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Fortunately, investigation has j)rovecl that Winchelsea 

 is not the only spot in Sussex favoured by this species, 

 and at the present time four other localities are known to 

 me, where single pairs have successfully reared their young 

 within the last few years ; so that now the Blue-headed 

 Wagtail must be looked upon as a regular breeding species 

 in small numbers in Sussex. 



Whether it has always been so is uncertain, but in view of 

 Booth's remarks referred to above, it would seem that this 

 is probable, and that it has hitherto been to a great extent 

 overlooked. If it be not so, the bird must be gradually 

 extending its breeding range, and we may possibly look 



Nest and Young of the Blue-headed Wagtail, Sussex, June 4th, 1905. 

 (Photograph by N. F. Ticehurst.) 



forward to the time when it may become almost as common 

 on our Sussex marshlands as our own Yellow Wagtail. 

 In food and nesting habits the Blue-headed Wagtail 



