168 BIRDS IN SUFFOLK. 



LIST OF THE MIGRATORY BIRDS IN SUFFOLK, IN 

 1835, WITH THE DATE OF THEIR FIRST APPEAR- 

 ANCE. 



Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) These birds appear- 

 ed in immense flocks, coming from the direction 

 of the large sea-fens and marshes on the Suffolk 

 coast. On the 16th of March, a flight passed 

 along from a quarter to 4 o'clock till a few 

 minutes past 5. They went in a north-westerly 

 direction. 



Wryneck (Yunx torquilla) March 29th. These 



birds, directly on their arrival, seem to prepare 



for their nidifi cation. A male of this species, 



the day after its first appearance, found out a 



suitable place for building in a hollow tree, and 



sat the whole day, half in and half out of the 



hole, incessantly calling as if to attract a mate. 



Wryneck seen on the 15th of October. 



Wheatear (Motacilla cenanthe) . April 3 



Martin (Hirundo urbica) . . 4 



Reed Warbler (Curruca arundinacea) . 6 



Great Pettychaps (Motacilla hortensis) 7 



Redstart (Sylvia phoenicurus) . 8 



Grasshopper Lark (Curruca locustella) 8 



Willow Wren (Motacilla trochilus) . 8 



Swallow (Hirundo rustica) . . 10 



Lesser Pettychaps (Sylvia hippolais) . 10 



