FIRST APPEARANCES OF BIRDS, INSECTS, ETC. 155 



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



Aug. 12-13 Many on the Undercliff, Swanage. (W.P.C. 



and E.H.C.) 

 Aug. 20 Numbers on the Undercliff, Swanage. (W.P.C. 



and E.H.C.) 



TURDIDAE. 



(36) Turdus viscivorus. The Missel Thrush. 



Apr. 23 Singing in Berewood. 



May 7 Sitting four eggs at Canford Bottom on this 

 date. 



May 13 Two of the eggs had hatched. W.P.C. caught 

 a fully developed young bird out of another nest. 



May 14 The pair had now hatched four, and were busy 

 all day fetching worms from a damp field about 

 a quarter of a mile from the nest. This nest 

 was burnt out by a big heath fire on the 22nd 

 and 23rd May. (W.P.C.) 



May 17 Observed Turdus viscivorus (female) chase 

 Accipiler nisus (male) and buffet him with her 

 wings at Upton near Poole. (E.H.C.) 



May 28 One pair observed in the tall trees of Badbury 

 Rings. (E.H.C.) 



(37) Turdus musicus clarkii. The British Song Thrush. 



Jan. 5 Singing at Pulham. (J.R.) 



Jan. 9 Singing on Broadstone Golf Links. 



June 23 Singing in Berewood. 



Feb. 27 About 500 seen in the Parish of Longfleet 



busily feeding wherever the grass showed 



through the melting snow. 

 Mar. 26 The migrating thrushes have departed, and the 



numbers are now as usual. 

 Apr. 9 Nest, hen sitting. 



