The Greater Whitethroat 



COUNTRY people call this bird the 

 Nettle Creeper, on account of its 

 habit of seeking its food and frequently 

 building its nest amongst nettles. White- 

 throat is also a very good common name, 

 because it is a little brown bird with a 

 white throat and pale grey under-parts. 



You are very likely to confuse it with the 

 Lesser Whitethroat — which is a rarer bird — 

 if you do not remember that it is nearly half 

 an inch longer, has a grey head, and that the 

 brown feathers on its back are edged with 

 a reddish tint, whereas those on its smaller 

 relative are bordered with greyish brown. 



The Greater Whitethroat is a migrant 

 arriving in April and taking its departure 

 again in September and October. It breeds 

 in nearly every suitable part of the British 

 Islands. 



The nest is a deep but flimsy struc- 

 ture made of grass stems and horsehair, and 



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