NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. 



air a few yards above the reeds whilst 

 he bubbles forth his merry, hurried song. 

 This is, no doubt, to attract the females 

 during the pairing season. 



I have heard members of this species 

 imitate the notes of the Landrail, Com- 

 mon Sparrow, Nightingale, Whitethroat, 

 Chaffinch, Robin, Swallow, and Black- 

 bird. In the case of the last three species 

 an individual mimicked all their notes 

 within half a minute, not pausing as the 

 Marsh Warbler does, but running straight 

 on in a breathless hurry, and then turn- 

 ing back to repeat the whole over again, 



The alarm cry of the Sedge Warbler 

 when disturbed is a harsh churr. It also 

 has another, sounding something like 

 tut-tut. The bird makes use of a soft 

 call resembling wheet-wheet. 



