BIRDS OF PASSAGE. 



EVERY ornithologist in the country endeavours to 

 ascertain what species of birds are migratory in the 

 district in which he is resident ; and to determine, as 

 far as possible, the exact times of their appearance 

 and disappearance. The following tables relate to 

 the birds of passage hitherto noticed by myself in 

 the vicinity of Swaffham Bulbeck, arranged some- 

 what in the order in which they are first seen:* 



I. Birds that spend the summer, and breed, with us* 



1. Pied Wagtail (Motacilla 

 yarrellii) 



Seldom seen here before Feb- 

 ruary or March, though in mild 

 winters a few remain with us 



the year round. 



/ First heard the end of March, 



2. Chiff-chaff (Sylvia hippo- J . . ., 



ais ' ' ' ' ' ' ( very plentiful. 



/ In general, very regular in 



3. Redstart (Phanicura ruti- I itg appearance about the 12th 



Cllla ) .... I or 13th of April. 



. / Both these also very regular : 



4. Willow Warbler (Sylvia [ , , 



appear usually about the same 

 oc z ;<s; . . . j t j me ag t ^ e re( j start . fa e i^iack. 



5. Blackcap (Curruca atnca,^ howe I once heard in 



P' lt<f > ,:'{ March. 



, Middle of April : small flocks 



6. Great Plover ((Edicnemus I sometimes seen in the neigh . 



crepitans) . . . ( fcourhood of Newmarket Heath. 



* Similar to the tables given by White in his first letter to 

 Dailies Barrington. 



