Benderloch - Or Notes From the West Highlands #234147

July 3. The last tide in a line of fresh seaweed was traced some feet beyond where the nests had been, and, on removing a pile of this, one damaged egg alone was found of the three flooded households. Overhead during our exa mination the bereaved parents seemed wailing; who would have thought it P — in the beginning of July too, when the bird of keenest foresight might have been excused being sanguine and hopeful of results.