Scottish Birds Volume 19

Part 1 - June 1997

Main papers

Distribution and abundance of Twites wintering in Caithness.
H Clark & R M Sellers

The status of the Gannet in Scotland in 1994-95.
S Murray & S Wanless

Gizzard contents of Pochard, Tufted Duck and Goldeneye from Loch Leven, Kinross, in winter 1994-95.
Barry Stewart & Alan Lauder

Waterfowl counts on the Tay Estuary, 1985-1995.
N Elkins & B M Lynch

Short notes

Nest site selection by Buzzards in mid Argyll. Graham E Austin & David D Houston

Obituaries

Malcolm Castle. Roger Hisset
Robert "Bobby" John Tulloch. Frank Hamilton
Vero Copner Wynne-Edwards. J Morton Boyd

Part 2 - December 1997

Main papers

The illegal persecution of raptors in Scotland
A report from the Scottish Raptor Study Groups.

Movements of Fulmars from the Firth of Forth.
John C Davies

A winter survey of sawbill ducks and Cormorants on the River Deveron, north east Scotland.
P J Cosgrove

Declines in Turnstones and Purple Sandpipers wintering in south east Scotland.
H E M Dott

Habitat use by Snow Buntings in Scotland from spring to autumn.
Adam Watson

Short notes

Red-backed Shrike breeding records in Scotland. R C Dickson
Red-backed Shrike - summer records in Scotland. John Young
Ground nesting Treecreeper in Deeside. Simon Gillings
Numbers of Snow Buntings on arable land in north east Scotland. A Watson & R Rae
Capercaillie and Black Grouse south of Banff in the 1940s. Adam Watson
Reed Warblers breeding in south west Scotland. Ken Bruce
Inland nesting by Razarbills. M P Harris & S Wanless
Hooded Warbler on St Kilda. T J Dix
Scavenging Merlins. R C Dickson
Buzzard robbing juvenile Peregrine of prey. R C Dickson
Interaction between Sparrowhawk and Jackdaw near Newtonmore, Highland. P R Moore
Mobbing of Waxwing by Chaffinches and Blue Tits. S & M E Shimeld
Waxwings feeding on Cowberries. Ron Youngman

Part 3 - March 1998

Main papers

Observations at a winter Rook and Jackdaw roost in Aberdeenshire.
I S Francis

The diet and foraging behaviour of the Red Kite in northern Scotland.
L Wildman, L O’Toole & R W Summers

Breeding biology of Swallows in Easter Ross.
D P Butterfield & A D K Ramsay

A survey of Storm Petrels on the Treshnish Isles in 1996.
G Gilbert, D Hemsley & M Shepherd

The status of Storm Petrels on Mousa, Shetland.
N Ratcliffe, D Vaughan, C Whyte & M Shepherd

Fish prey in the diet of Great Skuas at St Kilda.
D R Thompson, K C Hamer & R A Phillips

Short notes

Common Buzzards cartwheeling during a food pass. R C Dickson
Cannibalism in a Merlin brood. R C Dickson
Mobbing behaviour by Barnacle Geese on a ground predator. David J Patterson
Marsh Warblers breeding in Orkney in 1993: a first for Scotland. E R Meek, R G Adam & J Hadasch
An unusually open Wigeon nest. Raymond Duncan & Simon Foster
Song Thrush apparently nesting on the ground. D Macdonald
Hunting times of Sparrowhawks in the non breeding season. R C Dickson
Merlin’s sunning behaviour in winter. R C Dickson
Territory sizes of Crested Tits at Abernethy Forest, Strathspey. R W Summers
Baby Stoat in Peregrine nest. R L Swann
Oystercatcher incubating Lapwing clutch. Tom Dougall
Song Thrush predation on marine gastropods. Alastair Pout

Part 4 - June 1998

Main papers

Minimal numbers and habitat of breeding Dunlin in north east Scotland.
R Rae & A Watson

Changes in breeding bird populations in peatlands and young forestry in north east Sutherland and Caithness between 1988 and 1995.
M Hancock & M Avery

Numbers of wintering seaducks, divers and grebes in the Moray Firth, 1977-1995.
R J Evans

Feeding studies of the Lesser Whitethroat in Strathclyde.
T Byars & D J Curtis

The breeding bird community of upland Juniper scrub in eastern Scotland.
S Gillings & R J Fuller

Seasonal differences in pellet remains from Golden Eagles in the Isle of Harris.
A C Pout

Short notes

Inland Common Gull colonies in north east Scotland. Adam Watson
Hunting associations between Merlins and Hen Harriers. R C Dickson
Double brooding by Lapwings. Andy Robinson
Cormorant calls at a winter roost. C J Henty

Part 5 - December 1998

Main papers

North east Scottish counts of Goldeneye, Goosander, Red-breasted Merganser and Cormorant in 1944-50 compared with 1988-97
A Watson, M Marquiss & P J Cosgrove

Amendments to the Scottish List
R W Forrester, SBRC

Winter habitats of Twites in Scotland
H Clark & R M Sellers

Movements of Twite in Scotland
H Clark & R M Sellers

Distribution and foraging habitat preferences of Chough on the Oa peninsula, Islay
M Madders, F M Leckie, J Watson & C R McKay

Orkney Hen Harriers: a major population decline in the absence of persecution
E R Meek, G W Rebecca, B Ribbands & K Fairclough

Short Notes

Last breeding by native Red Kites in Scotland. H A McGhie & S A Moran
Black Guillemot nesting on an operational car ferry. C M Waltho
Hen Harriers cacheing and retrieving prey. R C Dickson
Ravens nesting successfully on a specially provided platform. C J Booth
Proposals to extend the range of the Crested Tit in Scotland, 1945-1955. R A Lambert

Letters

Numbers of Turnstones and Purple Sandpipers on the East Lothian coast. F Hamilton
Comment by H E M Dott

Obituaries

Valerie M Thom. J Arnott
J Morton Boyd. D Jenkins