158 BIRDS OF DUMFRIESSHIRE 
and in the winter of 1879-1880 a Great Spotted Woodpecker 
was shot at Rammerscales (Lochmaben). 
In February, 1881, Mr. WiUiam Lennon saw one of these 
birds in Burnt Fir Wood, CarnsaUoch (Kirkmahoe), and in 
1882 or 1883 a nest is beUeved to have been found by a 
forester in Halleaths Wood (Lochmaben) In 1883 a Great 
Spotted Woodpecker, which was shot by Colonel Salkeld 
in Kinmount Wood (Cummertrees), was sent to Mr. J. 
Harkness of Buthwell to stuff. One wa^ shot at Carn- 
saUoch (Kirkmahoe) in the last week of November, 1887 
while in the winter of 1887-1888 a specimen was found at 
Marchbank Wood (Mofiat), and on March 2nd, 1888, orie 
was picked up in the street at Moniaive (Glencairn)_ It 
had evidently struck the telegraph wires overhead and f aUen 
into the viUage street, where a cat had devoured it. Only 
feathers and some fragments of flesh were found, but some 
of the feathers sent to Mr. R. Service were sufficient to 
place the bird beyond doubt. " In 1888 a pair nested m 
Canonbie, and they and their eggs were taken by a game- 
keeper "* On February 7th, 1890, one was seen in Carn- 
saUoch Wood (Kirkmahoe), and " Mabie Moss " writes : 
" This bird is not so scarce on the eastern side of the With 
as it is on the western, and it has been known to nest m both 
Annandale and Eskdale."t , , , . i , 
Mr John Smith of Langholm informs me that he has only 
once seen this species in that district (about 1890) and that 
the specimen is now in the coUection of Mr. Malcolm of 
Burnfoot In 1891 " Mabie Moss," writing from Dumfries, 
says that " contrary to the usual rule there have b^n 
very few of the Spotted Woodpeckers seen m this distnct 
this winter."t Mr. W. J. Laidlaw informs me that late m 
October or early in November, 1898, one was shot at 
Eliock (Sanquhar) by Mr. Harold Cowan. 
Since 1902 these birds have been annuaUy seen in spnng 
* Zoologist, 1894, p. 344. 
t Dumlries Courier and Herald, February 14th, 1890. 
\ Op. cit., February 26th, 1891. 
