Rooks and Rookeries. By James Small. 171 



None of the above are large and a number of them are very small. 

 Riddell. Woodside, about 80 nests, age about 



LinthiU. 

 Clerklands, small. 

 North Sinton, small. 

 Longnewton, very large. 

 Lanton. 



10 years. 

 Sprouston, small. 

 Haddon, small. 

 Mackside (or Doorpool) on Rule 



Water, very large. 

 Wells on Eule, large. 

 Westerbouses, small. 

 Stotfield on Jed Water, medium. 

 Edgerston on Jed Water, large. 

 Eennieston on Oxnam Water, small. 

 Bloodylaws 

 Fala Stell 

 Littledeanlees 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 



Ancrum, large. 

 Mountbooly, small. 

 Crailing, medium. 

 Heiton Mill (2), small. 

 Springwood Park, large. 

 Pinnaclehill, medium. 

 Broomlands, small. 



TheifoUowing are on Kale Water : 

 Marlfield, very'large. Grahamslaw. 



Gatesbaw, small. Bougbtrig (2), small. 



Clifton Park, large. Cbatto, small. 



Grange. Wbitton, small. 



Hownammains, medium. Hindbope, very small. 



Grubbet. 



Sbarplaw near ^^Hownam j^Kirk, 



medium. 



The following are on the Bowmont Water 

 Clifton, small. Belford, tbere was once a heronry 



here but it is said the rooks drove 

 off the herons. 

 Calroust, age 90 years. 



Cherrytrees, small. 

 Yetholm, small. 

 Lochside, small. 



Attonbum, age about 35 years, 

 medium. 



There are besides some small clusters of trees iu Bowmont 

 Water on which a few rooks build. 



In Liddesdale there are rookeries at 

 Saugbtree, old, small. I Flatt, age 10 years, small. 



Thorlieshope, old, small, [ 



The following are pretty widely dispersed in the County : 

 Cessford, small. 

 Ednam (several), small, old. 

 Edenhall, medium. 

 Ednam House, very small. 

 Hendersyde Park, large, old. 

 Chesters. 

 Holydean, small. 

 Eaperlaw, small. 



Firth, small. 



St Leonards, age 50 years, small. 



Upper Blainslie, small. 



New Blainslie, age about 10 years, 



small. 

 Drygrange at Leaderfoot, medium. 

 Langshaw, small. 

 Craigsfordmains. 



Correspondents have notified that numerous very small clumps 



of trees on which a few rooks build exist in the county ; and of 



course these are not given in the foregoing list of rookeries. 



There are however two small rookeries near to Maxton on the 



Kelso railway line, which might be put in the list had their 



names been obtainable. 



