinoletta Breeding: Fair Isle, excellent season. Counts: 54 N
end Sanday 29 Nov; 70 Isle of May 7 Aug; Dunb, 1 Endrick Mouth 11 Aug.
Scandinavian littoralis : 2 Fife Ness 29 Mar, singles Don, Aber 16-19 Mar, Inverugie
24-26 Mar. A bird Scatness, Shet 13-14 May showed characteristics of american
race rubescens (MSC, CK, CR).

^Yellow Wagtail Molacilla flava flavissima Breeding: N Ayr, 30% decrease to 15
prs, poor season due to rain; Lan, cl5+ nesting including at least 2cfd,with flava
characteristics and one at Neilston, Renf 21 May like cinereocapilla ; Borders, 1 +
prs nested; E Loth, 1 pr nested successfully - 1st record apparently; Aber.cf bred
successfully Murcar with q flava-, Fair Isle, pr bred, 1st clutch failed, may have
reared 2nd attempt. Arrivals from 12 Apr, Shet, more than usual in spring; 1 Alvie,
Inv 16 May; 70 Strathaven, Lan Aug.

Blue-headed wagtail flava: few Shet from 20 May; Fair Isle, singles 9 dates 13-27
May, 23 Sep; Angus, Arbroath 14 May; Midi, Musselburgh 3 May; E Loth,
Aberlady 16 May; Arg, Islay 7 May.

Grey-headed Wagtail thunbergi : Shet, singles Fetlar and Unst 13 May, Whalsay
14th, Baltasound 22nd; Fair Isle, one 15-17 May, one 25 Sep; Caith, Noss Head 16
May; E Loth, Dunbar 14 May.

♦Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Immature Aberlady, E Loth 14-16 Sep (A.
Brown, P.M. Ellis, P.R. Gordon etal).

tGrey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Breeding: Ork, 2 pairs nested; O Heb, now absent;
Perth, poor season - low nos; Arran, increase to 14+ prs. Migrants: Shet, 8
between 31 Mar and 17 Oct; Fair Isle, 1-3 some days 26 Mar - 8 Apr, 1-2 between 16
Sep and 25 Oct, max 3 on 5 Oct; Inv, present Insh 13 Mar - 5 Oct, max 18 on 18 Aug;
Ayr, 145/hr Prestwick 23 Sep.

4Pied/ White Wagtail Motacilla alba yerrelli Breeding: Shet, 3 prs nested; Isle of
May, 3 prs nested; E Loth, good season; Kirk, very poor success Glentrool, only 10
young from 11 nests, alba: mixed pr nested successfully L Fada, Skye; pr alba with
2 young Trinafour, Perth 13 July. Highest count: Moray, 700 Kinloss 3 Aug. White
Wagtail alba migration: Shet, 1st 28 Mar; Fair Isle 6 Mar - 27 May, max 10 on 11
May, 1 Aug - 14 Oct, max 120 on 5 Sep; Aber, more than usual, max 6 Don est 2
May; Midi, max 6 Musselburgh 6 May; E Loth, 6 Aberlady 16 Apr; Ayr, 25 +
Turnberry 25 Apr.

Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Winter - spring: 1 Harpsdale, Caith 18 Jan; Aber, 1
Peterhead 11 Jan, 2 Mintlaw 27 Jan. Autumn influx about 450 birds from 22 Oct:
County totals, peak counts: Shet, 23 Oct - 26 Nov, max 8 Lerwick 1 Nov; Fair Isle, 6
between 23 Oct - 7 Nov; Ork, cl2 between 1 Nov - 10 Dec; O Heb, 7 Stornoway Oct -
Nov; Caith, 3 Scrabster 16 Nov; Ross, 4 singles Nov - Dec; Inv, max 30 Cannich 23
Nov, 12 Insh 13 Dec; Moray/Banff, max 20 Banff Dec; Aber, good influx from 23
Oct, max 30 Aberdeen 26 Nov, 50 on 8 Dec; Angus (3), Perth, max 15 Blairgowrie
30 Nov, 15 Callander 28 Nov; Fife, 7 Glenrothes 18 Dec; Stir, (12), 7 Stirling 8 Dec;
Midi, (13); E Loth, (40-60), max 21 Dirleton 7 Nov; Borders (9); Arg, 1 Islay 4 Nov;
Arran, 3 Sannox 1 Nov; W Stir, 5 Drymen 28 Nov; Lan, (1); Ayr (4).

FDipper Cinclus cinclus Breeding: Arran, increase to 7 prs; Kirk, low nos uplands;
Perth, moderate season, early nest 1st egg 24 Feb; Angus, 1 Forfar Loch early Aug.

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tWren Troglodytes troglodytes Breeding: Fair Isle fridariensis population still very
low at 10 singing ; Inv, Garten CBC (13 prs in 1980); Fife, Tentsmuir census
noticeable increase; recovery in nos noted many areas. Counts: Skerries, Shet
passage 13 Sep - 8 Nov, max 2 on 14 and 25 Oct; Isle of May, max 12 on 8-9 Oct; big
decrease in Dec severe freeze up.

tDunnock Prunella modularis Breeding: decrease Tentsmuir, Fife, but increase
and good success Renf, Kirk. Migration and counts: Fair Isle, 10 Mar - 2 June,
mainly 26 Mar - 25 Apr, max 16 on 9 Apr, 11 Aug - 26 Oct, max 25 on 5 Oct; Isle of
May, very poor nos, max 10 on 4-5 Oct; Ber, peak 40 St Abbs 18 Oct; Renf. 170
Longhaugh - Woodhall tideline in cold weather 18-19 Jan.

tRobin Erithacus rubecula Breeding: Inv, increase to 20 prs Garten CBC from 15 in
1980; Fife, 67% increase Tentsmuir; W Loth, decrease to 8 prs Carriber from 14
prs. Migration and counts: Shet, small nos 27 Mar - May, max 10 Fetlar 29 Mar.
and from 11 Sep, max 40 Fetlar 16 Sep; Fair Isle, a poor year, max 25 on 3 Apr, 40
on 30 Sep; Ork, max 1 1 Sanday 9 Apr; Isle of May, poor year max 50 on 4 Oct; Ber,
88 Burnmouth 27 Sep; noticeable reduction throughout country in Dec freeze-up.

*Thrush Nightingale luscinia luscinia Three: 2 Noss Head, Caith 11-12 May, one to
15th (K.W. Banks, H. Clark, E.W.E. Maughan et at); one killed by cat Newburgh,
Aber 12 May (Dr C.H. Fry).

*Nightingale Luscinia megarhychos Two: Whalsay, Shet 12 May (BM); Isle of May
22 Oct (MPH etal).

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica A very large influx of Red-spotteds. possibly about 275
birds in May; Shet, at least 160 in islands 11-27 May, max 33 Skerries 12th, 13 +
Fetlar, and 13+ Sumburgh on 13th, another wave on 15th with 10 new birds
Skerries, last 7 June; Fair Isle, 12 on 11 May, 30 on 12th, 14-20 (some turnover)
daily to 18th, fewer to 4 June; Ork, about 15, from 1st 3 Sanday 10-16 May, other
max 3 N Ronaldsay 12 May; Caith, 1 Noss 11 May, 14 on 13th, singles to 19th, 1
Wick 14th, 1 Forss 16th; Aber, large fall, at least 17, from 12 May, max 3
Girdleness 12th, 3 Rattray 14th, last on 17th; Isle of May, at least 12, 5 on 1 1 May, 8
8 on 12th, 10th on 13th, 8 on 14th, 3 singles later to 11 June; Fife. I Kingsbarns, 1
Fife ness 13-15 May; Ber, singles St Abbs 11 and 16 May.

Autumn: 14 birds: Shet, 3 Skerries 11-14 Sep, singles 3rd and 19-27 Oct, a Bressay
22 Sep: Fair Isle, 1 on 9-10 Sep, 3 on 11th, singles 15-1 6th , 22nd and 6-17 Oct; 6
Heb, singles S Uist 12 Sep and North Rona 15-16 Oct.

^Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanutus One, first year probably , Fair Isle 29-30
Sep (P. Milburn, N.J. Riddiford et al).

* Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Two in winter, c50+ in spring and 7 in
autumn: Shet, 1 Skerries 9-10 Mar, 12+ at 7 sites 27 Mar - 3 Apr, 2 singles in Apr,

3 Fetlar in May and 6 elsewhere 7-26 May, 1 Dun 19 Sep; Fair Isle, 1 on 26 Mar, 1-3
some days 29 May - 27 May, singles 1st and 8 Nov; Ork, c8 from 29 Mar - 7 June,
max 2 N Ronaldsay 1 Apr and 12 May, one there 5 Oct; Caith, Wick 20 May; Aber,
Drums 13 May, Rattray 13-15 May, Nigg 4 Oct; Isle of May, singles on 18 days 1
Apr - 12 June, 2 on 2 Apr; E Loth, 1 Dunbar 14 Jan - 5 Feb; Ber, St Abbs 28 Mar,
Selkirk 10-13 Apr; Arg, Islay 31 Mar, Mull of Kintyre 14 Apr; Lan, Summerston 4

4 Nov; Ayr, 1 Greenan-10 Jan 25 Apr; Kirk, Port o’Warren 31 Aug.

tRedstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Breeding: Garten CBC down to 15 prs (19 prs
in 1980); Perth, 33 prs at nest box col, 7 nests failed, 151 fledged; Loth, high nos
maintained; Kirk, good nos and success, best year since early 1970s.

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Arrivals: 11 Apr L Garten, Inv; 12th, 2 Menteith, Perth and 1 Fair Isle; more 13th;
main passage mid May. Migration and counts: Shet, peaks 120 Skerries 12 May, 73
Whalsay 14 Sep, 100 Fetlar 16 Sep, last 25 Oct; Fair Isle, max 35 on 11 May, 60 on
12th, 50 on 12 Sep, last 1 1 Nov; O Heb, 1 Mingulay 22 Sep; Isle of May poor year, 5
May - 6 Oct.

fWhinchat Saxicola rubetra Breeding: Perth and Mull seemed fewer; N Kirk, good
nos and success; Arran, 35 prs known, 43+ young ringed; Dunb/W Stir, 60-63 +
prs at 18 sites Cumbernauld and Kilsyth. Arrivals: 11 Apr, 1 Noss Head, Caith;
12th, Tarfessock, Ayr and Glentrool, Kirk; mostly from 1st week May. Winter
records: 2 Philip-burn, Selk, 23 Jan, 1 Ryemuir, Dumf 31 Jan and 1 West Water,
Ber 12 Dec are very unusual. Migration: Shet, big influx 11-12 May, max 160
Skerries 12th, 150 Fetlar 16 Sep; Fair Isle, 14 Apr - 4 June, 50 on 12 May, 25 Aug -
12 Oct, max 100 on 15-16 Sep; Ork, max 40 Deerness and 40 Grimness 12 Sep, last
Sanday 9 Nov; Caith, 40 Noss Head 15 Sep; Isle of May, max 20 on 30 Aug.

tStonechat Saxicola torquata Numbers slightly improved in nearly all areas but
again affected by Dec freeze-up; Arran, 34 prs was increase; Ork, 3 newly fledged
young on 26 Sep probably a 3rd brood so good season. Migration: Shet, singles 28
Mar and 11 May; Fair Isle, singles on 5 days 28 Mar - 22 May plus on 2 Apr, 1-2 on
3 dates 30 Sep - 4 Oct. Eastern stonechat S.t. maura/ stejnegeri: Singles: Shet,<?
Sumburgh 24 Sep (M.S. Chapman), 9 or imm Fetlar 19-20 Oct (J.N. Dymond); Fair
Isle, 9 or imm 10 Oct (A.R. Kitson et al)\ Ork, 9 or imm Birsay 21 Oct (E.R. Meek).

fWheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Breeding: good success Fair Isle; Midi, 43 prs
Moorfoot Valley, some failed due to cold NW winds in June. Arrivals: 14 Mar,
Great Cumbrae, Bute; 17th, singles Urioch and Troston, Kirk; 19th, Rendall, Ork,
most 1st dates 27-29 Mar. Migration: Shet, max 250 Skerries 12 May, inducing
leucorrhoa\ Fair Isle, 29 Mar - 1 Nov, peaks 450 on 12 May (100+ leucorrhoa), 25
on 6 Sep; Aber, peak leucorrhoa 16 Whinnyfold 14 May; last record Bonchester
Bridge, Borders 26 Nov.

*Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispunica One Skerries, Shet 2-26 Sep (D.
Coutts, D.M. Pullan, E. Tait et al).

fRing Ouzel Turdus torquatus Breeding: Midi, 4 prs Moorfoot Valley (usually 6-7
prs); Borders, good nos; lnv, 5+ prs nested Rhum. Arrivals: 10 Mar, Medwin
Valley, Borders; 16th, Glen Quaich, Perth; 27th, 1st in N, Braemar, Aber.
Migration: Shet, small nos 4 Apr - 27 May, 1 Sep - 1 Oct; Fair Isle, 7 Apr - 10 June,
max 1 2 on 12 May, 14 Sep - 25 Oct, max 30 on 10 Oct; Ork, max 5 N Ronaldsay 9
Oct; last Aber, 4 Dinnet 1 Nov.

^Blackbird Turdus merulu Breeding: 4 prs Garten CBC, 2 prs in 1980; Fife, 43%
increase Tentsmuir CBC only comments of note. Migration: Shet, low nos, max 65
Skerries 25-26 Mar; Fair Isle, peaks 300 on 26 Mar, 120 on 19 Oct, 250 on 4 Nov;
Caith, 100 Noss 18 Oct; Isle of May 100 on 18-19 Oct; Ber, 100+ St Abbs 19 Oct.

*Eye-browed Thrush Turdus obscurus Act Newburgh, Aber 27 May (A. Anderson,
M.V. Bell, A.G. Knox).

*Black-throated Thrush Turdus rujicollis One, first-winter, Rora Head, Lerwick,
Shet 7 Dec (D. Coutts, M. Heubeck et al).

^Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Breeding: 1 pr nested lnv, 1-2 juvs seen on 13 July;
Borders, pr on territory early June but no confirmed breeding; Perth, 2 seen 19
July. Winter and spring: Shet, large passage 6-12 May, max 200 Skerries,

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stragglers to 8 June; Fair Isle, 8 Mar - 13 June, mainly 30 Mar - 8 Apr, max 300 on
30th, and 3-15 May, max 500 on 10th, 700 on 12th; Aber/Kinc, large nos in May,
max 4500 Banchory - Devenick 10 May; Angus, 2000 Glen Lethnot 26 Apr; Midi,
1500 Middleton 6 May; Ber, 4000 Coldingham 25 Apr; Ayr, 2600 Sinclairston 30
Apr. Autumn: nos rather low; Shet, from 31 Aug, max 1000 Sumburgh 4 Oct; Fair
Isle, from 8 Aug, peaks 1500 on 9 Oct, 3500 on 18 Oct; Isle of May max 300 on 18
Oct; Loth/Borders, mainly 18 Oct, max 1100 Lindean; Renf, very low nos, main
passage 15-17 Oct, 14-25th and 7 Nov; Dumf, max 2000 Glencaple 5 Nov.

tSong Thrush Turdus philomelos Breeding: Inv, 9 prs Garten CBC (6 prs in 1980);
50% increase Tentsmuir CBC; Ayr, nest 4 eggs 31 Jan, but failed; W Loth, 2 prs
Carriber CBC (4 prs in 1980). Migration; Shet, rather low nos, max 50 Fetlar 27
Sep; Fair Isle, max 40 on 8 Mar, 300 on 4 Oct; W Ross, 100 Diabaig 16 Oct; Isle of
May, 100 on 4 Oct; Ber, 50 St Abbs 19 Oct.

^Redwing Trudus iliacus Breeding: Suth.^tf singing 3 areas; N Inv, 12 prs nesting
and 4cfcfin song, successful several sites; S and E Inv, 2 prs bred and song at 9 sites;
Moray, one in song and 1 seen 26 July. Winter - spring: Shet, small nos; Fair Isle,
small nos, max 30 on 1 Apr and 6 May; Aber/N Kinc, max 500 Banchory - Devenick

10 May.

Autumn: Shet, from 8 Sep, max 2000 Fetlar 27 Sep, 5000 Sumburgh 4 Oct; Fair Isle,

11 Sep - late Nov, peaks 1500 on 27th, 2000 on 28th, 10000 on 4 Oct; Aber, low nos,
max 1200 Dinnet 4 Oct; Isle of May peaks 60 on 30 Sep, 650 on 3 Oct; Arg, 5000
Lochdon, Mull 30 Sep; Renf/ Ayr, low nos, max 200, fresh influx in cold weather,
max 300 Bishopton 9 Dec.

tMIstle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Breeding - no comments. Counts and passage:
Shet, few 7-30 Mar, max 4 Fetlar 11th; Fair Isle, 1-3 on few dates 8 Mar - 6 June,
singles 8 Aug, 30 Sep and 9 Oct; Ork, max 10 N Ronaldsay 29 Mar; O Heb, 3 Harris

12 Oct; Aber, 110 Blackhall July; E Loth, 50 Lochhouses 16 July; Renf, 62 Auchen-
dores 22 Sep; Inv, 100 Insh 21 Sep.

♦American Robin Turdus migratorius One Achins, Reay, Caith 5 Nov (D.M. Edge,
E.W.E. Maughan).

•Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler Locustella certhiola One Fair Isle 21 Sep (P.K.
Greaves, N.J. Riddiford, J.PvI. Turton et at).

^Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Breeding: Wig, increase in W; E Loth,
more; Perth, fewer; O Heb, 1st singing Stornoway for 7 years. Arrivals: 12 Apr, 1
Fair Isle; 16th, another Fair Isle, singles Glenburn, Ayr and Cumbernauld, Dunb;
more 17th onwards. Migration: Shet, c3 in May, 11 in Sep/Oct; Fair Isle, 5 in May,
passage 28 Aug - 4 Oct, max 4 on 13-16 Sep, 12 on 22nd, 7-8 to 25th; Isle of May
singles 8 May, 12-14 May; E Loth, 1 Barnsness 4 Oct.

•River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis One Fair Isle 23-24 May, found dead 25th (P.
Alker, N.J. Riddiford, C.D. Rowley etal).

•Savl’s Warbler Locustella luscindoides One Fair Isle 24 June (D.G. Borton, N.J.
Riddiford et at) ; first record since two on Fair Isle in May, 1908.

4;Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Breeding: Aber, c260 singing birds
Strathbeg May; Angus, 98 prs Kinnordy; poor season for juvs; Dunb/W Stir, 103
prs upper Kelvin Valley; Renf, 90 prs Lochwinnoch; Wig, decreased in W. Arrivals:
3 Apr, 1 Kilchoman, Islay; 15th, Cumbernauld, Dunb; 22nd, Aberlady, E Loth;
mostly 1st week May. Migration: Shet, 11-30 May, max 15 Skerries 12 May; Fair

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Isle, 10 May - 11 June, max 11 on 22nd, 29 Aug - 23 Sep, max 5 on 12 and 14th; Isle
of May, 20 on 13 May; last Forfar Loch , Angus 25 Sep .

♦Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 5 birds: Shet, 1 Whalsay 4 June (BM); Fair
Isle, 1st June, 2 on 2-4 June, 11th July (NJR et al); Caith, 1 Noss Head 15 May
(AFCMC, PMC).

Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Spring 9 May - 26 June; Shet, singles 7
sites 9 May - 3 June; Fair Isle, 4 singles 21 May - 11 June; Isle of May 17 May, 2
June, 2 on 3rd, lto 5th; Arg, 1 L Gorm, Islay 26 June. Autumn: Shet, more than
usual 11-30 Sep, c35 during ll-16th and another influx 23rd when max 8 Fetlar;
Fair Isle, more than usual, 3 on 11 Sep, 9 on 12, 15 on 13-1 4th , 8-10 to 17th, later
peak 5 on 23rd, few singles to 9 Oct; Ork, more than usual, 13-30 Sep, max 3 N
Ronaldsay 13 Sep; Caith, Noss Head 20 Sep; Aber, Drums 12 Sep, Inverugie 20
Sep; Perth, 1 Errol 2 Aug is very interesting; E Loth, Barnsness 5-6 Oct; Ber, St
Abbs 6 Oct.

*Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus One Noss Head, Caith 12-13 May
(K.W. Banks, H. Clark et al).

*Icterin Warbler; Hippolais icterina Spring: Shet, singles Skerries 12 May, Fetlar
26th, Gutcher 3 June, Baltasound (song) 20 June; Fair Isle, 24 May, 2 on 26-29th,
one 7 June; Ork, N Ronaldsay 26-27 May; Caith, Noss Head 27 May; Fife, song
Tentsmuir Pt 15 May. Autumn: Shet, singles at 9 sites 3-27 Sep; Ork, N Ronaldsay
11-13 Sep; Ber, Burnmouth 12 Sep.

♦Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta Three: Shet, Sumburgh 10 Sep (J.D.
Okill); Fair Isle 15 June (N.J. Riddiford et al)-, Isle of May 6-16 June (Dr. M.P.
Harris etal).

♦Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata One Skerries, Shet 11-17 Sep (D.M. Pullan, E.
Tait).

♦Subalpine Warbler' Sylvia cantillans Four: Shet, 9 Whalsay 8 May (Dr. B.
Marshall), cf Skerries 12 May (J.N. Dymond); 9 Wick, Caith 15 May (K.W. Banks,
E.W.E. Maughan); tfSt Abb’s, Ber 26-28 June (P.M. Ellis, S.R. Warman etal).

♦Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala cr Isle of May 30 May (N. Aebischer et

al).

♦Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria About 65 between 9 Aug and 12 Oct. Shet, 1st Dun
21 Aug, 3 Fetlar 23rd, 28 birds from 30 Aug - 29 Sep; Fair Isle, 1st 9-26 Aug, next
21st, 2 on 23rd, 1-4 on most days 28 Aug - 18 Sep, late singles 28, 30 Sep, 4, 11-12
Oct; Ork, 1 N Ronaldsay 30 Aug, 10-11 Sep, 2 on 13th, 1 on 14th and 17th, singles
Deerness and Kirkwall 6 Sep; Caith, Wick 4 Sep; Ross, N Kessock 8 Oct; Aber,
Drums 4 Oct; Angus, Carlinheugh Bay 4 Oct; Isle of May, 30 Aug,^31st, 1 Sep, 5 on

2 Sep, 2 on 3 Sep, singles to 6th, one 6 Oct; E Loth, Barnsness 4 Oct; Ber, 2 St Abbs

3 Oct.

^Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca Breeding: Some interesting range extensions:
Midi, present and breeding Cousland, 1 Blackford Hill; E Loth, most ever singing
birds at 4 sites, max up to 3 at Aberlady (possibly bred); Borders, family party
Coldingham 12 July, one of 3 proved breeding reports; Kirk, 1 Song Kenmure
Holms 15 May, 1 alarm calling as if with young L Ken 28 June; Angus, pr Arbroath
22 May - 10 July reared 2 young was 1st. Angus nesting record; Inv, 1 in song

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Garten 18-21 June, 1-3 (2 in song) Pityoulish 14-23 June. Migration: Shet. 7-27
May, max 16 Skerries 12th, 2 Sep - 10 Nov, max 5 Fetlar 16 Sep; Fair Isle, peaks 16
on 12 May, 11 on 16 Sep; Ork, 9 May - 26 June, 11 Sep - 5 Nov, max 5 on N
Ronaldsay 12 May; Caith, 6 Noss 13 May; Isle of May 10 on 8 May: Ber, 1st St Abbs
17 Apr; Renf, 1 Ralston 6 Sep; Ayr, 1 Doonfoot 1 1-12 Aug.

+Whitethroat Sylvia communis Breeding: O Heb, pr nested Stornoway, 1st for 10
years; most areas report nos as 1980. Arrivals: 17 Apr, N Ronaldsay, Ork; 20th.
Carron Valley, Stir; 25th, Dunure, Ayr; mainly 9-12 May. Migration; Shet, 8 May -
1 July, max 53 Skerries 1 1-12 May, autumn 5 Sep - 1 Oct, max 1 1 Whalsay 12-1 3th ;
Fair Isle, 6 May - 12 June, max 20 on 12 May, 1 1 Aug - 5 Oct, max 12 on 12 Sep; Isle
of May, small nos, max 14 on 13 May; last Pease Bay, Ber 6 Oct.

