

FIRST APPEARANCES OF BIRDS, INSECTS, ETC. 123 



The downward migration of this bird started in the later 

 part of July. 



22 July. One seen in a garden at Parkstone. 



26 July. One seen on the move at Littlesea. 



2 Aug. One seen on Bottlebush Down near Cranborne. 



Stragglers continued in the county till much later, as 

 evidenced by the following : 



5 Sept. One seen at Berewood. 26 Sept., one seen at 

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

 Phylloscopus minor (The Chiff-chaff). 



On March 22 the bird above recorded was watched care- 

 fully, and from its behaviour we concluded it was a true 

 migrant. It was obviously very hungry. 



On 5 Apl. there were 5 birds seen in the same place, shewing 

 a further arrival, and on Apl. 10 there were a great number, 

 evidently the main body of immigrants. 



On Apl. 26 at Canford a hen bird behaved as if she had a 

 nest, but the search did not result in finding it. 



On May 2, nest with eggs was found. 



On 16 May this bird was sitting closely. 



On 23 May the young had been hatched several days, so 

 W.P.C. decided to put May 24th in on this nest. 



As is not unusual with birds' nests, the situation was 

 exceedingly dark and sunless, and much overhung with 

 bushes, so the photographic results were most disappointing ; 

 however, the following notes were made by W.P.C. : 



I got settled at 12 o'clock, and about five minutes after the 

 hen brought 7 or 8 Hybernia larvae, mostly H. marginaria, 

 as far as I could tell. 



At 12.15 the hen again returned and fed the young, stayed 

 to look round and tidy up the nest a little, and then dashed 

 off after a hymenopterous fly, which she caught ; afterwards 

 she returned and studied the tent for a few seconds. 



At 12.17 the bird returned with more larvae, and at 12.18 

 the cock came in and fed the young. 



At 12.20 the hen returned and fed the young. At 12.24 

 the hen returned and fed young with green larvae, cleaned 



