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THE REED-WARBLER. 



Acrocephalus streperus (Vieill.). 



The records of this species, on account o£ its local distribu- 

 tion and skulking habits, are very meagre. The species 

 appears to have arrived chiefly on the south-east coast, though 

 it may also have landed on the east, but the evidence on this 

 point is not conclusive. The first record was that of a single 

 bird in Dorset on April the 19th ; a week later, on the 26th 

 and 27th, several were observed in Norfolk, and on the 

 following day they were noted in Kent and Hampshire, 

 while a few passed through Devon on the 29th. 



On the 3rd, 4th and 5th of May this species arrived on 

 the south-east coast and spread through the country in a 

 north-westerly direction. Again, between the 10th and 

 22nd it continued to arrive, and gradually dispersed to its 

 breeding-quarters. 



It was recorded as settled in Cambridgeshire on the 6th 

 of May, and as nesting in Kent and Essex between the 15th 

 and 20th, but the first clutch of eggs was not recorded until 

 the 29th. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 



April 19. Dorset. 



26. Norfolk. 



27. Norfolk (several). 

 2^. Hants, Kent, Norfolk (several). 



29. Devon (few), Sutfolk. 



30. Devon. 