^Garden Warbler Sylvia burin Breeding: continues to increase Beauly, Drumna-
drochit. Strathspey; Perth, good nos; S Ayr, high nos. Arrivals: 25 Apr, singles
Kippo, Fife and Arg; mostly early May. Migration: Shet, few 8 May - 4 June, more
26 July - 22 Oct, max 72 Whalsay 1 1-13 Sep; Fair Isle, 1 1 May - 28 June, max 12 on
4 June, large nos autumn, max 200 on 1 1 Sep, 120 on 12th, another influx 90 on 15th
and 400 on 21st (highest ever); Ork, influxes 10-12 Sep, 21 Sep when max 40 N
Ronaldsay, last 27 Oct; Caith, 150 Noss Head 20 Sep; Isle of May, max only 12 on 15
Sep; Ber, 35 St Abbs 3 Oct; last Aberdeen 17 Nov.

fBlackcap Sylvia atricapilla Breeding: usual status Kirk to lnv and singing^s N to
NW Suth and Ork. Migration: Shet, small nos 29 Mar - 4 June, more from 6 Sep,
max 60 Fetlar 21-22 Sep; Fair Isle, small nos 12 Apr - 17 June, max 12 from 6 Sep,
heavy passage 1 1 Sep - 10 Oct, 70 on 20 Sep, 1000+ on 21st was 5 times higher than
previous record total, down to 150 on 22nd, further influxes 70 on 29th, 60 on 1st
and 7 Oct; Ork, peak 50 Holm and 60 N Ronaldsay 21 Sep; Caith, max 70 Noss Head
20 Sep; isle of May, max 80 on 3-4 Oct; Ber, 150 St Abbs 3 Oct. Summary of winter
records:

Jan

North (Shet-0 Heb-lnv) 4

Central (Moray-Clack-Arg) 10

South (Clyde-Forth-

Borders) 4

24th

* Greenish Warbler Phylloscupus tronchiloides Four singles: Fair Isle 16 Sep (A.
Broome, D. Gibbs, N.J. Riddiford et al)\ Ork, N Ronaldsay 17 Sep (Dr K.F. and Mrs
H.P. Woodbridge), another 10 Oct (M. Gray, G. Macdonald), Holm 26-27 Sep (E.R.
Meek, M. Gray).

* Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 1 1 singles: Shet, Voe 10-12 Sep (MSC, MP et
at) §, Virkie 12-14 Sep (J.D. Hall et al), Whalsay 12 Sep (Dr B. Marshall, W.
Meechan, J.J. Sweeney), another 13th (Dr B. Marshall, l.S. Robertson et al),
Lunna Ness 14-15 Sep (C. Kightley, M. Parr et al), Lerwick 16 Sep (J.D. Hall, J.D.
Okill et al), Boddam 6 Oct (M. Heubeck), Stromfirth 13 Oct (IS, IKS)§CUyeasound
22-25 Oct (ISp)§; Fair Isle 22 Aug (N.J. Riddiford et al)-, Ork, Holm 15 Sep (R.G.
Adam, E.R. Meek, A.D. Rendall).

*Pallas’s Warbler Phvlloscopus proregulus One near Tyninghame 22-23 Oct (R.F.
and Mrs J.P. Durman et al). Also one North Sea oil rig “Auk Alpha" 18 Oct, about
300 km E of Fife Ness (R.A. Schofield).

Feb

Mar

Nov

Dec

4

1

38 +

15

9

1

14

18

4

2

10

12

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*Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inomatus About 50 between 12 Sep and 7
Nov; Shet, 1st Sumburgh 13 Sep, cl3 at 8 sites to 30th, 2 Kergord 6 and 14 Oct, 9
singles at 9 sites to 31st, last Swining 7 Nov; Fair Isle, 1-2 on most days 15 Sep - 12
Oct, 3 on 24-25th and 9 Oct, 4 on 10 Oct, one 18 Oct; Caith, Stirkoke 16 Oct; Ork,
Berstane 18 Sep, Holm 1st and 4 Oct, N Ronaldsay 1st and 9 Oct; Fife Ness 25-28
Oct; Isle of May, singles 8-9 Oct, 18 Oct; Ber, St Abbs 4 Oct, 2-3 on 5-6th; Lan,
Dungavel 6 Oct (IE & RM); Ayr, Dunure 12 Sep (JKRM).

*Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli One Skerries, Shet 22 Sep (D.M. Pullan, E.
Tait).

tWood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Breeding: no changes, except fewer Mull; 1
in song Stornoway, 0 Heb. Arrivals: 14 Apr Fair Isle; 29th Peebles; 2 May L Ken,
Kirk, mostly 2nd week May. Migration: Shet, small nos 8 May - 4 June, 22 Aug - 13
Oct, max 4 Tolob 3 Sep, very late one Veensgarth 24-25 Oct; Fair Isle, singles 6
dates 11 May - 6 June, singles 5 days Sep, also 3 on 2nd, 2 on 21st; Ork, 1 in May, 2
in Sep; Isle of May, singles 13 May, 31 Aug - 2 Sep.

tChiffchaff Phylloscopus collybitta Breeding: usual singing reports many areas;
more breeding Glen Trool, Kirk; 1 ad found dead incubating 5 eggs covered in snow
Islestepps 24 Apr - blizzard. Arrivals and passage: Shet, 28 Mar - 3 June, max 8
Dun 13 May, light passage 12 Sep - 22 Nov, max 15 Sumburgh 5-6 Oct; Fair Isle, 29
Mar - 24 June, max 12 on 12 Apr and 20 May, small nos 29 Aug - 10 Nov, max 7 on 2
Sep; usual northern birds in late autumn; Isle of May poor nos; Ber, 15 St Abbs 3
Oct; most 1st arrivals about 28-29 Mar. Summary of wintering records:

North (Fair Isle & Caith)
Central (Moray - Fife)
South (Clyde-Forth south)

Jan Feb Dec

1 1
2 1 1

9 1 3

fWillow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Breeding: Ork, 2 prs bred Hoy; Inv, 53 prs
Garten CBC (73 prs in 1980); W Loth, 19 prs Carriber CBC (25 prs in 1980); fewer
Mull but more Dunb/Renf; blizzard affected first nesters in SW. Arrivals: 13 Mar
New Galloway, Kirk; 29th, Rhum, Inv, more from 3 Apr, many 11-15 Apr but then
cold weather held up nos until May. Migration: Shet, peaks 250 Skerries 12 May,
150 Fetlar 11-13 Sep; Fair Isle, 3 Apr - 9 June, max 90 on 15 May, 7 Aug - 5 Oct,
max 60 on 2 Sep; Aber, acredula migrants noted 6-14 May; Isle of May, 80 on 8
May, 500 on 14 Aug; Arg, passage Mull of Kintyre 13 Apr - 20 May, max 100 on 9
May.

fGoldcrest Regulus regulus Breeding: Ork, bred 2 sites Hoy; Inv, 25 prs Garten
CBC (21 in 1980); Fife, 47% increase Tentsmuir CBC; Renf, increase Kilmacolm.
Migration and counts (nos low): Shet, peaks 100 Kergord 28-30 Mar, 22 Whalsay 9
Oct; Fair Isle, 21 Mar - 15 May, max 17 on 6 Apr, 9 Sep - 28 Oct, max 25 on 9 Oct;
Isle of May, peaks 12 on 4 Apr, 80 on 8 Oct; Ber, peaks St Abbs 65 on 10 Apr. 75 on
18 Oct; Arg, 100+ Mull of Kintyre 1 Apr.

*Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus Seven: Shet, Grutness 2 Sep (TJT); Fair Isle, & 7
Nov was 1st for island (NJR et al ); Ross, Monadh Mor 24 Mar (B. Cooper); Aber,
Foveran 4 Oct (SJC); Ber, Eyemouth 9 Sep (ACC); Arg, cf Mull of Kintyre 25 May
(EJM); Ayr, Alloway 13 Dec (DMD).

^Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Breeding: high nos maintained Inv/Moray,
fewer Mull; good year and success Ayr/Kirk. Arrivals: 8 Apr, Cumnock, Ayr died
15th; 16th, Dunkeld, Perth; 20th, Scoughall, ELoth; snow delayed first arrivals to

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7-9 May. Migration: Fair Isle 11 May - 11 June, max 25 on 26 May, 22 Aug - 2 Oct,
25 on 14 and 16 Sep is highest ever; Shet, max 21 Whalsay 13 Sep; Ber, max 15 St
Abbs 3 Oct; last singles 15 Oct Shet and Ork.

*Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula pan.’ a One winter, 3 spring and about 45 in
autumn. Winter: 1 Sandside Bay, Reay, Caith 6 Jan (EWEM); Spring singles Shet,
Dun, 19 May and Troswick 20 May; Ork, Kirkwall 23 May. Autumn: Shet, 12 Sep -
31 Oct, c22 in Sep, 4 in Oct, singles except 2 Whalsay 12 Sep, different 2 on 13th, 2
Lerwick 11 Oct; Fair Isle 2 on 15 Sep, singles 24 Sep, 4-6 Oct, 8 Nov; Ork, singles N
Ronaldsay 11, 12, 23 Sep, 3 Oct, Sanday 15 Oct, Binscarth 23 and 25 Oct; Caith,
Noss Head 20 Sep, Dunnet Head 20 Sep; Aber/N Kinc, Foveran 18 Sep, 23 Sep,
Drums and Girdleness 20 Sep, Cruden Bay 6 Oct; Isle of May 6 Oct; Inv, Rhum 10
Nov; Ber, St Abbs 3-4 Oct.

tPied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Breeding: Inv, only 1 cf Drumnadrochit, pr
nested Fort Augustus and Insh, 3 singles elsewhere; Aber, pr bred Deeside; Perth,
SW study population down to 32 prs from 38, 115 young ringed, lowest ever
fledging success due to poor weather and predation; Kirk,, few Glentrool but 5
successful prs had above average broods. Arrivals: 16 Apr, West Kilbride, Ayr;
18th, New Galloway, Kirk; more from 20th, mostly early May. Migration: Shet,
peaks 50 Skerries 11-12 May, 25 Fetlar 12-13 Sep; Fair Isle, 11-27 May, max 34 on
12 May, 23 Aug - 10 Oct, max 45 on 12 Sep; Ork, very late one Berstane 14 Nov;
Caith, 25 Noss 15 Sep; Isle of May, fewer, max 15 on 15 Sep.

£Long-tailed Tit A egithalos caudatus Breeding: Fife, down 73% Tentsmuir CBC; E
Loth, good nos; Renf/Dunb, about average. Counts: Inv, 14 Kinloch, Rhum 19 Oct;
E Loth, 45 Dirleton 27 Sep; Dunb, 45 Glencryan 15 Dec.

4MarshTit Parus palustris Borders: good numbers resident: max counts 12 St
Abbs, Ber 23 Oct.

tWillowTit Parus montanus Usual breeding area reports from Borders and SW,
possibly some retraction N Glentrool. Counts: 11 Laurieston, Kirk 30 Dec; 12
Ayton, Ber 1 Jan: also 1 Glenbuck, Ayr 5 Aug, 2 on 2 Dec; 1 Carnoustie, Angus 19
Sep.

fCrested Tit Parus cristatus Breeding: 1979-80 census estimated 885 prs from
Badenoch N to Suth/Ross border and NE to coastal Banff (M. Cook). Inv, 18 prs
Garten CBC (23 prs in 1980), 5 Insh 8 July 1st for reserve, found 2 new areas near
Inv; Moray/Nairn, good year, 48 young from 9 boxes Culbin; Stir, 1 Sauchie Craig
21 Feb was very unusual (RLC).

f:Coal Tit Parus ater Breeding: Inv, 33 prs Garten CBC (36 in 1980); Moray /Nairn,
no change Culbin. Migrnts and counts: Shet, 1 Virkie 2 Apr; Ber, large nos St Abbs
2 Oct - 17 Nov, max 30 on 4th and 17 Oct.

|Blue TitParws caeruleus Breeding: O Heb, now breeding Harris and seen N Uist;
Inv, 6 prs Garten CBC (5 in 1980); Highlands/Perth, many broods lost due to bad
weather; W Loth, 4 prs Carriber (5 prs in 1980); Kirk, nos still low Kirk. Counts and
migrants: Shet, 1 Virkie 5 Oct; Fife Ness, max 40 on 25 Oct; Ber, max 65 St Abbs 4
Oct; Dunb, 70 Glencryan 15 Dec.

