190 THF BIRDS OF CORNWALL. 



1897, and another on Park Moors, Trnro, in 1899 ; does not seem 

 to be known m the east of the county ; an irregular summer 

 and autumn visitor at Scilly. 



Sedge Warbler ; a summer migrant arriving about the 

 middle of April (earliest record March 22nd), and leaving at the 

 end of September ; in winter migrates as far as South Africa ; 

 locally distributed throughout the whole county, including 

 Scilly ; frequents reed beds and willow plots, sedgy bottoms 

 and bush-covered river banks, and occasionally copses, furze- 

 commons, and bramble-covered hedges. 



Grasshopper Warbler ; probably a summer migrant in 

 the west of the county, as it is seen and heard regularly about 

 Falmouth during the breeding season, and its nest has been found 

 three times ; other records received are doubtful. As a summer 

 migrant it has a fairly general distribution throughout the 

 greater part of England and Wales ; not reported from Scilly. 



Hedge Sparrow ; resident, abundant, and generally dis- 

 tributed, though scarce on the Bodmin Moors ; extensive migra- 

 tory movements take place throughout the winter ; breeds from 

 the northern limits of forest growth southwards to the Pyrenees 

 and the Alps. 



Dipper ; resident, nesting by the rapid streams in the east 

 of the county, but not often seen elsewhere ; nests regularly in 

 the valley of the Kennall, and also near Truro ; not known at 

 Scilly ; breeds throughout the greater part of Europe. 



Bearded Titmouse ; a rare accidental visitor, two speci- 

 mens having been obtained in the west of the county, one near 

 St. Levan Church in Jan., J8-16 ; a rare resident in the eastern 

 counties ; essentially a non-migratory bird. 



Long-tailed Titmouse ; resident and fairly abundant, but 

 local throughout the county; unknown at Scilly; small flocks 

 occasionally arrive on our southern coast in winter ; unusually 

 abundant about Truro during the spring and summer of 1 900 

 and 1901, but this year remarkably scarce ; breeds locally through- 

 out the west of central Europe. 



Great Titmouse ; resident, common in woods, shrubberies, 

 and gardens throughout the county, including Scilly ; common 

 over the whole of Europe. 



