188 FIRST APPEARANCES OF BIRDS, INSECTS, ETC. 



never seen them do so before." (J.R.) 15th April, 1913, 

 an unfinished nest at Canford. (E.H.C.) (Note This bird 

 seems to be on the increase, and would probably increase still 

 more if only the squirrels were kept in check ; according to our 

 experience upwards of fifty per cent, of their nests are 

 destroyed by this destructive rodent, in whose favour it is 

 impossible to say anything.) 



Sylvia sylvia (The White-throat). First seen 27th April, 

 1913, at Creekmoor, Poole (W.P.C.), and not again till 12th 

 May, 1913, when a pair was seen at Berewood. This bird 

 was very scarce in 1913. (E.H.C.) 1st June, 1913, Sylvia 

 sylvia seems very scarce, I never saw one all day (we were 

 out hunting for 10 hours). (E.H.C.) 6th July, 1913, seen 

 at Studland in company with other migrants apparently 

 collecting preparatory to leaving. 2nd August, 1913, two 

 parties, 6 and 10, seen at Kniton, Canford, on downward 

 migration. 6th September, 1913, five or six Sylvia sylvia 

 seen in Purbeck. 7th September, 1913, a dozen seen sitting 

 on telegraph wires at Worbarrow. (E.H.C.) This was the 

 last time this bird was seen, so evidently it departed about 

 this date. 



Sylvia curruca (The Lesser Whitethroat). This bird seems 

 to manage to get in and out of Dorset without being noticed. 

 12th May, 1913, at Berewood, E.H.C. heard one " kissing," 

 so it evidently had a nest near. 25th May, 1913, another was 

 heard in Blox worth. In the winter we found a nest belonging 

 to this bird in Berewood. It is curious how it slips in and 

 out of the county without being noticed, and its nest is rarely 

 found in the county. (W.P.C. and E.H.C.) 



Sylvia atricapilla (The Blackcap Warbler). 12th May, 

 1913, a pair seen at Berewood. 18th May, 1913, three males 

 heard singing in the wood. (E.H.C.) 



Sylvia simplex (The Garden Warbler). 12th May, 1913, 

 seen in Berewood. 18th May, 1913, one male heard singing 

 in Berewood. (E.H.C.) 



MdizopUlus undatus (The Dartford Warbler). One seen 

 at Hamworthy, 26th October, 1913. (E.H.C.) 



