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little bird. A south or south-west wind seems 

 to be most favourable to its arrival, but in this 

 case, as in the case of other species, the data are 

 not sufficient to enable one to judge of this with 

 certainty. It was last seen on Sept. 12 at 

 Sparham in Norfolk. 



The Willow Wren was noticed in the midland 

 and northern counties long before its arrival 

 was recorded on the south coast. In Devon- 

 shire and Sussex it was observed during the 

 first week of April on various dates from the 

 3rd to the yth ; in Surrey, Berks, Herts, 

 Norfolk, Lincoln, and Yorkshire somewhat 

 later, that is to say, between the 7th and the 

 loth of the month ; and yet at Nottingham and 

 Melbourne in Derbyshire it was seen upon the 

 exceptionally early date of March 29. In every 

 case where the wind was noted at the time, it 

 was blowing from the W. or S.W., generally 

 from the latter quarter. 



Only one notice was supplied of its occurrence 

 in Wales, namely, in the parish of Llandderfel 

 on April 28 ; but this date does not throw much 



