BIRDS OF DUMFRIESSHIRE 
ROOKERIES— continued. 
Tresis. 
Remarks, How long 
in existence, etc. 
Source of 
Place. 
Situation. 
Maxi- 
mum No. 
about. 
No, in 
1908. 
information. 
PARISH OP CUMMERTEEES. 
Murraythwaite 
Beech and Oak . . 
220 
Since about 1896 
W. Murray, 
3.V.1908. 
Glen Stuart .. 
Beech and Fir . . 
1 
150 
Came about 1898, 
when there were 
two nests, subse- 
quently increased, 
but for the last six 
or seven years have 
not done so. 
Sir Beaumont 
Dixie, Bart., 
16.xi.l908. 
Forkhill 
1 ,. 
200 
200 
E. J. Brook, 
17,ii,1909. 
Do^______ 
Parish of Dalton. 
Denbie House | 
Tall Beech and 
Scots Fir. 
90-100 
At one time very 
large ; now much 
decreased. 
J, E. HaU, 
ll.xi.l908. 
Kirkwood 
Oak and Fir 
800-900 
Birds only breed here, 
leaving about the 
end of September. 
A. J, Steel, 
23,xi.l908, 
Dormont 
Sycamore, Elm, 
Beech and Silver 
Fir, etc. 
200-300 
From time im- 
memorial, greatly 
reduced in recent 
vears. 
Major F. J. 
Carruthers, 
25.xi.1908. 
Parish of Dornock. 
RobgiU Tower 
Tall Ash, Oak and 
Fir. 
150 
Greatly diminished, 
(See Woodhouse, 
parish of Kirkpat- 
rick-Fleming.) 
W. BeU, 
20.viu.l908. 
Stapleton 
Tall Ash, some 
Scots Fir, mostly 
Oak. 
180 
An ancient rookery , 
, Major E, A. 
Critchley, 
19.vi.l908^_ 
