Bernard A.E. Buttress

“ The following is a list of the birds which I observed during a three weeks' stay in the Shetland Isles. It will be noticed the number of species given is sixty-three; of these I found the eggs of twenty-seven, while twenty-three of the remainder were undoubtedly nesting. ”

“ Eggs found.
Acanthis flavirostris. Extremely abundant everywhere. Eggs found.
Emberiza miliaria. A fair scattering in inhabited districts. Nesting.—E. citrinella. Two or three pairs at Walls. Seen building. ”

“ Rissa tridactyla. Large colonies in several places. Nesting.
Stercorarius catarrhactes. Small colonies on Foula, mainland, and Unst. Eggs found.—S. crepidatus. Breeding in considerable quantities. Eggs found. ”