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birds on the beacli at Dungeness, 1900, Mr. T. Hepburn 

 found the Yellow Wagtail " a common bird on the 

 marshland. May 10 : Found a nest in an empty iron 

 shell-case with a full clutch of fresh eggs in it. July 16 

 to 21 : Plenty of these birds still about." 



In the report on the immigration of summer residents 

 in the Bulletin of the B.O.C. for the spring of 1905, the 

 arrival of the Yellow Wagtail in Kent is April 21. 



Genus ANTHUS, Bechstein. 



MEADOW-PIPIT. 



AntJius jn-atensis (Linnaeus). S.N., l, p. 287 (1766). 

 Less Field Lark, Boys, 1792 ; Titlark. 



The Meadow Pipit, commonly called the Titlark, is 

 usually found in small flocks in the autumn and winter 

 throughout the county, separating into pairs in the 

 spring for the breeding season. They prefer low-lying 

 meadows and open commons, and are very abundant in 

 the marshes along the Thames and Medway. In the 

 Orlestone district Mr. R. T. Filmer says they seem to 

 delight in sitting on the telegraph wires along the railway 

 cutting, and building their nests on the grassy slopes. 

 In the pastures of Romney Marsh they may be found all 

 the year round. 



On the beach at Dungeness, in 1900, Mr. T. Hepburn 

 states that it is " about the commonest bird on the beach 

 and surrounding land, laying wherever there is a ' tot ' 

 of grass big enough for it to make its nest in. May 

 10 to 14 : Found nests with eggs in all stages of incuba- 

 tion, and with young birds already fairly well fledged." 

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