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Excerpt from The Glasgow Naturalist, Vol. 2: The Journal of the Natural History Society of Glasgow According to a note in the Glasgow Evening Times of June 19th, there seems to be a great scarcity of Sedge-Warblers at their usual haunts this year. Doubtless the severe weather we experienced in the spring of last year, when the Sedge-Warbler was due, was greatly to blame for the scarcity last season, and the decrease this year is the result. Although this bird may be scarce throughout the country, this year at Possil they are in greater numbers than in the previous year. The Sedge-Warbler is well known not only from its voluminous song during morning and evening, but also from its restless habits. I find that especially on its arrival, it is one of the most difficult birds to follow, on account of its rapid flights in and out amongst the low growths of the willows or thick vegetation. I found that, by lying concealed near some favourite bush, or near the reeds frequented by the birds, I was always sure of seeing them closely, if I got to the marsh before sunrise. When discovered, all chance of a second interview at close quarters was gone. This shyness seems to last until the nesting takes place, when they appear more openly and fearlessly either on the lower branches of the willows or clinging to the tall reeds or equiseta, from which they pour forth their loud song. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.