Birds in the War Area and Beyond.



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an examination of the eggs. The young resemble the hen in colour

and lack the black breast and light crown of the male bird. Other

migrants were arriving now, and among the more interesting were

numbers of Pied Flycatchers, which suddenly appeared about the first

week in May. I hoped they would stay and nest, but they remained

a week and then completely disappeared, being replaced by their

spotted confreres who have established themselves here. Golden



Orioles, a specimen of which was first seen on May 10, are not uncommon,

several pairs frequenting this district. Their pretty whistling notes



may often be heard,



jut they have



a habit of keeping to the tops of



the taller trees, and



one has



to



camouflage ” oneself to



see



them



near the ground.



The following



is a list of



the summer migrants



as



they



appeared : —



Chiffchaff .



April



3.



Sandpiper ....



May



6 .



Swallow



• ,,



6 .



Pied Flycatcher



,,



7.



Wheatear .



. ,,



G.



Garden Warbler



99



8.



Sand Martin



* 99



G.



Whitethroat



99



9.



House Martin .



• 99



G.



Golden Oriole .



99



10.



Redstart



• , ,



8.



Cuckoo .



,,



10.



Willow-warbler



• 99



12.



Grasshopper Warbler .



,,



10.



Lesser Whitethroat



• 99



19.



Turtle Dove



,,



11.



Blackcap



99



28.



Spotted Flycatcher





11.



Swift ....



. May



2.



Reed Warbler .





18.



Nightingale


Wryneck



3.



Red-backed Shrike



”



20.



And below is the list of species observed up to date (June 30) :—



G.o. refers to birds seen in Germany only.



F.O. „



,, France only.





B.O. „



,, Belgium only.





S.F. ,,



„ South of France only.



The remaining birds (without letters) have been seen in all three countries.



Goldfinch.



Nightingale.



s.f. Greyheaded Wagtail.



Siskin.



Blackcap.



Spotted Flycatcher.



Chaffinch.



Redstart.



G.o. Pied Flycatcher.



Bramblefinch.



Black Redstart.



Sedge Warbler.



Bullfinch.



Robin.



Reed Warbler.



Greenfinch.



Whitethroat.



Common AY r ren.



Brown Linnet.



Lesser Whitethroat.



Golden-crested Wren.



Lesser Redpoll.



Garden Warbler.



f.o. Greater Reed Warbler.



Tree-sparrow.



Hedge Accentor.



Chiffchaff.



House-sparrow.



Willow Warbler.



Grasshopper Warbler.



Corn Bunting.



Stonecliat.



Great Titmouse.



Yellow Bunting.



Whinchat.



Blue Titmouse.



Reed Bunting.



Wheatear.



Marsh Titmouse.



Cirl Bunting.



Pied Wagtail.



.Coal Titmouse.



i.o. Snow Bunting.



Yellow Wagtail.



Crested Titmouse.



• F. Venturon Citrin.



Grey Wagtail.



Longtailed Titmouse.



