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April 25. Two more seen at Winfrith. 



May 3. A pair seen at Canford, the male in full song. 



The following notes give the departure of this bird : 



July 26. 15 to 20 collected near Littlesea, amongst sallow 

 bushes. 



Aug. 23. One seen at Anvil Point, Swanage. 



Aug. 30. A single bird in a garden at Swanage. 



Sept. 6. A single bird in Berewood. 



Sept. 27. A single bird at Chapman's Pool. 



The above rather seem to show that the main body of 

 these birds left the country earl^ in August, and that only 

 stragglers remained later. (W.P.C. and E.fl.C.) 



Sylvia curruca (The Lesser Whitethroat). 



Apl. 18. One seen at Bushill's mill, near Poole. 



Apl. 25. Two seen at Canford and heard singing. 



Nothing was seen of this bird on downward migration. 

 (W.P.C. and E.H.C.) 

 Sylvia atricapilla (The Blackcap Warbler). 



May 2nd. A pair seen at Canford, and the cock scolded 

 E.H.C. roundly. 



May 3rd. The cock was singing well. May 10th. This pair 

 presumably had a nest and eggs in a bramble tangle. 



May 16th, the nest contained 5 eggs. This nest we intended 

 to observe, but illness prevented, and by June 13 the bird 

 had left the nest. (W.P.C. and E.H.C.) 

 Melizophilus undatus (The Dartford Warbler). 



Dec. 20th, 1914. A party of four seen at Parkstone -on-Sea, 

 and later on in the day two others were seen, some consider- 

 able distance from the first party. 



We have not seen this bird in that particular locality 

 before. (W.P.C. and E.H.C.) 

 Phylloscopus sibilator (The Wood Wren). 



Apl. 26. This bird was in its usual numbers at Can- 

 ford. 



On May 3. There were more than the customary numbers 

 in the Canford woods, which seemed to indicate a further 

 small immigration. 



