FIRST APPEARANCES OF BIRDS, INSECTS, ETC. 151 



Departure. 



July 30 One seen at Arish Mell. (W.P.C.) 

 Aug. 12-13 Five or six seen on the Undercliff at Swanage. 

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



(30 Sylvia atricapilla The Blackcap.. 



May 20 At Bere Wood, one pair seen. Male singing 

 incessantly. (W.P.C.) 



June 3 At Canford a male was singing well, and we 

 found a number of " cocks' nests," but not the 

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



(31) Melizophilus undatus dartfordiensis. The Dartford 

 Warbler. 



Jan. 9 One heard on Broadstone Golf Links while in 

 company with W.P.C. E.H.C. considers this 

 bird wanders a great deal more than is supposed. 

 He had never observed it on Broadstone Golf 

 Links before, but by reason of its retiring 

 habits it is very possibly not so frequently 

 recorded as it might be, but subsequent visits 

 afforded no evidence that these Links are a 

 breeding place for this species. 



Apr. 23 Near Poole I heard " tchee-tchee-tchee " from 

 the depths of a furze bush, and presently I had 

 the pleasure of seeing the male sun himself on 

 the top of a furze bush for a few moments, and 

 then he slipped away in the gorse. I saw him 

 again once or twice hopping on to a high sprig 

 and poising himself with his long tail over its 

 back. (E.H.C.) 



May 13 Spent an hour trying to observe the Dartford 

 Warblers, and saw male first and afterwards 

 female in same furze bush ; but although W.P.C. 

 watched male into a fir tree to search for food 

 and E.H.C. watched female, neither bird seemed 

 to be feeding young. 