4GreatTit Parus major Breeding: O Heb, decrease Stornoway; Inv, 6 prs Garten
CBC (4 in 1980); increase Moray; W Loth, 6 prs Carriber (3 in 1980). Migration and
counts: Shet, 4 wintered Whalsay to 26 Jan, 3 to 2 Apr, another 29 Mar, 1 Tolob 5
Oct, 1 Lerwick 6th, another 11th, 2 to 13th, one to 24 Dec, 1 Levenwick 16 Oct, 1

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Sumburgh 4 Nov; Ork, 1 Binscarth 19-20 Apr; Ber, many St Abbs 4-27 Oct, 45 on 4
Oct; W Stir, 110 Kilsyth 19 July.

♦Nuthatch Sitta europaea Two: singles Montrose, Angus early Mar (W. Branner)
and at nest box Glenkens, Kirk 20 Apr (WJLC) but still no Scottish nesting record.

^Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Breeding: Inv, 15 prs Garten CBC (20 prs in 1980);
Renf, 7 prs Lochwinnoch (4 prs in 1980); good survival Kirk; Ork, 1 migrant
Binscarth, Ork 7 Dec.

♦Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Ten: Shet, Strand 17 May (MSC, CR), Baltasound
23-26 May (JM, RQ, ISp), Skellister 28 May (MH), prob same Nesting 3 June
(TDR), N Roe 3 June (MR); Fair Isle 7 Nov (NJR et at); Ork, 1 killed by cat Eday 16
May (D. Kemp), 1 N Ronaldsay 23-26 May (KFW); Aber, a Strathbeg 24 May
(HJD); Inv,<? near Aviemore 18 June - 27 July (IPG).

♦Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Two: 1 Kergord 15 Oct (M.S. Chapman) §;cJ
Fair Isle 9-12 Oct, showed characteristics closest to speculigerus (N. J. Riddiford, G.
Bashford et at).

Red-backed ShrikeTanms collurio None found breeding but inland Inv, ^20 June, 3
Aug; W Ross, tf18 July; Suth, d 4 June. Migration: Shet, 45 birds 11 May - 14 June,
max 8 Fetlar and 8 Sunburgh, 10 Sep - 1 Nov, about 68, max 13 Skerries and 13
Whalsay; Fair Isle, 10 May - 9 June, max 3 on one day, 11 Sep - 7 Oct, max 6 on 11
Sep is highest ever; Ork, c8 between 7 May and 4 June, some 12 Sep - 9 Oct, max 3
Copinsay 13 Sep; O Heb, Lewis 11 Oct, S Uist 14 Oct; Caith, Wick 10-14 May, 13-30
Sep; Ross, 1 N Kessock 14 Oct; Inv, singles Dalwhinnie 23 Sep, Fort Augustus 5
Oct; Aber, Murcar 24 May, Rattray 3-5 Sep, Foveran 20 Sep; Kinc/Angus, St Cyrus
12 May, Kirriemuir 21 June; Isle of May, 2 on 27 May; E Loth, Tranent 18 May,
Aberlady 24th; Ber, St Abbs 22 May, 5 July, Eyemouth 16-19 Sep; Ayr, Tam’s
Craig 31 May; Kirk, Kirkbean 5 June.

♦Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 9 in spring and 12 in autumn - another poor
year. Shet, Norwick 13-14 Sep, 11 Oct, Skerries 10 Oct; Fair Isle, 4 singles 6-21 Oct;
Ork, St Margaret’s Hope 9 May; Ross, Scotsburn 23 Feb; Inv, Tulloch 5 May,
Abernethy 25 Jan; Aber, Dinnet 13 Dec; Ber, Hule Moss 12-15 Mar, St Abbs 4-6
Apr, Paxton 5 Apr, Coldingham 4 Oct; Renf, Georgetown 7 Nov; Kirk, Balmaclellan
23 Mar, Castle Douglas 10 Nov, Mossdale 2-23; Nov; Dumf, Caerlaverock 17 Jan.

♦Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Two records: Rattray Head, Aber 13-14 May (R.
A. Schofield et at); L Druidebeg, S Uist, O Heb 7-8 June (B. Etheridge et at).

4Jay Garrulus glandarius Breeding: continued spread, including N where 1 Struy,
Inv 14 Jan, 3 Invermoriston Feb, July - Sep, 13 Glen Tanar, Aber 3 May.

^Magpie Pica pica Breeding: patchy but apparently spreading in some areas.
Counts: 1 Port Askaig, Islay Mar - Apr; 31 Dykebar, Renf 27 Jan.

^Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Islay census 4-5 Apr gave 174-180 birds, two-
thirds paired and attempting to breed, poor success (BEG, JMW, SFN); 20 Mull of
Kintyre 4 July and at least 1 nest used (EJM). Probably 70-80 prs in Scottish
population. Also 1 shot accidentally Bracken Bay, Ayr 4 Nov 1980.

^Jackdaw Corvus monedula Breeding: decrease Drumnadrochit, Inv - only
comment. Counts and passage: Fair Isle 7-26 Mar, max 17 on 26th, few to 1 June, 6
on 19-22 Oct; Inv, 2 Canna 5 Apr; Isle of May 2 on 6 May; Dunb, 4250 Cumbernauld
roost 24 Jan.

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TRook Corvus frugilegus Breeding: O Heb, Stornoway 180 nests, 12.5% increase;
Aber, 95 rookeries in 550 sq km Ythan area contained 18,734 nests; Midi, 11%
increase in census. Counts: Fair Isle, scattered records 16 Mar - 8 June, 11 Nov - 31
Dec, max 6 on 7 May.

tCarrion/Hooded Crow Corvus corone Shet, max 800 Kergord 20 Dec; Fair Isle, 30
“carrions” on 7 May; Inv, 240 Garten roost Nov; Aber, N passage noted Peterhead
5 Apr - 9 May, max 50N on 20 Apr; E Loth, max 9 “Hoodies” Aberlady 7 Nov; Ayr,
pr “Hoodies” nested Ailsa Craig.

4Raven Cor\’us corax Shet, 8 prs Fetlar reared only 3 young, 150 Mossbank 25
June; Fair Isle, 4 prs none bred successfully, 15 on 11 Apr; O Heb, 200 Stornoway
29 June; O Heb, 2 St Kilda 14 Oct; Inv/Ross, very rare in E side; Arran, 14 prs
reared 13 young; Kirk, 21 Craigclaws 31 Jan; Dumf, only 5 successful nests known.

^Starling Sturnus vulgaris Fair Isle, -very good 1st broods and some 2nd broods.
Migration and counts: Fair Isle, peaks 580 on 30 Mar, 585 on 21 Oct; Aber, 2000
Teuchan 11 Jan; Isle of May, max 530 on 18 Oct.

*Rose-coloured Starling Sturnus roseus Two records: Ad Skerries, Shet 25 May (E.
Tait); ad Achnamara, Arg 17 Oct (Mrs I. Rainier).

t White-shouldered Starling Sturnus sinensis One Eyemouth, Ber 25 Nov - 3 Dec
(ACC, JDL).

JHouse Sparrow Passer domesticus Fair Isle, max 210 in autumn, 2 x Treesparrow
hybrids Jan - Dec; decreasing wide area Kirk.

4Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Nos low in all nesting areas and none nesting in
outlying areas. Counts and passage: Shet, only 3 singles May and Sep; Fair Isle,
few more 14 May - 27 June, max 14-17 on 29 May - 3 June, few later in year; Ork,
few May - June; Isle of May, 1-3 on 12-14 May, 4 on 29 Sep; Ber, 216 Eyemouth 13
Jan; Dunb, 150 Cumbernauld 1 Mar; Ayr, 150 Dairy 11 Jan.

^Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Breeding: poor season, 77 prs Garten CBC (115 prs in
1980); W Loth, no change Carriber CBC. Counts: Aber, 1700 Glenbuchat 21 Feb;
Borders, 2500 Lindean 2 Apr; Dunb, 2250 Cumbernauld 7 Mar. Migration: Fair
Isle, 12 Mar - 31 May, max 90 on 29-30 Mar, 11 Sep - 8 Nov, max 40 which is low;
Isle of May, 100 on 27-29 Sep.

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Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Summer: no suggestion of breeding but Fair Isle
9on 7 July; Caith, 9 1 June; Suth, 2 on 31 May; Inv, 9 27 July, <3 28-29 May, Ross,1*
in song 5 June; Dumf, <7 18-23 July. Migration and counts (generally low): Fair Isle,
29 Mar - 28 May, max 150 on 7 May, 11 Sep - 8 Nov, max 50 on 9-10 Oct; Angus, 500
Edzell 16 Jan; Isle of May, 27 Sep - 7 Nov, max only 9 on 18 Oct; Midi, 800 Howgate

6 Dec; Borders, 1000 Abbotsford 14 Feb, 1000 Portmore 24 Mar; very few in W and
SW.

4 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Breeding: reported lower Inv and Kirk. Passage and
counts: Shet, influxes 27 Mar - 3 Apr, 8-18 May, max 3; Fair Isle, 29 Mar - 20 May,
max 7 on 9 Apr (highest spring count), only one record autumn 3 on 16 Oct; Suth, 1
Handa 14 Apr, 2 on 30 May; Skye, 200 Skeabost 30 Dec; E Loth, 1500 Balgone 25
Dec.

^Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Breeding: increase Ross, Inv, Moray, Angus, Perth,
E Loth, Ber, Mull but decrease Kirk. Migrants: Shet, 5 Fetlar 30 Oct; Fair Isle, one
13 Nov; Ork, 3 singles in May; O Heb, 9 birds in 4 sites Lewis/N Uist Oct - Dec.
Counts: Angus, 100+ Easthaven 19 Sep; Ber, 400+ Eyemouth 3 Oct.

4Siskin Carduelis spinus Breeding: Inv, best year recorded Garten CBC 39 prs (25
in 1980); good nos W Stir, Ayr and Kirk. Passage: Shet, 3 Apr - 1 June, 11 Sep -
Dec, max 60 Burrafirth 27 Sep; Fair Isle, 4 May - 4 June, 13 on 7 May, 11 Sep - 22
Nov, max 52 on 13 Sep; Ork, 40 Kirkwall 15 Sep, 40 Holm 28 Sep; Isle of May, max
45 on 29 Sep. Counts: W Stir, 110+ Carron Valley 22 Feb; Dumf, 120 Caerlaverock

7 Nov.

fLinnet Carduelis cannabina Breeding - no comments. Counts and passage: Fair
Isle, 3 May - 3 June, max 37 on 7 May, 17 on 13th, few Sep - Oct; Aber, 500
Inverugie 13 Dec; Midi, 500 Upperside 29 Nov.

fTwite Carduelis flavirostris Breeding: Fair Isle, good success. Counts and
passage: Fair Isle, peaks 225 on 7 May, 300 on 25 Sep; Perth, 250 Glenlyon 11 Nov;
Isle of May, 3 on 17 May, 4 on 18th; Clack, 114 Blackdevonmouth 16 Nov; Dumf, 65
Caerlaverock 1 Dec.

^Redpoll Carduelis flammea Breeding: Renf, increase; Kirk, very good year, lots of
young Glen Trool. Counts and passage: Fair Isle, more than ever in spring, 20 on 7
May (Lessers); Perth, 150 Methven 17 Feb; Dunb, 200 Summerston 20 Sep.

Mealy Redpoll flammea. small nos Fair Isle, Shet spring and autumn and other
localities S to Kirk, 12 Gladhouse, Midi 17 Nov.

Greenland Redpoll rostrata Singles Fair Isle 17th, 25-27th and 29 Oct.

* Arctic Redpoll Carduelis homemanni Singles Tolob, Shet 4 Oct (M.S. Chapman)
and Fair Isle 15-17 Oct (P. Coffey, N.J. Riddiford et al).

^Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Breeding: Kirk, low nos nesting; bred Dunb/Arg etc
but generally lower most areas. Counts: 2 Fair Isle 20 July; Ork,' o' Rendall 9 July,
juv Harray 15th; Caith, 10-20 Dunnet 22 Aug - 24 Oct; Stir, 40 Carron Valley 1 1 Apr
- 13 July; E Loth, 15 Aberlady 15 July.

^Scottish Crossbill Loria scotica Inv, Garten low nos Jan, max 10 in Feb, 20 in Apr,
9 prs in CBC (0 in 1980), all departed Dec; Aber, max 22 Glen Tanar 18 Apr, 31
Dinnet 31 May; Perth, 1 Dalnarcardoch 23 Nov - 6 Dec. Others confused with
Crossbill situation.

*Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githogeneus One Sanday, Ork 25-29 May (J.
Crossley, A. Cormack, Dr K.F. Woodbridge).

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Scarlet Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 20 in spring (13 May - 11 July) and 30 in
autumn (8 Aug - 4 Oct). Shet, 10 in spring 13 May - 7 June, 2 Virkie 16 May, max 2
Tolob 29 May, 18 in autumn, 1st Skerries 8 Aug, max 3 Boddam 27 Aug, last 15
Sep; Fair Isle, 4 singles between 20 May and 9 June, 6 between 2nd and 22nd Sep;
Ork, N Ronaldsay 20-26 May, max 3 on 21st, c6 in autumn 6 Sep - 4 Oct at 3 islands;
O Heb, St Kilda 7 June; Suth, 1 July; Inv, RhumllJuly.

tBullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Breeding: up 150% at Tentsmuir CBC. Migrants:
Mid-Walls, Shet 14 Apr. Max counts: Stir, 65 Sherriffmuir 25 Jan.

tHawfinch Coccothrausteo coccothrausteo Breeding: present Perth, pr + juvs
Scone June, 7 in Apr, also 3 other sites; Midi, pr nest building Cousland late Mar,
present Botanic Gardens: also recorded Fife (1 bird), W Loth (1), E Loth (3). Ber, 4
St Abbs 13 May; Ork, Hoy 26 May.

*Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus Migration and counts: Shet, small nos 12
Sep - 24 Oct, max 6+ Bressay 22 Sep; Fair Isle, 7 in spring 4 May - 4 June, max 4
on 20th, 1st 7 Sep, scattered to 6 Nov, max 6 on 22 Sep, 15 on 9 Oct, 13 on 13th; Ork,
2 in Sep; O Heb, 1 North Rona 16-23 Oct; Isle of May, 17 May, 4 singles 28 Sep -
28 Oct; Fife, Morton loch 23 Jan, Fife Ness 7th and 21 Nov; Midi, small winter flock
to 29 Mar (max 10 on 29 Jan) and from 1 Nov (max 4); E Loth, 2 Aberlady 23 Jan,
one 17 May.

fSnow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Central Highlands, c5 prs, good success;
West Highlands, at least 2 prs; North Highlands, 1-2 prs. Counts and passage:
Shet, influxes 23-25 Sep, 5-6 Oct, max 260 Fetlar 29th; Fair Isle, to 15 June, from 11
Sep, peaks 250 on 28 Sep, 600 on 31 Oct; Ork, 700 N Ronaldsay 28 Oct; O Heb, 450
Balranald 15 Jan; Aber, 500 Corgarff 7 Feb; Midi, max 16 Musselburgh 7 Mar; E
Loth, 60 N Berwick 14 Nov; Kirk, 10 Merrick summit 17 Oct.

tYellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Inv/Angus, possibly less; Renf, good increase.
Counts and passage: Shet, stragglers Feb - May and Oct; Fair Isle, more than usual
spring 26 Mar - 25 May, max 6 on 31 Mar, one 30 Oct - 8 Nov; Ork, one N Ronaldsay
31 Mar; Aber, 150 Corby Nov; Arg, 80 Sunipol, Mull 27 Nov; Renf, 180 Longhaugh
Pt 19-30 Jan.

* Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 20-25 is a better year: Shet, 4 singles
between 15-27 May, singles 6 sites 10 Sep - 14 Oct, 2 Unst and 2 Whalsay 13 Sep, 2
Bressay 22 Sep, 2 Skerries 22-30 Sep; Fair Isle, cf 11 May, singles 11-14 Sep, 17th,
21st-24th, 30th - 4 Oct; Ork, 1 Sanday 28 May.

*Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Four: Shet, cf Eshaness 10 May (RG) §; Fair Isle,
9 21 May (P. Alker, N.J. Riddiford et al), one 10-11 Oct (J.M. Dickson et al); O Heb,
^St Kilda 26-27 May (P.D. Anderson, A.M. Handley, J. Strowger et at).

♦Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Nine: Shet, Fetlar 6 May (RE-HS)§, Whalsay 4 Oct
(Dr B. Marshall), Skerries 6 Oct (D.M. Pullan, E. Tait); Fair Isle.cf singing 3 May,
one 4-5 Oct, 2 on 8th, 3 on 9th, 2 on 10th, 3 on 11th, 1 to 16th (at least 5) (N.J.
Riddiford et at)-, Dumf, 1 Caerlaverock 25 Feb (D.L. Clugston).

♦Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Four: Shet, Skerries 13-19 (D.M.
Pullan, E. Tait et at)-. Fair Isle, 2-3 Sep, 7-8 Sep, 22-25 Sep (N.J. Riddford et at).

tReed Bunting^ Emberiza schoeniclus Breeding: fewer Midi; Renf, 27 prs
Lochwinnoch (31 prs in 1980); fewer Kirk. Counts and passage: Fair Isle, 19 Mar -
mainly 4-27 May, max 52 on 18 May, low nos 8 Sep - 18 Oct, max 15 on 5 Oct; Isle of
May, max 5 on 11-19 May and 29 Sep.

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*Pallas’s Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi One, 1st Y , Fair Isle 17-18 Sep, probably
N race polaris (A. Broome, N.J. Riddiford etal)\ 2nd British.

tRed-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps sRhum, Inv 1 July (J. Love).

tCom Bunting Miliaria calandra Breeding: Shet, 6 records, only 3 singing; Ork,
few; Caith, only 1 record, song Noss 13-16 May; Ross, 100 Fearn 13-15 Feb; Perth,
none; E Loth, further decreases; Renf, 37 Inchinnan 7 Dec; Kirk, further decreases;
Dumf, max 38 Caerlaverock 19 Jan.

fPainted Bunting Passerina cyanea One Noss, Shet 8 June (DB).

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ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS

Mandarin Duck Pair North Ronaldsay, Ork 8 May 1979.

Green-winged Teal L Gorm, Islay, Arg 7-9 May 1979 (A.F.G. Walker).

Baikal Teal Anas formosa Past records: 9 shot L Spynie, Moray 5 Feb 1958 (Maj.
Brander-Dunbar) and c? Caerlaverock, Dumf 19 Feb-17 Apr 1973 have been re-
assessed and are now accepted as wild vagrants.

Ring-necked Duck First date for Woodend Lochcfin 1980 was 18 Jan (P.R. Gordon).
Scoter AcfFindhorn, Moray 29 Dec 1979 accepted as showing characters of
american and NE Siberian race americana.

Goldeneye SBR 1980, page 23, line 13 should read “325 Woodhall” not “325
Clyde”.

Smew SBR 1980 add 2 redheads L Ken, Kirk 27 Dec.

Greater Sand Plover SBR 1979, page 25, line 2 should read “9-16 June” not ”9-14
June”.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper I nr Stornoway, O Heb 14-18 Sep 1980 (Dr N.E. Buxton).
Ruff SBR 1980, page 31, line 13 should read ”45 Linwood 3 Sep” not “12 Aug”.
Wryneck 1 Rait, Perth 5 May 1980.

White’s Thrush Zoothera dauma One Libberton, Lan 2 Jan 1979 (Sir R. Erskine-
Hill).

Sedge Warbler SBR 1980, page 45, line 2 should read “130 singing Lochwinnoch”.
Icterine Warbler SBR 1980, page 46, line 4 should read “Suth” not "Caith”.
Firecrest Clochan, Banff 2 Nov 1980 (MJHC). SBR 1980, page 48, line 2-3 should
read “Suth, Melvich 27 Oct” not “Caith, Melvich 27 Jan”.

Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina Adult 9 Nethybridge, Inv 10-25 March
1980 (H. Marshall).

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SCOTTISH RINGING REPORT 1981

The installation of computer equipment at the British Trust for Ornithology has made the
availability of all ringing recoveries with a "Scottish connection" a realistic possibility. At the
request of the Scottish Ornithologists' Club a print out of all the recoveries of birds ringed and/or
recovered in Scotland will be made available each year.

For 1981 about 2700 recoveries are involved and probably represent a reasonably typical year. Not
surprisingly sea-birds account for a high proportion of the recoveries with many being the result of
long term studies by specialist groups including some University Zoology Departments. Unfortunately the
recoveries of foreign ringed birds in Scotland were not available in time for this report.

The systematic list gives for each species , after the English and scientific names, the number of
recoveries of British ringed birds reported in 1981. This is followed by a list of some of the more
noteworthy recoveries and in some cases a short summary.

Arrangement of entries : ringing details are given first followed by recovery data all on one line.

Key to symbols and terms used.

Age when ringed : this is given according to the EURING code and the figures do not represent years.
Years refer to calendar years.

2 fully grown, year of hatching quite unknown

A hatched 1 or more years before year_o.f ringing

6 hatched 2 or more years before year of ringing

8 hatched 3 or more years before year of ringing

1 pullus (= nestling or chick)

3 hatched during year of ringing
5 hatched 1 year before year of ringing
7 hatched 2 years before year of ringing
Sex : m = male , f = female
Manner of recovery:

v caught or trapped and released with ring
x found dead

xF found freshly dead or dying
/?/ manner of recovery unknown.

vv ring or identifiable colour markings read in field
xL found long dead

( ) caught and not released or released without ring
+ shot or killed by man

Date of recovery : Where this is unknown, the date of the reporting letter is given in brackets.
Abbreviations for the Scottish Regions are as follows Shetland SH, Orkney OR, Highland HR,
Grampian GR, Tayside TR, Fife FR, Central CR, Lothian LR, Borders BR, Strathclyde SC,

Dumfries and Galloway DR and Western Isles WI.

At the end of each recovery the distance of movement, in km, and the direction, as a three figure
bearing are given.

Red-^throated Diver Gavia stellata 9

1108951 1

2A.7.7A Orkney

X

6.1.81

off St Andrews, FR

297km 178

1115179 1

A. 8. 79 North Mainland, SH

X

21.1.81

off Seaford, Sussex

1096km 175

1130198 A

28.7.79 Yell, SH

X

A. 3.81

Moray Firth, 2m N of Nairn,

HR 363km 206

109A93A 1

12.7.80 Orkney

x

2A.2.81

Banff, GR

151km 169

Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis AA

F\/67G07 1

29.7.79 near Marwick, Orkney

X

18.11.80

at sea off NEWFOUNDLAND

3A8Akm 2A2

Other

recoveries included Norway (2),

Sweden (1 ) ,

, Denmark (A), West Germany (2), Netherlands (3),

Belgium (1), England (2) and Wales (1).

Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus A

FR09653 A 11.7.80 Bardsey Island, Wales xF A. 6. 81 Port Ellen, Islay, SC 331km 3AA

Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 231

2213099 A 10.8.78 Hirta, St Kilda, WI x 22.1 81 near Cefane, SOUTH AFRICA 1065Akm 161

NB36261 A 3.8.77 St Kilda, WI v 1.2.81 off Cape Padrone, S AFRICA 1071Akm 162

2263803 A 1A.8.81 Strathy Point, HR (at 2330) v 15.8.81 Noss Head, Wick, HR (at 0230) 58km 105

Most of the recoveries were birds caught by other ringers. 79 had been ringed in 1981, 75 in 1980,
38 in 1979, 11 in 1978, 13 in 1977, 3 in 1976 and 6 in years before that.

Leach's Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 2

NB30909 A 16.7.81 Foula, SH v 9.8.81 Dun, St Kilda, WI A53km 235

Gannet Sula bassana 53

1106256 1 29.8.7A Ailsa Craig, SC x 22.10.80 Pt of Almadies, Dakar, SENEGAL A628km 19A

Other recoveries included birds to West Germany (3), Netherlands (3), France (8), Belgium (1),
Denmark (1), North Sea (1), Portugal (3), Spain (1), Italy (1), Eire (2), England (13).

