OF CHESHIRE AND NORTH WALES. 239 
PENRHOS, HOLYHEAD 
(The Seat of Lord Stanley.) 
Lorp Srantey kindly informs me that ‘there is no Heronry 
now at Penrhos, but Herons used at one time to have one nest 
in the Beechwood at Alderley.” (May 27th, 1893.) 
Voetas HAL, Betrws-y-CoED 
(The Seat of Colonel Wynne-Finch.) 
Mr. D. CAMERON writes: ‘I have been instructed by Cot. 
Wynne-Fincu to tell you all I know about the Voelas Heronry. 
They used to build formerly in a beautiful round clump of very 
tall beeches, but a few years ago they shifted to a spruce wood, 
not far from their old home, and they thrive so well in their 
new place that we have to keep them within bounds, being so 
destructive on the trout streams. There were about twelve 
nests last year, but not so many this year; but I am certain 
they would soon become very numerous if left alone, owing to 
the good shelter and the good supply of food. I have been 
asking the old keeper, who was here before me, about them. 
He says that there were about twelve nests in the year 1847, 
and more or less ever since, in the old Heronry” (May, 1893-) 
BODRHYDDAN, FLINTSHIRE 
(The Seat of Capt. Conway.) 
Mrs. Conway writes of this Heronry that ‘it was a very old 
one. The birds used to come regularly, about the 25th of 
January, all together. There were twenty or more nests, built 
in the big sycamores; they stayed till the young birds could fly, 
and then went away entirely till the following breeding season. 
The Herons left here when the pools in the grove were drained 
off. They built afterwards in a covert by the cottage, and 
remained there for about five years, until the trees were thinned 
about twenty years ago. Although the trees in which they built 
were left, they never returned.” 
ABERDUNNANT, TREMADOC 
(The Residence of Mrs. Fones Parry.) 
Mayor Ltoyp (Llangefni) kindly writes: ‘‘The Herons came 
here about.ten years ago. They build in oak trees, and there 
are now about fifteen nests.” 
PENIARTH, TOWYN 
(The Residence of W. R. M. Wynne, Esq.) 
In a letter dated June 5th, 1893, the owner says: ‘‘ There are 
only about seven nests this year, with about four young birds 
in each.” I must here acknowledge my indebtedness to 
Mr. Wynne for the information he has furnished respecting 
other Heronries in North Wales. 
