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THE REED-WARBLER. 



Acrocephalus streperiis (Vieill.). 



The Reed-Warbler is one of those species whose movements 

 were difficult to trace ; it appears to have entered the country 

 along the whole o£ the south coast, but more especially along 

 the south-eastern portion. The first record was received from 

 Sussex on the 17th of April. Many were observed in Dorset- 

 shire on the 29th, and a few more on the 2nd of May, but they 

 had all passed on by the following day, as also had the few 

 recorded in Cornwall and Devonshire on the 1st and 11th of 

 May respectively. The only reported occurrence of the Reed- 

 Warbler in Hampshire was that of a single bird killed at 

 St. Catherine's light, Isle of Wight, on the night of the 

 18th/19th of May. 



The majority of immigrants appear to have arrived during 

 the first three weeks in May. A nest with eggs was found 

 in Sussex on the 23rd of that month, while on the same date 

 a partially built nest was found in Somersetshire, likewise 

 one in Suffolk on the 25th. 



Chkonological Summary of the Records. 



April 17th. Sussex. 

 „ 27th. Leicester. 

 „ 29th. Dorset, Somerset. 



„ 30th. Dorset (passed on). Kent, Surrey, Norfolk. 

 May 1st. Sussex (increase). Cornwall, Shropshire, 



Cheshire. 

 ,, 2nd. Dorset (few). Cornwall (passed on). 



Sussex (decrease). Wilts, Cambridge. 



