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21.— WILLOW WARBLER. Phylloscopm trocUlus trockilus 



(L.). 



Summer migrant, common in all but very bare localities ; the most 

 abundant of the warblers. 



In May, 1908, Mr. Ruddy observed a Willow Wren with entirely 

 white tail in his garden at Llangollen. A belated emigrant 

 struck the lighthouse on St. Tudwal's, 10-1 1th October, 1912. 

 An example of the northern Willow Warbler [Ph. t. eversmanni) 

 was taken at the Bardsey light on the 10-1 1th April, 1913, 

 and several others bctM^een the 2nd and 1 6th September following 

 (N. F. Ticehurst). 



22. — WOOD WREN. Phylloscopus sibilatrix sibilatrix 

 (Bechst.). 



Summer migrant, common in open woods generally, but especially in 

 certain wooded valleys of Merioneth and Carnarvon ; in Anglesey common 

 only in the south. 



Heard by Mr. S. G. Cumraings near Dolgelley 19th April, 1912, 

 and CacrAvys 19th April, 1914 — an early date. 



23. — REED WARBLER. Acrocephahts scirpacens scirpaceus 



(Herm.). 



Summer migrant ; very local and rare except on the Cheshire and Shrop- 

 shire border ; not recorded in Anglesey. 



The late Mr. C. K. Siddall heard a Reed Warbler at Talacre, 

 17th August, 1910, while in August, 1911, Mr. H. G. Attlee 

 heard one near Harlech — both new localities. 



24.— SEDGE WARBLER. Acrocephalus schoenobcBnus (L). 



Summer migrant, generally distributed in lowlands but somewhat local ; 

 numerous in the west. 



Six were recorded at the Bardsey lighthouse, 6-7th August, 

 1912, and two at the Skerries, 16-1 7th August, 1912. 



25.— GRASSHOPPER WARBLER. Locustella mevia ncevia 



(Bodd.). 



Summer migrant ; generally distributed ; fairly common on hills inland, 

 less numerous on flats by the coast. 



The following are additional records : — Anglesey : one heard 

 Malldraeth, 11th May, 1907, and another north of Beaumaris 

 a week later by Mr. H. King. Carnarvon : Mr. King also 

 found a pan* nesting at Llyn-j^-parc, Bettws-y-coed, in 1911 ; 

 Mr. R. W. Jones noted about six round Llandudno in 1907 : 



