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Forth. 



Blaircastle, Culross. F. Bonnett, status? 



Cardross, Port of Menteith. F. Bonnett, status? 



Menteith, Lake of (near), named in first list, now confirmed; 



20 nests in 191 1, probably only about half of these occupied. 



T. Thornton MacKeith. 

 Penicuik House; 1 nest in 191 1, but probably more. John 



Laidlaw. 

 Sauchie, shifted from Old Polmaise, named in first list ; said to 



have increased in numbers. J. A. Harvie-Brown. 

 Mr William Evans writes that his census of seven Forth 

 heronries in 191 1 gave a total of 75 to 80 occupied nests, and 

 in addition there were a few odd nests in other localities in the 

 district. 



Tweed. 



This district is now ranked amongst those fully reported on ; 

 see Mr A. H. Evans' A Fauna of the Tweed Area, 191 1, pp. 

 140-41. This work should be consulted for information on the 

 localities named in my two first lists These are not repeated 

 here, but the following are additional places : 

 Ayton Castle. F. Bonnett. 

 Crookston, Gala Water ; some 6 nests in 1906-7, but only 1 



tenanted in 19 10. A. H. Evans. 

 St Mary's Loch; single nests. A. H. Evans. 

 West Linton (near); 4 or 5 occupied nests in 1912. Wm. Evans. 

 *Scotch Belford ] 



*Towford, Kale Water - abandoned sites. A. H. Evans. 

 *Westruther J 



Outer Hebrides. 



Lewis, named in first list, earliest record is 1902 ; increased in 

 number up to 19 10, when ravens ousted the herons from their 

 original place, but they still nest in the neighbourhood. D. 

 Mac Don aid. 



Stornoway Castle ; nest found in 1907; 2 nests, 1910; 1, 1912. 

 D. MacUonald. 



North-West Highlands and Skye. 



Loch Carron, island off Duncraig; said to have shifted from the 



mainland when the railway was constructed. -- Miss J. K. 

 Watt. 



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