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NOTES. 261 
‘On June 22nd, 1914, while cutting nettles from round some 
_yeung trees planted by a brook side at Wood Eaton, near 
‘Stafford, a nest and five eggs of the Marsh-Warbler (Acro- 
cephalus palustris) were found. The nest was about 3 ft. 
from the ground, suspende between a nearly dead alder 
plant and high nettles close to the water-side. 
' The eggs are in my collection, and the Rev. F. C. R. 
Jourdain, to whom I have submitted one, informs me that it 
is undoubtedly that of a Marsh-Warbler. This appears to 
_ be the most northerly recorded breeding-place of this species. 
C. E. Morris Eyton. 
ABSENCE OR SCARCITY OF FIELDFARES IN 
WINTER 1917-1918. 
We have received some supplementary notes on this subject 
_ in addition to those already published (antea, p. 231): Wilts., 
Mr. G. B. Hony reports none seen in the Tidworth 
district ; Somerset, only two or three reported in 1918 (Dr. 
J, Wiglesworth) ;. Kent, flocks of fourteen, about forty and 
sixteen seen February 20-21 and March 4th near Dover: 
also eighteen near Lydd, March 16th, 1918 (Capt. W. S. 
Medlicott) ; S. Oxon., twenty seen on March 9th, 1918, at 
- Kingham (W. Warde Fowler), about six seen March Ist, 1918, 
Oxford (Rev. E. Peake); Herts., only one seen near St. 
‘Albans up to January 15th, 1918 (W. Rowan); Norfolk, 
Mr. J. H. Gurney reports a flock of twenty at Intwood on 
February 24th, and two or three at Keswick a day or two 
later: nearly fifty reported at Povingland on March 4th 
by Dr. Long : several parties seen on March 2nd at Mundesley, 
probably passage migrants (B. B. Riviere); Warwicks., none 
seen, Sutton Coldfield (Miss B. A. Carter) ; Lincoln, none 
‘seen (Capt. W.S. Medlicoit) ; Salop, Miss F. Pitt reports five 
on October 10th, 1917, going west: and twenty on October 
16th perched on trees near Bridgnorth; Staffs., a few 
stragglers seen about October 10th “and 12th near Cheadle, 
but none since (J. R. B. Masefield); Lancs. and Cheshire, 
none seen (H. Bentham); Yorks., three flocks (possibly the 
same birds) seen on three occasions during latter half of 
February, 1918, near Skipton (W. Rowan) ; Major W. B. 
Arundel saw a flock of twe nty on February 21st, 1918, and 
about twenty-five were reported tu him on Januar y 23rd. near 
Ackworth ; a flock of about eighty on movrs near Hipswell, 
February 16th, 1918; one near Scotton, January 27th, 1918 
(Howard. Bentham) ; Westmorland, only one small flock seen 
» at Ambleside, November 27th, 1917 (A. Astley) ; Ireland: 
Co. Down, two or three heard on November 17th, 1917, at 
Hillsborough (N. H. Foster); three seen about the same 
