NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF DUMFRIESSHIRE. 113 
Parish and Place. Nests in 
1908/9, or /10. 1914. 1921. NOTES. 
JOHNSTONE— 
Mollin Farm ......... 100 Came from Kirk 
patrick-Juxta in 
1921. 
KIRKMAHOER-— 
Black Loch ......... over 500 0 0 Loch is now 
drained. 
KIRKMICHAEL— 
Holehouse ............. 120 Came from Kirk 
patrick-Juxta in 
1921. 
KIRKPATRICK-FLEMING— 
Raeburn Moss...In hundreds 200 100 
KIRK PATRICK-JUXTA— 
Stidriggs Back Moss 100 Came in 1920. 
MOUS WALD— 
Brocklehirst Moss..... 200 600 50 
PENPONT— 
DnueWochh  Sesee. sc. 800 0 0 Loch partially 
drained in 1914. 
(Clonalaits) Zo seaassesesossase 6/20 Came in 1920. 
Sihitel och wisis. 4.2.5. 40/80 Came in 1917. 
RUTHWELL— 
Longbridgemuir...a gullery 0 80 
SANQUHAR— 
BilaelkoWochimees-scasess: 200 200 100 
Polvaird Loch ......... Came here 1917, 
but left 1920. 
TORTHORWALD— 
IReelklagllll soo egaceanensous 800 600 20 
From the above figures it will be seen that in 1930 the 
total number of Black-headed Gulls’ nests in the county was 
estimated at from 5145 to 5300; in 1914 from 3624 to 3846; 
and in 1921, from 2563 to 2737. 
(Recovery of ringed birds, see p. 32 antea.) 
The COMMON GULL (p. 434). As regards a complaint 
in 1852 of the damage done to the turnip crops in Berwickshire 
by this species, Sir William Jardine wrote :—‘‘ In our own 
district, at a distance in a direct line of about twelve miles 
from the sea, the Common Gull, since we can remember, dur- 
ingi winter and spring, daily wends its way inland consider- 
ably farther than our locality, and as regularly may be seen 
returning toward evening in its wedge-formed groups. These 
during the forenoon frequent the fallows, and often follow the 
