32 BIRDS OF THE HUMBER DISTRICT. 



Humber. Arrives during the first week in May; 

 earliest arrival noted during the last ten years in this 

 parish, April 29th, latest May 7th. Departs about 

 the end of September or first week in October; a 

 few linger occasionally as late as the third week in 

 that month. 



With reference to our little summer visitants, I 

 am strongly of opinion that they return each year to 

 their old quarters, nesting near the same place ; and 

 am more particularly drawn to this conclusion from 

 the fact of having so often seen Sedge Warblers, Tree- 

 Pipits, Garden Warblers, and many other species 

 for the first time each year near the same spot ; and 

 this has now occurred so often that I am in the daily 

 habit, during the time of the spring migrations, of 

 looking for these little wanderers near the same 

 bush, sheepfold, drain, or plantation-corner, and 

 could mention numberless instances where, in the 

 spring, year by year, often to a day, I have seen, for 

 the first time, a pair of birds within a few yards of 

 the same spot. 



50. SALICARIA STREPERA (Vieillot) . Reed Warbler. 



Extremely rare; have only once seen it in this 

 parish, and that in the autumn. Mr. Alington has 

 never met with it in the neighbourhood of Croxby 

 Lake, on the North Wolds nor have I, although 

 yearly searched for in many very likely localities for 

 its occurrence in this neighbourhood. Have found 



