120 FIRST APPEARANCES OF BIRDS, INSECTS, ETC. 



On June 14 we observed a pair feeding young. (W.P.C. 

 and E.H.C.) 

 Phylloscopus trochilus (The Willow Warbler). 



On April 5th one seen at Berewood. 



On April 25th the bird was abundant in Marley Wood, 

 near Lulworth. 



On April 26 at Canford likewise, and was building on that 

 date, since two birds were seen at work on two different nests. 



On May 2nd, headkeeper Wren shewed us a nest with 5 eggs. 



On May 3rd we found one with the full complement. 



On May 9th one of the birds which was building on April 

 26 was sitting 6 eggs, and W.P.C. found another nest with 

 6 eggs, near. 



On May 10 W.P.C. found a further nest with 6 eggs. 



On May 15th the nest found by headkeeper Wren had 

 hatched, so E.H.C. decided to observe this bird, and we 

 erected the photographic apparatus in readiness for the 

 morrow. 



On May 16th E.H.C. had not been settled very long w T hen 

 the hen arrived with a Tortrix viridana larva. The young 

 were fed by the hen putting her beak and the larva into the 

 mouth of the young bird and squeezing out a few drops of 

 the contents of the wretched Iarva3. After she had done this, 

 she nestled over the young for 10 minutes or quarter of an 

 hour ; every now and then she seemed to be gone to sleep 

 and would nearly close her eyes, then she would perk up wide 

 awake and spend a few minutes arranging the lining of the 

 nest, then after peeping out all round very carefully she came 

 out of the nest and flew straight up. She went through all 

 this performance about every 20 minutes from the time 

 E.H.C. went into the tent (about 2.30) until about 4.45 when 

 he came out. 



E.H.C. noticed that she did not let the young eat the empty 

 skin of the larva, but ate this herself. The cock sang all the 

 afternoon, apparently his family of " six " did not at that 

 early stage require the services of both parents to keep them 

 supplied with food. 



