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Glencairn Parish (p. 432). 



Loch Urr : about 1300 nests in 1910; about 1150 in 1911 ; 

 and 1200 in 1914. 



Stranshalloch Loch: 25 to 40 nests in 1909; 80 to 100 nests 

 in T914. 



Kirkmahoe Parish (p. 432). 



Black Loch: upwards of 500 nests in 1908; great decrease in 

 1909; no nests in 19 14. 



Kirkpatrick Fleming Parish (p. 432). 



Raeburn Moss: nests in hundreds in 1908. "The nests vary 

 in number from year to year, and in 1914 there are fewer than 

 there have been for some years (N. Gass, in lift.). 



Penpont Parish (p. 433). 



Dhu Loch: about 800 nests in 1908 ; about 800 nests in 191 1 ; 



1000 nests in 191 2. The loch was drained and all nests destroyed 



in 1914. 



Ruthwell Parish (p. 433). 



Longbridgemuir : a gullery here in 190S. No gullery in Ruth- 

 well parish in 19 14 (J. Harkness, in lift.). 



Sanquhar Parish (p. 433). 



Black Loch: about 200 nests in 1908. In 1910 there was a 

 decided decrease in the number of nests, but in 19 14 there were 

 about 200. 



TORTHORWALD PARISH (p. 433). 



Racks Moss (on Brocklehirst property) : upwards of 200 nests. 

 This gullery might be better described as on Ironhirst Moss. 

 Upwards of 600 nests in 1914. 



No new "gulleries" of any importance have been 

 discovered in Dumfriesshire since the last census was made 

 of the Black-headed Gulls breeding in the county. From 

 the above figures it will be seen that on that occasion there 

 were upwards of 5300 nests in Dumfriesshire, and that in 

 1 9 14 there were about 3600. 



It only remains for me to thank my numerous corre- 

 spondents, whose information has enabled me to compile 

 this short paper which it is hoped will be of interest to our 

 readers. 





