Wood Wren. (Sylvia sibilatrix, Bechst.) Its nests and eggs are generally found about the same time as the willow wren’s.
Whitethroat. (Sylvia cinerea, Lath.) Common.
Lesser Whitethroat. (Sylvia curruca, Lath.) Not abundant.
Whinchat. (Sylvia rubetra, Lath.) Known throughout the Forest as the “Furze Hacker.”
Tree Pipit. (Anthus arboreus, Bechst.) Common.
Reed Wren. (Sylvia arundinacea, Lath.) The five foregoing species come much about the same time, namely, the end of April, but the reed wren is excessively scarce in the Forest, and I have only once or twice heard its note in the Beaulieu river. Mr. Hart assures me that it builds on the banks of the Avon, but its nest has yet to be found.
Landrail. (Gallinula crex, Lath.) About the end of April or beginning of May. A good many yearly build round Milton, and the south parts of the Forest, and even in the interior, as at Fritham and Alum Green.
Common Sandpiper. (Totanus hypoleucos, Tem.) A pair now and then remain to breed at Whitten pond, near Burley, and also at Ocknell.
Turtle Dove. (Columba turtur, Lin.) Not uncommon. Makes a slight framework of heather for a nest, which it places in a furze bush or low holly. Is extremely shy, and easily forsakes its eggs.
Swift. (Cypselus apus, Illig.)