242 THE HERON AND HERONRIES 
pair occasionally builds in Benarth Wood; but there is a 
Heronry at Pennant, in the parish of Eglwys Fach, where they 
are numerous.” (Published 1835.) 
The owner of the Heronry says:—‘‘ The Herons still build 
their nests at Pennant, about twenty-five to thirty in number, 
upon the highest oak trees.” (May, 1893.) 
Some idea of the locality may be gathered from the 
following communication kindly forwarded by Mr. A. O. 
WaLKER :—‘‘ Pennant is a very out-of-the-way place, about 
half way between Eglwys Fach and Llanrwst, and lying in a 
romantic valley on the west side of a mountain called Mwdwl 
Ether.” 
Gityn Hart, HarvtecH, MERIONETH, 
(The seat of Lord Harlech.) 
In the Zoologist, 1873, p- 3369, Mr. W. J. Kerr gives a 
record of a Heronry existing here. 
Through the kindness of Mr. W. R. M. Wynne (Penairth), I 
have received a communication from Lord Harlech’s Agent, as 
follows :—‘‘I have been up in the wood this morning, and could 
not find more than thirteen Heron’s nests. Some of the young 
ones are flying about.” (June 8th, 1893.) 
PLAS-y-WERN, NEAR RUTHIN. 
Mr. Tuos. Ruppy informs me that a Heronry existed here 
in 1875, but I fail to obtain further information. 
HENGWwRT, DoLGELLY 
(The Residence of Miss Lloyd.) 
I must here again acknowledge my indebtedness to Mr. W. 
R. M. Wynne for the record of this Heronry. He says: ‘‘My 
brother tells me there is still a large Heronry at Hengwrt; but 
is unable to state number of nests.” (June roth, 1893.) 
Subsequently Carr. J. F. BaiLey writes: ‘‘ At Hengwrt the 
Herons build in a wood on the side of a steep bank, and always 
on the oak trees near the top of the wood, overlooking all the 
others. They use about five trees, and there are from three to 
five nests in each tree. They cer/aznly have two broods of young 
each year, and my keeper thinks sometimes three. He says: 
‘ They are the first birds to hatch in the spring and the last in 
the summer.’ He counted sixteen young ones together in one 
pool of the river early one morning this season.” 
HAFODGAREGOG, MERIONETHSHIRE. 
“There were for some few years a few nests in a wood 
belonging to my brother, Major PRIESTLEY, near Hafodgaregog, 
but they have quitted it, and returned to the place from where 
they presumably came, viz., Aberdunnant.” 
