9600 Birds. 



chimney swallows made their appearance, and might be seen busily 

 hawking under the far-spreading branches of some old willow trees, 

 which overshadow the stream. Last year I saw two chimney swallows 

 and two martins on the 9th of April, and in the same place under the 

 willows. 



Satid Martin. — Considerable numbers appeared about the stream 

 during the second week in April. 



Cuckoo. — April 18th. 



Middle Willow Wren and Lesser Whitethroat. — April 19th. 



John Cordeaux. 

 Great Cotes, Ulceby, Lincolnshire, 

 May 2, 1865. 



Ornithological Notes from Went Sussex. 

 By W. Jeffery, jun., Esq. 



(Continued from page 9582.) 



April, 1865. 



"The greater part of our summer visitants have now arrived. The 

 severe weather, which kept back some of the first comers, having given 

 place to quite summer weather early in the present month, the 

 remainder of the immigrants have arrived at about the usual dates, as 

 will be seen by the following list: — 

 April 3. Wheatear. A pair seen. 



„ 4. Willow Warbler. Several seen and heard. 



„ 5. Sand Martin and Swallow. Several of the former and a 

 ievf of the latter seen. 



April 7. Chiffchaff. One seen and heard. 



„ 13. Ray's Wagtail. One seen and heard. 



„ 14. Whitethroat. One seen. 



„ „ Nightingale. Seen and heard. 



„ ., Cuckoo. Heard. 



„ 15. Sedge Warbler. One seen and heard. 



„ 16. Grasshopper Warbler. One heard. 



„ „ Blackcap. A pair seen. 



„ „ Tree Pipit. Seen and heard. 



„ 20. House Martin. Several seen. 



„ 21. Lesser Whitethroat. Heard. 



„ 22. Wood Warbler. Two seen and heard. 



I, „ Common Sandpiper. One seen. 



