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the water. Subsequently, on July the 12th, I found 

 another Eeed Warbler's nest amongst some reeds 

 growing by Mr. De Putron's pond near the Vale 

 Church ; this nest, which was attached to reeds of 

 the same kind as those at the Grand Mare, growing 

 out of water about a foot deep : it was about the 

 same height above the water that the other was 

 from the ground ; it had five eggs in it hard sat. 

 There were one or two pairs more breeding amongst 

 these reeds, though I could not very well get at the 

 place without a boat, but the bii^ds were very noisy 

 and vociferous whenever I got near their nests, as 

 were the paii' whose nest I found. There were also 

 a few pairs in some reed-beds of the same sort 

 near L'Eree. 



These are all the places in which I have been 

 able to find the Eeed Warbler in Guernsey. I have 

 not found it myself in Alderney, but Mr. Gallienne, 

 in his remarks published with Professor Ansted's 

 list, says : — " I have put the Eeed Wren as doubtful 

 for Guernsey, but I have seen the nest of this bird 

 found at Alderney." In the list itself it is marked 

 as belonging to Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark. 



The Eeed Warbler, though entirely insectivorous, 

 is a very tame and amusing cage-bird, and may 

 easily be fed on raw meat chopped fine and a little 

 hard-boiled egg ; but its favoui'ite food is flies, and 

 of these it will eat any quantity, and woe even to 

 the biggest bluebottle that may buzz through its 



