146 FIRST APPEARANCES OF BIRDS, INSECTS, ETC. 



front of the nest. The food brought by both birds was still 

 green larvae. 



3.50 Hen came to nest, fed one young bird and bolted. 



3.55 The cock fed the young. 4. The cock fed the young 

 and cleaned the nest. I then left. 



24th May. The young had quitted the nest by one o'clock 

 when I went to inspect. (E.H.C.) 



(It will be noted that the young birds were only in the nest 

 about 12 days). 

 Acanthis cannabina (The Linnet). 



10th April, E.H.C. listened to a song contest by about 7 

 or 8 males. They sat in the upper branches of an oak singing, 

 whilst the females sat in the lower branches listening. (E.H.C.) 

 Acanthis linaria cabaret (The Lesser Redpoll). 



2nd April. Two seen at Canford. (E.H.C. and W.P.C.) 

 Motacilla lugubris (The Pied Wagtail). 



The only notes on this bird relate to downward movement. 

 On 8th August at Handley Down it was evidently flocked and 

 moved downwards, whilst on 22nd August at Swanage Golf 

 Links between 20 and 30 were seen together in a party. 

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

 Motocilla rail (The Yellow Wagtail). 



Upward migration. 



7th April. One at Kingston Hill, Purbeck. (Dr. Penrose). 



Downward migration. 



7th August. Two seen at Canford. (E.H.C.). 



We have discovered that it is our own fault we do not see 

 more of this bird than we do. (W.P.C. and E.H.C.) 

 Anthus pratensis (The Meadow Pipit). 



27th March. An unusually large number in the neighbour- 

 hood of Little Sea, Poole Harbour. E.H.C. came to the con- 

 clusion that there had been an immigration. Dr. Penrose 

 about this time noted an unusually large number in the 

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

 Certhia familiaris britannica. (The British Tree Creeper). 



22nd May. We found a pair feeding young in a crevice 

 in an open barn. E.H.C. saw the bird take in a geometer 



