. The birds of our country. 42 DARTFORD WARBLER. found in the New Forest, and also in the Isle of Wight, but it is decreasing. The reason for this seems to be that it is not a hardy bird, and a keen winter tells upon it. In Dorset, where it was once frequently found, it seems to have been almost exterminated. Mr. Lister, writing to the Zoologist in March, 1891, says: " The Dartford Warbler usually survives the cold of our winters, but the extreme severity and. DARTFORD WARBLER. long-continued snow of 1880 and 1881 killed off every Dartford Warbler from this district (Lyme Regis). Year by
. The birds of our country. 42 DARTFORD WARBLER. found in the New Forest, and also in the Isle of Wight, but it is decreasing. The reason for this seems to be that it is not a hardy bird, and a keen winter tells upon it. In Dorset, where it was once frequently found, it seems to have been almost exterminated. Mr. Lister, writing to the Zoologist in March, 1891, says: " The Dartford Warbler usually survives the cold of our winters, but the extreme severity and. DARTFORD WARBLER. long-continued snow of 1880 and 1881 killed off every Dartford Warbler from this district (Lyme Regis). Year by year I have searched localities where this bird was abundant before those two disastrous winters, but have not met with a single individual. I am told that they have appeared in some parts of the county since that date, but they have not extended to these ; The Dartford Warbler is usually met with on the large heaths and commons where furze bushes Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stewart, H. E. London, Digby, Long & Co.
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