620 Birds, 



Hedge accentor, Accentor modularis. Common. 



Golden oriole, Oriolus Galbula. One of these brilliant birds was 

 shot at Sandwich. 



Black redstart, Phcenicura Tithys. Very rare. 



Redstart, P. ruticilla. Common. They arrive here about the first 

 week in April, and leave towards the end of August. 



Grasshopper warbler, Sylvia locustella. Not uncommon. 



Sedge-warbler, S. Phragmitis. Common. 



Reed-warbler, S. arundinacea. Ditto. 



Wood wren, S. sibilatrix. Ditto. 



Willow wren, S. Trochilus. Ditto. 



Blackcap, S. atricapilla. Ditto. Blackcaps arrive here about the 

 middle of April, and are rarely to be seen after September, although 

 an instance is recorded of a blackcap being shot in Kent as late as 

 January. It is frequently called the " Kentish nightingale," which 

 epithet it deserves, for its notes are wildly melodious. 



Nightingale, Philomela Luscinia. Abundant. 



Whitethroat, Curruca cinerea. Common. 



Lesser ditto, C. garrula. Not uncommon. Both the whitethroats 

 arrive about the first or second week in April, and usually depart 

 about the end of August. 



Greater petty chaps, C. hortensis. Not uncommon. 



Lesser pettychaps, C. Hippolais. These birds arrive about the end 

 of March and depart early in October. 



Dartford warbler, Mehzophilus provincialis. Though deriving its 

 name from a Kentish town, this bird is by no means so common here 

 as in some other parts. 



Golden-crested wren, Regulus auricapillus. Common. 



Wren, Troglodytes vulgaris. Common. 



Redbreast, Dandalus rubecula. Abundant. 



Yellow wagtail, Motacilla Jlaveola. Not uncommon. 



Grey wagtail, M. Boarula. Common. 



Grey-headed wagtail, M.Jlava. Common in autumn. 



Pied wagtail, M. alba. Common. 



Richard's pipit, Anthus Ricardi. Has been shot in Kent. 



Meadow pipit, A. pratensis. Common. 



Tree pipit, A. arbor eus. Not uncommon. It arrives early in May 

 and departs in September. 



Shore pipit, A. aquatic us. Not common. 



Wheatear, Saxicola (Enanihe. Common in Romney marsh. 



Whinchat, S. rnbetra. Common. 



