. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . tion round smallponds, in sewage-farms or osier-beds, on marshy uplands, orindeed anywhere w^here there is an abundance of insect old popular name is Water-Sparrow, and in Lancashireand Cheshire, where the ponds are mostly marl-pits, it is calledthe Pit-Sparrow. Clinging to a reed stem, one leg bent, gripping level with thebreast, the other straight beneath him, the smart black-headed,white-collared male stutters and stammers his perpetual effortsto produce a song. As music it is an indifferent performance,ending after a few sharp but i
. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . tion round smallponds, in sewage-farms or osier-beds, on marshy uplands, orindeed anywhere w^here there is an abundance of insect old popular name is Water-Sparrow, and in Lancashireand Cheshire, where the ponds are mostly marl-pits, it is calledthe Pit-Sparrow. Clinging to a reed stem, one leg bent, gripping level with thebreast, the other straight beneath him, the smart black-headed,white-collared male stutters and stammers his perpetual effortsto produce a song. As music it is an indifferent performance,ending after a few sharp but irregularly uttered notes with aweak, hissing finish, corresponding to the jingle of the Corn-Bunting and the cheese of the Yellow Hammer. The songoften starts in February and continues until autumn, and yet,after six months or more of effort no perfection is attained. Thecall is a loud seeep^ often uttered by the bird when courting,and when the young are in the nest both birds have a short,anxious alarm or warning chit ; I have heard them repeat.
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