THE COMMON HEEON. 



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The following are lists of the Heronries which are 

 found in Berwickshire at present (1887), as well as of 

 those which existed in the county in former times, but are 

 now abandoned ; and I take this opportunity of thanking my 

 correspondents for the information regarding these which 

 they have so kindly supplied : — 



HERONRIES EXISTING IN BERWICKSHIRE IN 1887. 



Parish. 



Buncle. 



Duns. 



Lauder. 



Whitsome. 



Mertoun. 



Coldstream. 

 Eccles. 



Situation of Heeonrt and 

 Approximate Number of Nests. 



Buncle Wood. - 

 Scotch fir-trees. 



-2 or 3 nests in old 



Castle Wood, on Duns Castle 

 Estate. — About 40 nests in Scotch 

 fir-trees. A Heronry has existed in 

 this wood from time immemorial, 

 but its exact locality has been 

 changed to diCFerent parts of the 

 wood at least three times, owing to 

 the destruction of the trees by high 

 winds. 



Glister Dub ; West Mains Brae ; 

 Boiling Park ; and old trees be- 

 tween Luggy and Wester Park — 

 all in and about the Thirlestane 

 Castle Policies. — From 2 to 5 nests 

 in each. 



Pistol Plantation ; chiefly on tall 

 Scotch fir-trees south from forester's 

 house. — About 50 nests scattered 

 through the plantation. (Mr. Hardy 

 records the discovery of this Heronry 

 by Dr. Stuart in 1875. — History of 

 the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, 

 vol. vii. p. 516.) 



Mertoun House Policy ; high 

 beech-trees. — About 35 nests. 



Hirsel. 



Lithtillum Loch. 



Name and Address 

 OF Reporter. 



John Blackadder, 

 East Blaneme, 

 Chirnside. 



John Ferguson, 

 Duns. 



Robert Romanes 

 of Harry burn, 

 Lauder. 



Charles Stuart, 

 M.D., Chirn- 

 side. 



John Thomson, 

 Maxton, St. 

 Boswells. 



