326 OUR SUMMER MIGRANTS. 



The observations upon the Garden Warbler, 

 of which eight only are furnished, do not call for 

 any particular comment, save an expression of 

 surprise that a bird with so good a song should 

 not have attracted more attention. The 21st of 

 April is the earliest date recorded for its arrival, 

 at Burton-on-Trent. One would certainly have 

 expepted also to find more notice taken of the 

 Reed Warbler, a noisy little bird, whose inces- 

 sant babbling by reedy ponds and at the river- 

 side makes it almost impossible to overlook it. 

 Nevertheless, but three notes were forwarded 

 of its occurrence in 1872 — two in Norfolk, at 

 Lynn and Hempstead, and one in Wilts, at 

 Marlborough ; at the last-named place on the 

 31st of May, at least six weeks after its usual 

 time for arriving. It is not easy to account for 

 its being so overlooked, for it cannot be regarded 

 as by any means a rare bird, although it may be 

 a local one. 



Colonel Irby, who has had opportunities of 

 seeing many of our summer migratory birds on 

 passage, from two good posts of observation. 