53

Gadwall Anas strepera 1

FV60441 3

31.12.78 Slimbridge, Gloucestershire

V

9.6.81

St Serf's Is, Loch Leven, TR

498km 353

Pochard Anas acuta 2

GJ44322 5m

6.4.81 Abberton, Essex

+

2.10.81

Bunchrew, Beauly Firth, HR

711km 332

GJ44405 4m

1.6.81 Abberton, Essex

•«

5.12.81

Loch Leven, TR

559km 331

Tufted Duck Aythia fuligula 4

SS78100 3m

8.9.70 Loch Leven, TR

+

7.11.81

Lough Ennel, Westneath, EIRE

399km 220

FV57673 4

9.1.79 Rostherne Mere, Cheshire

V

9.6.81

St Serf's Is, Loch Leven, TR

321km 349

FR21320 5m

22.5.81 Abberton, Essex

+

21.10.81

Loch Leven, TR

560km 330

Eider Somateria mollissima 45

HW16658 1

17.7.68 Newburgh, GR

xF

15.2.81

Tantallon Castle, LR

146km 196

HW28668 1m

b.7.71 Newburgh, GR

V

14.5.81

Fame Islands, Northumberland

190km 173

HW40154 1m

31.7.74 Newburgh, GR

X

28.5.81

Aberlady Bay, LR

153km 200

HU78000 If

1.8.81 Newburgh, GR

xF

12.11.81

Portmahomack, HR

123km 297

Other movements over 100km from Newburgh were

10

to Fife and 5 to Tayside.

Goosander Mergus merganser 3

HW73760 1

29.6.80 Hartburn, Northumberland

X

31.10.81

nr R Kinnel, Lochmaben, DR

98km 268

HW87009 1

3.7.81 Mitford, Northumberland

+(11.10.81 )

2m SU of Bridge of Cally, TR

180km 323

HW871 36 1

18.7.81 nr Bellingham, N'umberland

xL

7.10.81

Morningside, Newmains, SC

122km 304

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneus 10

FS77985 If

21.6.74 Evie, OR

X

2.2.81

R Thurso, SW of L More, HR

87km 200

FS84738 If

24.6.75 near Dounby, OR

X

22.3.81

near Gartocharn, SC

346km 193

FV82505 If

4.7.80 Evie, OR

x

15.8.81

near Lossiemouth, GR

152km 184

Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus 30

EB01576 If

1.7.75 Lockerbie, DR

X

19.8.81

Avon Valley, Larkhall, SC

80km 331

EH20752 If

9.7.79 Langholm, DR

+

6.11.81

Craufurdland, Kilmarnock, SC

1 06km 300

DA31898 1

1.7.80 St Ann's, Lockerbie, DR

X

20.3.81

near Cockermouth, Cumbria

63km 174

EH69803 6f

2.6.80 Ae Forest, OR

+

17.2.81

near Southport, Merseyside

178km 168

EH84829 If

13.7.81 Langholm, DR

xF

22.10.81

Brighouse Bay, Borgue, DR

82km 240

Buzzard Buteo buteo 4

GJ31641 1

19.6.81 Corrimony, Glenurquhart, HR

x

(13.9.81)

Netherly, Stonehaven, GR

149km 103

Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1

1085662 1

8.7.81 North Scotland

xF

28.9.81

Ste Trephine, FRAtJCE

971km 179

Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 16

EH19482 1m

19.6.78 High Glenmuir, Cumnock, SC

xF

4.5.81

Hooge, NETHERLANDS

720km 126

EH69520 1

18.6.79 Eskdalemuir, DR

X

25.7.81

Westoning, Bedfordshire

412km 154

EJ16159 1

3.7.81 Dounby, Mainland, OR

+

4.10.81

Bogdale, Bathgate, LR

352km 184

EF90636 6f

25.5.77 Eskdalemuir, DR

X

23.11.81

Kempston, Bedfordshire

398km 153

EH39116 1

31.5.81 Scaur Glen, Thornhill, DR

x

12.12.81

near St Albans, Hertfordshire

449km 148

Merlin Falco columbarius 7

EH25858 If

3.7.77 North Mainland, SH

V

14.6.81

Keelylang, near Finstown, OR

180km 213

EH46723 1

30.6.78 North Mainland, SH

xl(16.10.81 )

Boultham Woods, Lincoln

773km 177

EH80545 If

9.7.80 Glenbervie, GR

+

15.3.81

Withern, Louth, Lincolnshire

438km 1 59

EH76728 If

10.7.81 Fetlar, SH

V

19.11.81

Fair Isle

1 24km 200

There were also two other 1981 chicks from the Shetland Mailnland controlled on Fair Isle.

Peregrine Falco peregrinus 12

GK71635 If 7.7.78 Moffat, DR () 4.5.81 near Connachan, Crieff, TR 122km 350

GJ08972 1m 4.6.80 Moffat, DR x 3.12.80 Bennekerry, Carlow, EIRE 357km 219

GK71635 was illegally pole-trapped and was kept in captivity after having a leg amputated.

Corncrake Crex crex 1

DA28726 1 28.7.80 Isle of Canna, HR v 30.6.81 Port Charlotte, Islay, SC 145km 175

Coot Fulica atra 2

GK01214 3 18.8.80 Deeping St James, Lines. + 31.1.81 Loch Spynie, Elgin, GR 590km 341

54

Cormorant Phnlacrocorax carbo 76

5084749 1 2.7.80 Boray Holm, Gairsay, OR

6108008 I 27.6.81 Clett Stack, Mainland, SH

25.2.81 Ri.ngu/ood, Hampshire 918km 175

18.12.81 Kennick Reservoir, Devon 1065km 188

Sfeig Phalacrocorax aristotelis 217

1155006 8 13.8.80 Isle of May, FR

1127452 1 17.7.78 Isle of May, FR

M9630 1 11.7.81 Foula, SH

1069977 I 7.7.74 St Margarets Is, Tenby, Wales

1159376 1 21.6.81 Isle of May, FR

7.1.81 Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk 414km 150

2.2.81 River Ouse, Bedfordshire 460km 163

14.10.81 near Finoy, Rogaland, NORWAY 457km 104

16.12.80 Kelton, Nith Estuary, DR 383km 011

26.12.81 Ijmuiden, Netherlands 619km 132

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 42

1094787 1 24.5.79 near Montrose, TR

1094793 1 25.5.79 near Ounning, TR

1096172 1 25.4.80 St Andrews, FR

1191118 1 20.5.81 Bridge of Earn, Perth, TR

1191305 1 18.5.81 St Andrews, FR

1191479 1 13.7.81 near Leuchars, FR

xF(22.10.81 ) Appin, SC
x 23.5.81 Lochindaal, Islay, SC

xL 20.3.81 Blankenberge, BELGI0M

x 12.10.81 Romo, N Frisian Is, DENMARK
x 20.11.81 Castleton, North Yorkshire

v 25.9.81 Gweedore, Donegal, EIRE

175km 265
180km 251
679km 145
759km 101
242km 151
396km 246

Mute Swan Cygnus olor 75

Z41558 5f 23.7.80 West Loch Ollay, S Oist, WI
Z47099 6m 3.8.80 Bridge of Oun, Montrose, TR

x 8.11.81 St Ninian's Ayre, Mainland, SH 462km 050
x(13.10. 81 ) Thurnham, Lancashire 304km 183

Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 2

Z43043 5m 17.1.80 Caerlaverock, DR x 27.12.81 Possil Loch, Glasgow, SC 116km 333

Canada Goose Branta canadensis 22

5086436 4m 2.7.78 Beauly Firth, HR + 3.6.79 near Aksarka, 0SSR 3857km 075

5086459 4 2.7.78 Beauly Firth, HR v 5.7.81 Holkham Park, Wells , Norfolk 599km 147

There were also 8 to Yorkshire, 2 to Derbyshire and 1 to Staffordshire. Several Beauly ringed birds
were shot in Perthshire.

Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 7

1 061 566

6f

11.1.78 Caerlaverock, DR

x

11.10.81

Waterville, Kerry, EIRE

566km

232

1097283

6f

22.1.80 Caerlaverock, OR

X

5.10.81

Lochslin, Loch Eye, HR

31 6km

354

1097335

6f

22.1.80 Caerlaverock, OR

x(26. 10.81 )

Mugia, Coruna, SPAIN

1 384km

198

Shelduck Tadoma tadorna 15

GP44053

6m

20.6.71 Newburgh, GR

xF

17.10.81

Friedrichskoog, WEST GERMANY

776km

118

GP44837

4m

13.3.72 Aberlady, LR

X

24.11.81

Marienkoog, WEST GERMANY

743km

101

GP44848

6f

13.3.72 Aberlady Bay, LR

xF

1.11.81

Insel Neuwerk, WEST GERMANY

760km

108

GK11353

6m

27.1.77 Aberlady Bay, LR

X

3.5.81

Bjers, Norrlanda, SWEDEN

1 322km

083

GP44433

6f

29.3.77 Newburgh, GR

X

(17.3.81)

near Minsen, WEST GERMANY

744km

123

GK49037

6f

15.2.78 Aberlady Bay, LR

xL

9.7.81

Boschplaat, NETHERLANDS

609km

118

GK91 062

1

21.7.80 Tynningham Bay, Ounbar, LR

x

7.4.81

Vlieland, NETHERLANDS

527km

122

Wigeon Anas penelope 11

F576318

6f

19.1.75 Blithfield Reservoir, Staffs

+

(1.12.81)

Elphin, HR

613km

341

FS25024

3m

5.12.77 Aberlady Bay, LR

+

20.8.81

Vest Stadil Fjord, DENMARK

686km

089

FS82795

5f

23.1.78 Newburgh, GR

+

11.10.81

Veiling Bugt, DENMARK

645km

103

FS82808

4f

23.1.78 Newburgh, GR

+

20.5.81

Volonga, Nenets, U.S.S.R

2775km 067

Teal Anas crecca 17

EH09155

2m

18.10.79 Strangford Lough, N Ireland

+

12.10.81

Loch Migdale, HR

385km

012

EH75024

3m

1.9.79 Hale, Cheshire

V

23.10.81

Morton Lochs, FR

343km

359

EC97733

4m

19.9.81 Loch Leven, TR

+

18.12.81

near Longford Town, N Ireland

392km

226

EJ37715

4f

17.3.80 Lough Leane, Kerry, EIRE

+

16.12.81

Loch Fad, Bute, SC

551km

040

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos 20

GK 56765

4m

28.11.78 Oakham, Leicestershire

+

30.1.81

Biel, Dunbar, LR

386km

342

GP19843

3m

26.11.69 Slimbridge, Gloucestershire

+

(10.6.81)

Auchenblae, GR

574km

360

GM39239

6m

12.1.74 Caerlaverock, DR

+

21.8.80

Vaernengene, DENMARK

748km

082

GK86645

4f

28.11.80 North Slob, Wexford, EIRE

+

29.11.81

Duns, BR

464km

035

55

Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 110
FV09968 7 23.9.79 Fort George, Inverness, HR

FV87881 8 15.3.80 East Shore, Eden Estuary, FR

FV86437 1 8.6.79 Hoxa, South Ronaldsay, OR

FV88320 1 5.7.81 \/ollister. Yell, SH

FV69233 1 5.7.81 Braemar, GR

FR24006 1 31.5.81 Wadbister, SH

14.7.81 Leynar, FAEROES 629kni 342

12.6.81 Mykines, FAtKOfG 693km 337

6.9.01 Pleubian, FRANCL 1109km 180

6.9.01 Adrigole, Cork, LIRE 11 26km 208

4.12.81 North Slob, Wexford, LIRE 552km 201

4.10.81 Agon, Manche, FRANCT 1234km 181

There were 39 others over 300km mainly to or from wintering areas in south west England oi Wales

Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 3
BV57057 1 10.8.76 Beadnell, Northumberland

BV41387 6m 13.5.79 Waterfoot, Annan, OR

17.4.81 near Gullane, LR 93km 307

3.8.81 Baie du Mont St michel, FRANCE 714km 170

Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 1
CE23830 1 19.6.79 The Grampians,

() 20.3.81 near El Jadida, MOROCCO

Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 23
DA01494 1 19.6.73 Frodsham, Cheshire

DR15978 1 26.5.75 Kirkmichael, TR

DR35181 1 21.5.77 Ounblane, CR

DR38770 1 11.6.78 Kinbrace, Kildonan, HR

DH13377 1 3.6.81 Evie, Mainland, OR

28.6.81 Loch Striven, SC 327km 333

16.10.81 nr Newtownards, Down, N Ire. 272km 210

23.4.81 Kragero, Telemark, NORWAY 852km 069
16.10.80 Mendexa, Vizcaya, SPAIN 1688km 176

20.12.01 Le Porge, Gironde, FRANCE 1565kn 175

Knot Calidris canutus 10
CE22862 4 21.10.78 Brora, HR

XS22215 6 4.4.80 Findhorn Bay, GR

X543042 4 3.3.81 Kirkcaldy, FR

10.11.81 Coatham Sands, Cleveland 419km 156

18.1.81 Kirkcaldy, FR 175km 171

4.4.81 Heacham, Wash, Norfolk 419km 146

There were also 4 August ringed birds from the Wash at Kirkcaldy on 18.1.81 (2 1976, 2 1978).

