112 NOTES ON THE BirDS OF DUMFRIESSHIRE. 
were duly published.4 I made farther enquiries in the spring 
of 1921, and, thanks to the co-operation of my correspon- 
dents, I am able to give the following tabulated results. The 
details which I have received show—not only by the greatly 
reduced total but also by the fact that the birds, disturbed at 
their accustomed haunts, have attempted to breed in new 
situations—that the species has been systematically harried. 
This is probably due to a growing misconception that the 
Black-headed Gull is an injurious bird and also to the know- 
ledge (promulgated by the Board of Agriculture for Scotland 
in their circular letter of 24th April, 1917) of the value of its 
eggs as food. It has been very difficult to determine the 
existing colonies of Black-headed Gulls in Lochar Moss 
parochially and it is highly probable that I may not have re- 
ceived details of some of the newly formed, and more out- 
lying, gulleries in the county :— 
Parish and Place. Nests in 
1908/9, or /10. 1914. 1921. * NOTES. 
CAERLAVEROCK— 
Eastpark Foreshore... 400 0 20 Left in 1921 for 
gulleries in Dum- 
fries and Torthor- 
wald. 
Bowhouse Point ... 8 8 First nested in 
1913. 
CLOSEBURN— 
Townfoot Loch ...... 3/400 6/800 250/300 
DUMFRIES— 
Craigs Moss ......... 20 
DURISDEER— 
Cleughhead .......... 160/180 0 0 Loch partially 
; ‘ drained 1914. 
Micoriasy iil een eee 40/60 0 0 Gulls ceased to 
nest 1911. 
ESKDALEMUIR— 
Langshawburn or 
Moodlaw Loch...... 200 100 45 
Tanlawhill or Hart- 
WAL INOS scceosccuobee 200 30 214 
IMowlllooyes je ccssocodosbeoene 20 6:8 0 
GLENCAIRN— 
ochw Wien eee ee 1300 1200 1250 In 1911 about 
1140. 
Stranshalloch Loch... 25/40 80/100 40/50 
180 The Scottish Naturalist (1914), pp. 203-4. 
