Charles Harold Bouck hunting diaries Diaries dated 1890-1944, 1946-1952. Plus three lists (game killed 1888 and 1889 and list of fish caught in 1889), a loose sheet showing totals of shot birds (undated) and a personal account of Bouck and how the diaries were found by depositor Sandy Anderson. The diaries record the location, type and number of game killed and fish caught. He sometimes comments on weather conditions and provides more information on how he made his kill. They become more descriptive over time and there are occasional personal references thoughout the diaries. A wide range of animals were killed, all of which were recorded, although sometimes in general terms e.g. Duck, Wild Geese, Rooks, Heron etc. but are usually only referred to by family name rather than identified individually. For example, Rooks instead of Hooded Crow, Jackdaw etc. Those killed included: Birds: Black Grouse, Capercaillie, Coot, Cormorant, Cuckoo, Curlew, Dipper, Dove, Duck, Dunlin, Godwit, Golden Plover, Green and Black Plover, Green sandpiper, Greenshank, Grey (Silver) Plover, Grouse, Gulls including Pomarine Skua, Hawks including Peregrine, Merlin, Kestrel, Buzzard and Sparrowhawk, Heron, Jacksnipe, Jay, Kingfisher, Knots, Lapwing, Magpie, Miselthrush/Mistle Thrush, Moorhen, Owl, Oystercatcher, Partridge, Peewit, Pheasant, Ptarmigan, Redshank, Rockpigeon, Rook, Ruff including Reeve (female Ruff), Sand Rail, Snipe, (Lesser) Spotted Crake, Swan, Teal, Water Rail, Whimbrel, Widgeon, Wild Goose, Woodcock and Woodpigeon. Other animals including: Badger, Fox, Hare, Otter, Rabbit, Squirrel, Stoat (including an occasional white one), Trout and Weasel. 1888-2007