Sanderling Calidris alba 1

BB37871 4 25.7.68 Hoylake, Merseyside

(20.8.01) Addiewell, LR

Dunlin Calidris alpina 19

NB48531 3 28.8.80 Montrose Basin, TR

NS10678 6 6.3.81 Loch Fleet, HR

N816917 3m 5.8.78 Rock, Wadebridge, Cornwall

NS07299 6 28.1.80 New Mills, FR

NS10666 5 1.3.81 Dornoch, HR

BX78055 3 12.9.81 Findhorn Bay, Forres, GR

24.1.81 Axe Estuary, Avon 601km 183

19.3.81 Helgoland, WEST GERMANY 848km 119

7.6.81 Loch Bee, South Uist, Wl 774km 348

23.7.81 Ottenby, Oland, SWEDEN 1238km 009

20.7.81 Sappi, Luvia, FINLAND 1477km 074

20.9.81 Figueira da Foz, PORTUGAL 1981km 191

Ruff Philomachus pugnax 1

CE23885 3f 1.10.78 Montrose Basin, TR

Jack Snipe Lynocryptes minimus 1
NV03821 3 29.11.00 Dornoch, HR

x 20.5.81 Seyakha, Yamal-Nenets, USSR
+ 23.1.81 3 miles NW of Sligo, EIRE

Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 1
EH40815 2 31.10.77 Fair Isle

3.1.81 Dromore, Down, N Ireland

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1
EH86568 1 14.7.01 Whalsay, SH

+ 23.10.81 Edobo, Half Assini, GHANA

Curlew Numenius arquata 1 1
FS82198 4 15.9.74 Wig, Bangor, Wales

18.2.81 Skinflats, Grangemouth, CR

Redshank Tringa totanus 43

0R70923 4 13.8.79 Saltburn, Invergordon, HR v
DR55796 6 31.3.75 Farlington Marsh, Hampshire x
0R96077 1 16.6.80 Westerdale, HR v
DR97161 1 26.5.81 West Bonharry, Glen Esk, TR v
DA38091 1 17.5.01 Hill of Forss, Thurso, HR +

24.6.81 Raudasandur, ICELAND 1377km 310

12.5.81 Acremore Loch, Ashkirk, BR 530km 347

30.10.81 Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear 394km 162

1.10.81 Spurn Point, Humberside a03km 154

9.11.81 Pt de L'Aiguillon, FRANCE 1378km 173

There were 4 other birds recovered in Iceland. DR70923 was the earliest autumn ringing date.

56

Common Sandiper Actitis hypoleucos 3

8V66205 4

7.7.77 Tomintoul, GR

X

23.9.81

La Teste, Gironde, FRANCE

1418km

174

8VQ672Q 3

27.4.80 Stroud, Gloucestershire

V

3.5.81

Glen Lussa, Kintyre, SC

468km

332

0V55767 4

3.5.81 Glen Lussa, Kintyre, SC

x

25.7.81

Sidi Fini, MOROCCO

2921km

187

Turnstone Arenaria interpres 2

CC65659 A

8.5.71 Mewbiggin, Cumbria

X

30.7.81

near Aberlady Bay, LR

212km

004

Arctic Skua

i Stercorarius parasiticus 14

EH86565 1

12.7.81 Whalsay, SH

X

25.10.81

Dunkerque, Nord, FRANCE

1 053km

169

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua 75

HUI56758 1

15.7.76 Foula, SH

X

1.11.81

Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass, USA

51 16km

247

HW58336 1

21.6.76 Hoy, Orkney

X

15.6.81

near Medenine, TUNISIA

3009km

160

HW79436 1

15.7.79 Foula, SH

+

27.6.81

Tinuteqissap Nuna, GREENLAND

2624km

290

Hli/79573 1

15.7.79 Foula, SH

+

28.8.81

Sardloq, GREENLAND

2417km

271

Other recoveries included birds in Sweden (1)

, Denmark (1), West Germany (2), Netherlands (10),

France (10)

, Spain (4) and Portugal (2)

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 14

EH86105 1

21.6.80 Tingwall, SH

V

17.1.81

Madeley Heath, Hereford

862km 183

Common Gull

Larus canus 21

EH67970 1

13.7.81 Fair Isle

X

7.11.81

Roe Estuary, Northern Ireland

589km 213

EH71296 1

5.7.81 Vollister, Yell, SH

x

17.12.81

Kilwinning, SC

586km

201

Lesser Black-back Larus fuscus 71

GJ40100 1

28.6.80 Flanders Moss, Kippen, CR

+

5.2.81

near Oran, ALGERIA

2284km

173

GK74145 1

15.7.80 Linga, SH

X

22.3.81

Sidi Toual, Agadir, MOROCCO

3439km

191

GK40791 1

16.7.76 Dales Voe, SH

X

4.10.81

Iwik, MAURETANIA

4640km

195

GJ48034 8

4.8.81 Stirling, CR

X

6.12.81

Fuerteventura, CANARY ISLANDS

3179km

194

There were also a further 5 birds to Morocco,

3

to France,

, 3 to Portugal and 2 to Spain.

Herring Gull Larus argentatus 285

GJ 30500 1

4.7.80 Kinloss, Forres, HR

xF

10.4.81

Drontenmeer, NETHERLANDS

826km

134

GK68810 1

20.6.79 Lerwick, SH

X

2.7.81

Halsa in Helgeland, NORWAY

1035km 045

GP37775 8

21.11.71 Fair Isle

x

6.7.81

Eggum, Lofotens, NORWAY

1224km 037

Great Black

-backed Gull Larus marinus 27

HW08182 8

15.11.69 Fair Isle

X

7.7.80

Sletnes Lh, Finnmark, NORWAY

1868km

047

HW08209 8

15.1 1 .69 Fair Isle

V

25.7.79

Kharlov Island, USSR

2131km 081

HW30273 1

26.6.71 Hoy, OR

xL

5.1.81

Rye Harbour, Sussex

917km

164

GK 07563 8

16.12.74 Isle of May, FR

+

5.6.81

Stormy a, Aure, NORWAY

1 002km

038

HW70066 8

16.11.78 Seaton Carew, Cleveland

X

15.8.81

Polin, Kinlochbervie, HR

486km

331

Kittiwake Risa tridactyla 17

EF14607 1

12.7.70 Bullers of Buchan, GR

X

20.3.81

Skagen, Jylland, DENMARK

742km

087

E843917 1

12.6.74 Whinnyfold, Cruden Bay,

GR

X

(10.2.81)

Tunlauer , WST GERMANY

738km

117

EB8I636 1

19.7.76 Isle of May, FR

X

7.11.81

near Eider Estuary, W GERMANY

756km

107

EF91465 1

17.6.76 Dunbar Harbour, LR

vv

27.3.81

Goulien, Pte du Raz, FRANCE

895km

189

EH46746 1

2.7.78 East Yell, SH

+

27.8.79

Quarsut, GREENLAND

2585km

296

EH93521 1

20.7.80 Sule Skerry. DR

+

9.8.80

Nanortalik, GREENLAND

2299km

273

EH95014 1

28.6.80 Foula, SH

+

20.10.81

Cape Bauld, NEWFOUNDLAND

3437km

254

EH90007 1

8.7.81 Fair Isle

+

17.9.81

Kungmiut, GREENLAND

1 929km

291

Sandwich Tern Sterna sandviciensis 17

XS08629 1

14.6.75 Sands of Forvie, GR

0

24.2.81

near Freetown, SIERRA LEONE

5503km

190

XS15191 1

17.6.78 Sands of Forvie, GR

+

11.1.81

Rodeira, SPAIN

1741km

196

0A45473 1

26.6.81 Stroma, Pentland Firth,

HR

+

(3.11.81)

Accra, GHANA

5908km 178

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo 3

CD71259 1

8.7.69 near Inver, Tain, HR

xL

16.11.81

Querrieu, Somme, FRANCE

971km

155

CE23667 6

11.9.76 Johnshaven, GR

xL

1.7.80

Lyngstad, Nord-Nore, NORWAY

872km

038

57

Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 12

CE 39955 1

3.7.80 Foula, SH

+

20.10.80

Kikombo, ANGOLA

8068km

170

CE20AA9 1

3.7.81 Whalsay, SH

+

28.9.81

Port Bouet, IVORY COAST

6131km

182

XS27571 1

A. 7. 81 Papa Stour, SH

X

27.12.01

Sordwana Bay, NATAL

1027Akm

162

XS31068 1

28.6.81 North Ronaldsay, OR

X

16.10.81

off Qua Ibo, NIGERIA

61 56km

172

XS3A582 1

29.6.81 Quandale, Rousay, OR

V

27.0.81

Monrovia, LI8ERIA

5908km

186

XS5010A 1

20.6.81 Whalsay, SH

xF

10.10.81

nr Port Elizabeth, S AFRICA

10760km

166

Little Tern Sterna albifrons 2
BVA6253 8 17.6.75 St Cyrus, GR

xF

27. A. 81

near Spalding, Lincolnshire

A 72km

161

BVA631 2 1

15.6.76 St Cyrus, GR

V

19.7.81

Millom, Cumbria

290km

191

Guillemot
GK59662 1

Uria aalge 165

5.7.77 Canna, HR

x(22.10.B1 )

Santona, SPAIN

1527km

172

GK95513 1

5.7.79 Canna, HR

X

26.12.81

Cap Higuer, SPAIN

1 5A9km

168

GJ51601 1

A. 7. 81 Canna, HR

X

15.12.81

Cadiz, SPAIN

2279km

179

GJ07682 1

2.7.79 Great Saltee, Wexford, EIRE

X

(21.7.01)

Keils, Sound of Jura, SC

A 32km

008

GJA7290 1

25.6.81 Great Saltee, Wexford, EIRE

X

13.12.81

Dornoch, HR

660km

015

GJ30800 1

2.7.80 near Aberdaron, WALES

X

27.1.81

near Ounure, SC

291km

360

GK9522A 1

26.6.80 Halcro Head, S Ronaldsay, OR

X

11.1.81

Near St Sampsons, CHANEL IS

1030km

179

An oiling incident in the Skagerack in January resulted in more foreign recoveries than

usual.

Fair

Isle and Canna generated the largest numbers and the table below illustrates the distribution of
recoveries from a northern colony and a western one.

Norway Sweden Denmark Germany Netherlands Belgium France N England S England Ireland

Fair Isle 15
Canna 1
Rest of Scotland 8

13 2

1 1

A 2

3

1

6

3

0

A

5

7

3

A

A

3 13

5 . 1

Razorbill Alca torda AO

M2A1 02 A 26.6.75 Shiant Islands, WI

N37829 1 2.7.79 Shiant Islands, UI

M3650A 1 22.6.80 Fair Isle

1*136622 1 30.6.00 Fair Isle

(*136795 1 19.6.81 Fair Isle

1*1A321 1 1 21.6.81 Sanda, Kintyre, SC

/?/( 2. 12.81 ) near Ancora, PORTUGAL 1795km 186

x 30.1.81 Figueira da Foz, PORTUGAL 1980km 185

x 12.1.81 Chipiona, Cadiz, PORTUGAL 2557km 188

x 16.12.81 near Albufeira, PORTUGAL 2391km 193

x 21.11.81 Donana Beach, Almonte, SPAIN 2528km 188

x 20.12.81 near Cartagena, SPAIN 1996km 169

These were the longest distance recoveries but there were also foreign recoveries to Norway (2),
Sweden (1), Germany (A), Netherlands (A) and France (A).

