HERONRIES IN THE CLYDE FAUNAL AREA. 397 
feet; on islands, on rocks, and on the ground; always in the 
vicinity of water, fresh or salt—are typical of the species; but 
the number of solitary nests (seven) I have noted seems to be 
| exceptional. Mr. H. E. Dresser, in his Birds of Europe, seems 
| to have found it necessary to go to Germany to find an example, 
of solitary nesting, which he considers occurs “rarely.” * 



































ALPHABETICAL List or NestiInc Piaces oF THE HERON (Ardea cinerea, 
; Linn.) In THE CLYDE FAUNAL AREA. 




Ngsts. 
Locality. County. Maximum | Present} Known Period. 
Situation. Number |Number 
about about 
| Ardgartan, Argyll. Larch Trees. 12 6? i 
| Ardgowan, Renfrew. Scots Firs and ae 10 * 
Larch. 
| Balglass, Stirling. Firs. ad None. 1795. 
= ore, Otter | Argyll. Larch. a Ss 18 6 
_ Ferry, 
| Brodick Castle, Bute. Beech. ne 12 iy 
Buchanan Castle, | Stirling. Larch. ws 8 . 
| Bute, North, Bute. Hawthorn Bushes 12 None.| Up to 1893. 
: and Oak. 
Ayr and a ge None. 1865 ? 
Renfrew. 
yr. Fir. 1 None. Old. 
Renfrew. Spruce Firs, etc. 14 1 _ 
Argyll. See Ardgartan. pa ee 
Stirling. Firs. = None. 1795. 
Stirling. Trees. | Few. None.| Recent. 
Ayr. Larch. (Good many| None.| Up to 1884-5. 
Ayr. are ws None.) Before 1872. 
Lanark. Scots Firs. Large. 6 
Ayr. Ash. 1 None. 1889-97. 
Lanark. Spruce. 12 12? | *Since 1870. 
Dumbarton.) See footnote, page vee Ses (9) 
390, ante. 
: Argyll, See Kilmun. ait wee as 
Eglinton Castle, Ayr. ee and Scots 30 30 | *Since 1833. 
irs. 
Renfrew. Trees. Large. 2 md 
Lanark. Larch. Pa None.| Up to 1859. 
Ayr. Scots Firs. Numbers.| 2 - 
Dumbarton. & 83 None.| Up to 1860? 
: Lanark. Trees. Extensive,| None.| Last Century. 
* In existence at present, and back to a date which has not been ascertained. 
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