156 FIRST APPEARANCES OF BIRDS, INSECTS, ETC. 



April llth. Several were heard in Berewood (about 6 or 7). 



April 10th llth. Although the night was misty, Dr. 

 Penrose records a further arrival at Swanage. 



April 17th. Two only at Broadstone. April 18th. In 

 good numbers at Berewood. 



April 24th. We came to the conclusion that there was still 

 a number of birds at Broadstone which had not settled down. 



April 30th May 1st. Dr. Penrose reported that a fog on 

 this night brought down at Swanage a great number which 

 were on migration. 



Nesting. 



8th May. The start of a nest at Canford. 



9th May. One nest with 3 eggs and one building at Canford . 



15th May. This last bird was sitting. 



22nd May. The nest was deserted because a spruce tree 

 had been felled near, and the other two nests were never 

 finished. (In this connection might be considered the fact 

 that the feathers of this bird were present in some numbers 

 in the Sparrow Hawk's larder referred to under A. nisus.) 



12th June. A nest full of young at Broadstone. 



27th June. Heard singing at Broadstone. 



10th July. A pair were feeding young out of the nest at 

 Badbury Rings and the cock was still singing. The down- 

 ward migration escaped notice. (W.P.C. and E.H.C.) 

 Turdus musicus clarkii (British Song Thrush). 



14th February, 1915. This bird was in rather larger 

 numbers than usual at Parkstone-on-Sea, and was in full song. 



5th April. A completed nest was found at Canford. 



26th December, 1915. One of these birds had started to 

 sing at Poole. (E.H.C. and W.P.C.) 



9th January. At Edmondsham the thrush sings ; rare 

 this winter, only December 28th lately. (E.F.L.) 



8th January. Heard singing at Pulham. (J.R.) 

 Turdus merula. (The Blackbird.) 



14th February, 1915. E.H.C. came to the conclusion that 

 there was a migratory movement in progress at Parkstone- 

 on-Sea, as he counted 14 birds in one field. 



