Scottish Birds Volume 19

Part 1 - June 1997

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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