Puffin Fratercula arctica A1

EB57250 A

19.7.75 Sule Skerry, OR

X

25.1.81 St Jean de Luz, FRANCE

1753km 17A

EH03936 1

5.8.76 St Kilda, WI

X

1.2.81 M'Diq, MOROCCO

2A71km 17A

EB981A6 1

2.7.78 Isle of May, FR

xL

9.7.80 Kvenvaer, Hitra, NORWAY

1017km 037

EB98578 8

10.7.78 Isle of May, FR

xL

29.3.81 Bobvjerg Fyr, DENMARK

659km 087

EJ06625 1

31.7.79 St Kilda, WI

xF

13.8.81 Storhofdi, ICELAND

889km 31 A

There were also 3 birds from Sule Skerry (OR)

fleygged in the Faeroes.

Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto

2

EH30199 A

27.6.79 North Ronaldsay,

, OR

xF

23.9.81 Margate, Kent

922km 165

EJA0527 A

15.5.80 North Ronaldsay,

, OR

V

28.3.81 Evie, OR

51km 2A2

Barn Owl Tyto alba 1A

GK69579 1

A. 8. 80 Dairy, DR

X

(21.5.81) Whithorn/Garlieston, CR

A2km 201

GK69738 1

16.6.81 Moffat, DR

xF

29.11.81 Newton- le-Wil lows, Merseyside

i 216km 166

Short-eared

Owl Asio flameus 2

GK21702 1

17.5.81 near Banff, GR

x (

{ 16. 11. 81) Auchlin, Drongan, SC

273km 205

GK780AA 1

10.5.81 Cabrach, GR

0

0.10.81 Loch of Skail, Mainland, OR

192km 35A

Sand Martin

Riparia riparia 10

A8A1232 3m

25.8.80 High Halstow, Kent

V

17.5.81 Connel, Argyll, SC

678km 325

A1937A5 3m

22.7.79 Llangorse Lake,

Wales

V

26.7.01 Tertowie, Aberdeen, GR

587km 006

There were another 7 recoveries over 300km.

Swallow Hirundo rustica 13

A8A5851 3 23.8.80 Seaside Oyke, Errol, TR

A215659 1 30.6.79 l*lillhaugh, Dunning, TR

20.9.81 Sutton Chetney, Leicestershire A38km 165
17. A. 81 El-Bayadh, Saida, ALGERIA 25AGkm 172

58

House Martin Dechlion urbica 2

A253667 3

25.8.80 Ince, Chester, Cheshire

V

24.5.81

Kilchrist Castle, Kintyre,

SC 298km

322

8109017 4

17.5.81 Kilchrist Castle, Kintyre

u

22.5.81

Carnwath, SC

132km

075

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis 6

KK93287 1

12.6.81 Nigg Bay, Aberdeen, GR

V

(20.4.81 )

La Linea, Cadiz, SPAIN

2342km

186

A026234 2

23.9.80 Isle of May, FR

V

3.2.81

Larache, MOROCCO

2347km

187

A596073 2

14.9.80 Spurn Point, Humberside

X

15.7.81

near Largs, SC

403km

308

Pied Wagtail

Motacilla alba 23

A398247 3

27.7.81 Garthdee, Aberdeen, GR

X

11.11.81

Near Cherbourg, FRANCE

830km

178

B1 59073 5m

17.3.81 Llanelli, Dyfed, Wales

V

24.7.81

Wick, HR

753km 005

These were the two furthest distance recoveries but there i

were 13 others over 300km.

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 3

KX93820 1m

14.5.78 Ourris, Aberdeen, GR

V

15.1.81

Arrowe Park, Merseyside

411km

186

A642810 1

27.5.80 Pinners Brig, Edzell, TR

xF

13.2.81

Eydon, Northants,

526km

169

Robin Erithacus rubecula 19

A861802 3

19.8.80 Sanda Island, Kintyre, SC

X

10.1.81

Bashall Eaves, Lancashire

253km 128

A282907 3

30.9.80 Wideford Burn, Kirkwall, 1

DR xF

29.3.81

Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

539km

182

A629157 4

30.3.80 North Ronaldsay, OR

X

25.11.81

Loudun, Vienne, FRANCE

1 384km

173

KJ14536 3

24.9.78 Port Erin, Isle of Man

X

1.9.81

Aberfeldy, TR

287km

011

Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 4

NA75392 3

6.8.78 Fair Isle

X

8.3.81

near Safi, MOROCCO

3076km

191

NC23385 1

21.6.80 Out Skerries, SH

/?/

9.8.81

Kenadsa, 8echar, ALGERIA

321 5km

182

A810361 4f

4.4.81 North Ronaldsay, OR

xF

15.10.81

near Marrakech, MOROCCO

3089km

188

NH17726 4m

31.8.81 Fair Isle

/?/ (20.9.81)

Oued Zen, MOROCCO

2984km

187

Blackbird Turdus merula 109

XC74911 6m

9.1.79 Ounley, Hereford

X

25.1.81

Garve, HR

606km

346

23 recoveries were over 300km but the furthest movement of any of the 7 recoveries of birds ringed
as nestlings was 2km. Foreign recoveries included 7 to Norway, 3 to Sweden, 3 to Denmark, 2 to Holland
and 2 to Germany.

Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 16

KH77541

5

16.1.80 Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside

xf (2.3.81)

Auchincruive, near Ayr, SC

258km 339

NX79371

3

10.10.80 The Calf, Isle of Man

xF

11.3.81

3 miles N of Arbroath, TR

316km 026

XJ62144

3

5.11.80 Longhouse, Kirkwall, OR

X

14.4.81

Bramsnaes V/ig, DENMARK

963km 112

NX55651

2

7.10.81 Fair Isle

+

15.11.81

Escalonilla, Toled, SPAIN

2188km 185

Redwing

Turdus iliacus 8

BV97574

3

11.10.79 North Ronaldsay, OR

X

6.2.81

Sousel, PORTUGAL

2026km 189

XE64382

3

19.10.79 Drumnadrochit, HR

X

4.2.81

Quarteira, PORTUGAL

2268km 187

CE38145

3

24.10.76 North Ronaldsay, OR

X

18.8.78

near Suysar, Karelia, USSR

2026km 082

BV97560

3

11.10.79 North Ronaldsay, OR

+

13.10.81

Nes, Hedmark, NORWAY

758km 078

NX37587

4

10.4.78 Fair Isle

X

11.5.79

Laugar, ICELAND

1055km 311

NX37952

4

15.10.79 Fair Isle

+

29.1.81

Cayeux, Somme, FRANCE

1057km 169

Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 3

XE14529

1

14.5.78 Ballater, GR

xF

26.4.81

Balerno, LR

131km 188

Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 11

A479365

3

1.9.79 Titchfield Haven, Hampshire

X

21.5.81

Coupar Angus, TR

651km 348

805721 9

1

6.7.81 Cousland, LR

V

18.8.81

Lodmore, Dorset

590km 177

A845751

3

30.7.81 Balhepburn, Rhynd, TR

X

17.8.81

Wimbourne, Dorset

620km 171

A945669

4

5.8.81 Newshot, Inchinnan, SC

14.8.81

Abbotsbury, Dorset

594km 168

There were 5 other recoveries over 300km.

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Whitethroat Sylvia communis 1

B057337 3 18.7.81 Cousland, LR xF 17.8.81 War ton, Warwickshire 376km 1G6

Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 4

A810922 3 24.9.81 North Ronaldsay, OR x 10.10.81 Prestatyn, Clwyd, Wales 675km 185

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 7
A316738 4f 17.4.80 Dungeness, Kent
B1 89525 3m 7.10.81 Fair Isle

15.7.81 Bothwell, SC 638km 328

5.12.81 Furness Abbey, Cumbria 608km 189

Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 10

181 364
1C4067
2C0545
6B9164
2C9271
8C0246
989202
9A9218
PN3310

3 29.7.78 Melvich, HR

2 24.8.80 Hamble, Hampshire

4f 21.5.80 Letterwalton, Connel, SC

3 19.7.80 melvich, HR

4 7.5.81 Gibraltar Point, Lines.

4 8.5.81 North Ronaldsay, OR

4 11.4.81 moreton, Wirral, merseyside

4 21.5.81 Out Skerries, SH

3 12.8.81 Drunnadrochit, HR

v 8.5.81
x (8.7.81)
v 11.5.81
v 12.5.81
xF 27.6.81
xF 19.5.81
xF(27.4. 81 )
v 26.5.81
v 14.9.81

The Calf, Isle of man
Lairg, HR

South Walney, Cumbria
Oosterbierum, NETHERLANDS
Longannet, FR

Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire
Fenwick, SC

Utsira, Rogaland, NORWAY
Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire

503km 186
821km 346
306km 153
833km 1 35
417km 322
807km 169
266km 341
339km 111
561km 147

Goldcrest Regulus regulus 1

0E5653 4m 6.9.81 The Calf, Isle of man v

Spotted Flycatcher muscicapa striata 1
B056932 3 13.9.81 Fair Isle, v

Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 1

KX88240 If 12.6.80 Greenhaugh, Northumberland v

Starling Sturnus vulgaris 50

XV40768 3f 28.10.76 Tobermory, mull, SC xL

CH50165 3f 8.12.76 Tobermory, mull, SC xF

These were the longest distance recoveries but tt
and 2 on passage in spring).

7.9.81

Sanda Island, Kintyre, SC

145km 341

19.9.81

North Ronaldsay, OR

49km 250

4.6.81

Rhuveag, Balquidder, CR

1 86km 31 4

1.7.81

12.6.81

Jaren, Gran, NORWAY
Frosta, Trondheim, NORWAY

1052km 067
1209km 050

were a further 7 in Norway (5 ringed in winter

Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 10

A313431

3m 23.12.78 Dronfield 5 F, Derbyshire

V

7.4.81

Fair Isle

693km

359

B003562

4f

15.4.81 Fair Isle

X

22.4.81

Helgoland, WEST GERmANY

829km

136

Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 4

A810249

3f

2.10.80 North Ronaldsay, OR

V

16.1.81

Drumnadrochit, HR

256km

208

A026373

4f

1.4.81 Isle of may, FR

xF

23.1.81

Utsira, Rogaland, NORWAY

562km

052

B032003

5m

26.1.81 Queenamidda, Rendal, OR

V

30.1 .ei

Fair Isle,

99km

058

B1 89541

3m

10.10.81 Fair Isle,

xF

21.10.81

Schalkhaar, Netherlands

942km

149

Siskin Carduelis spinus 16

A325787

3m

28.12.80 Cannington, Somerset

V

31.3.81

Wormit, FR

587km 001

A215591

5m

2.4.81 Wormit, FR

V

11.5.81

Kiltarlity, HR

142km

320

A3291 38

5

7.2.81 Kempton Park, Surrey

V

11.5.81

Balnain, Glenurquhart, HR

711km

338

A369992

6f

15.3.81 Exeter, Devon

V

3.5.81

Shenval, Glenurquhart, HR

738km

355

A767303

5m

10.3.81 Culloden, HR

X

7.4.81

Windsor, Berkshire

704km

161

A895820

3

16.5.81 Golspie, HR

0

7.11.81

Povoa de Varzim, PORTUGAL

1837km

190

A912891

5m

17.3.81 Gordon Hill, Enfield, London v

6.5.81

Glentrool, DR

481 km

322

A936119

5m

21.2.81 Virginia Water, Surrey

xF

13.5.81

Invergarry, HR

688km

337

A936164

6m

1.3.81 Virginia Water, Surrey

V

10.5.81

Kiltarlity, HR

71 5km

339

B1 2461 ?

6m

2.4.81 Bidston, Wirral, merseyside

V

10.5.81

Kiltarlity, HR

455km

349

Twite Carduelis flavirostris 2

A545063

4f

13.12.80 Killimster, Wick, HR

X

18.5.81

Inverasdale, Pud ewe, HR

1 65km

243

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