THE BIRDS OF BRECONSHIRE. 43 
latter in the neighbourhood of and 
around Llangorse Lake, where there is 
an abundant growth of reeds. The 
Welsh of Sedge Warbler is Mesg ganwr. 
NIGHTINGALE, Philomelda Luscinia. 
Sparingly scattered over the county. 
There is a common saying here that the 
Nightingale is never heard westward of 
the Bwlch, which is distant about eight 
miles from Brecon, on the Crickhowell 
side of the county; and although I have 
heard it near Brecon, ten miles on this 
side of the place referred to, I am 
disposed to believe that there is a great 
deal of truth in the saying. 
A few years since a Nightingale nested 
near the Rectory garden, Talgarth, where 
its song attracted crowds of people. 
This was a very beautiful songster, and 
people came from far and near to hear 
it. I saw the bird later myself, but did 
not hear its song, as probably it had 
young. It did not appear the following 
year, but another did some years after. 
I must not omit to add that it is very 
common in the adjoining county of 
