160 FIBST APPEARANCES OF BIRDS, INSECTS, ETC. 



Nesting. 



May 14 Seen gathering mud for nests at Oakdale, 



Poole. (E.H.C.) 

 May 28 Several flying about at Badbury. (E.H.C.) 



Departure. 



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

 Aug. 27 About a dozen still at Canford Bottom, Poole. 



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



Sep. 26 At 5 a.m. at Poole, 200 flying E.S.E. (W.P.C.) 

 Oct. 7 Three seen at Oakdale. (W.P.C. and E.H.C.) 

 Oct. 8 An evident increase in number in Poole district, 



owing to arrivals from further North. (W.P.C.) 



(47) Delichon urbica. Martin. 

 Arrival. 



Apr. 27 At Poole one seen. 



Apr. 28 At Poole small holdings a few seen (increase). 



Nesting. 



May 14 Seen gathering mud for nests at Oakdale. 



(E.H.C.) 

 May 15 Many. (E.H.C.) 



Departure. 



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



July 31 W.P.C. notes. 



" At Arish Mell I saw a number of these birds 

 walking about among the grass catching insects. 

 I thought I saw one pounce on Crambus 

 tristellus, but was not sure of the species. I 

 think the bulk of the insects were flies attracted 

 by sheep's droppings. The birds had great 

 difficulty in walking on the grass. They laboi- 

 iously walked until the prey was observed and 



