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Black-Cap. — April 27th, milder after rain ; a single male in a hedge at 

 Oldcambus. April 30th, mild ; a siagle Black-cap ia song at intervals in the 

 Pease dean ; none heard on May 7th, but on May 8th, its song was heard at 

 the Pease Bridge ; on May 11th, Black -caps were singing for a mile up the 

 Pease dean, and shewing themselves. May 19th, arrived in a rush of Fly- 

 catchers and WUlow-Wrens ; two remained behind on the 20th. On May 

 21st, they continued numerous in the Pease dean. More than usually prevalent 

 this Slimmer. May 5th, arrived at Lamberton.— /. M. May 3rd, at Bel- 

 ford.— J. A. 



Eedstart.— May 3rd, a pair at natural oak-wood, male and female ; did 

 not remain. May 13th, settled on the Whitadder, near Edrom. May 19th, 

 latest arrival in a rush. — May 6th, Dr. Stuart saw it at Whiterig, as weU as 

 several Willow-Wrens May 5th, at Lamberton.— /. M. May 3rd, at Ber- 

 wick. — Departed from Berwick in the end of September, (see under Pied 

 Flycatcher). — At Gordon, the Redstart comes about the end of April, and 

 leaves about the end of September. — At Dunse it was more than usually 

 numerous. — It is increasing on the Eailway sides from Penmanshiel Tunnel 

 towards Cockbumspath ; built this summer in the garden wall at Lanton, 

 parish of Kirknewton, the male always very alert in giving warning of the 

 approach of suspected foes. 

 Grasshopper Warbler.— May 3rd, arrived at Belford. — /. A. 

 Greater Whitethroat. Spring — May 9th, good day, wind N. ; White- 

 throat newly arrived at Dowlaw dean, a male, singing. May 10th, clear and 

 cold, three or four male Whitethroats in Oldcambus dean, in song. — May 

 11th, continue. May 12th, rising high in the air and singing.— May 12th, 

 seen here and there on the Whitadder between Blanerne and Chirnside. — 

 May 18th, pairing. May 19th, widely diffused at Oldcambus. It abounded 

 this year at the Pease-dean, in Edmondsdean, and Blackburn -rig dean. — 

 May 9th, Whitethroat seen at Lamberton. — J.M. May 5th, seen at Belford. 

 —J. A. May 8th, at Berwick — G.£. May 14th, in the hedge-rows at Chirn- 

 side. — Dr. Stuart. Autimin. — The particulars previous to departure were 

 gradually witnessed. August 11th and 12th, Whitethroats commenced glean- 

 ing currant berries, red and black, in the garden, which they do not usually 

 haunt. August 15th and 16th, began to pick ofE the yellow berries of a white 

 flowered Mezereon, which they did not quite relish, but at length ate when 

 scattered on the ground. August 19th, a large number of young birds visited 

 the garden, prying into every corner and crevice and leaping at flies ; on the 

 21st they were searching the grass-plot for insects. - August 22nd, they had 

 left'Woodhall woods, B. L. — August 22nd, still in the garden ; one captured 

 a Yellow Underwing Moth, secreted in a bush of Auriculas ; again in the 

 garden on 25th. On the 27th, there were elsewhere Whitethroats among 

 field beans not yet cut. On the 29th and September 6th, they were in the 

 garden and also among beans. Sept. 7th, they were in the garden hedge. 

 The beans being all cut, there was no longer any cover, but they kept among 

 them till the last. Sept. 15th, a single bird returned to the garden ; this 

 being the last visit. 



Woob-Wren. — May 11th, in Pease-dean woods, two birds only, newly 

 arrived ; on May 13th it was more dispersed. May 13th, seen at Edrom among 

 the tall trees. Dr. Stuart had observed it at Chirnside Bridge on April 26th, 



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