20 APRIL 1934, Page 16

Arrivals

This week is perhaps the fullest of the year. We expect swallow and cuckoo in the third week of April, as well as a host of warblers—and we have had them. The Home Counties were well dotted with chiffchaff and willow warbler at the due date. Keepers expect the partridge pairs to begin laying and the pheasants to complete their clutches. In spite of a drought, more serious than ever, the grass has at last begun to grow and the quick buds to break. Spring has

come late, but with a vengeance. W. BEACH TnomAs.