194 The Field Naturalisfs Quarterly Aug. 



23rd, Cumberland ; 24th, Mid- Lothian. The swallow 

 winters in Ethiopia and India. 



The swift is one of our latest summer migrants and one of 

 the earliest to depart. It generally reaches us from Africa 

 early in May, but between April ig and 25 it was reported to 

 me as having occurred thus : 19th, Worcester ; 21st, Dublin 

 and Hants; 22nd, Sussex; 24th, Suffolk; 25th, Somerset; 

 whilst between May i and 5 it reached — ist, Gloucester ; 

 4th, Surrey ; 5th, Ayrshire and Stafford. 



The yellow wagtail may generally be looked for towards 

 the end of March or early in April. The earliest record I 

 have is March 20, when it appeared as far north as the 

 Pentland Hills, in Mid-Lothian. The only remaining dates 

 sent in were — April 15, Ayrshire ; 17th, Berks, Sussex, and 

 Worcester ; 21st, Warwick. This species also winters in 

 Africa. 



The garden-warbler generally arrives from Africa the end 

 of April or early in May. On April 23 it was recorded from 

 Northampton and Sussex, and on 24th and 30th from Glou- 

 cester and Warwick respectively. It did not reach Scotland 

 (Ayrshire) until May ig. 



The grasshopper-warbler was reported from Somerset on 

 April ig ; 22nd, Sussex ; 2gth, Surrey ; May i, Warwick ; 

 May 14, Ayrshire. Northern Africa and Southern Europe 

 is its winter habitat, and it generally arrives about the 

 middle of April. 



The reed-warbler arrives towards end of April or early in 

 May from Africa. The only records sent me w^ere from 

 Norfolk, where the bird appeared at Warham on April 30, 

 and Lewes, Sussex, on May 2. 



The sedge-warbler usually arrives from Northern Africa 

 and Asia Minor the latter part of April, but earlier records 

 than this were sent me as under : April g, Oxford ; 14th 

 Berks ; igth, Sussex ; 20th, Northampton ; 28th, Ayrshire ; 

 30th, Norfolk and Warwick ; May 5 and 6, Surrey and 

 Worcester respectively. 



The willow-warbler passes the winter in Africa and Persia, 

 and the second week in April generally sees it amongst us. 

 As early, however, as March 6 the bird was authentically 

 reported from Crowthorne, in Berks. The arrivals after this 



