The Reed Wren or Reed Warbler—_Sylvia arundinacea_,—is found in precisely the same locality as the last, and where, during the Summer months, several of their extraordinary nests have been found. They generally prefer the ditches where the reeds grow the thickest. In making their nest, which is very deep, they bring three or four stout reeds together with their materials, near the water, and it is so beautifully and scientifically constructed, that in case of floods, the nest will rise up the stems. Any lover of Natural History, if he is not aware of the fact, or seen their nests, would be delighted with the beautiful provision which Nature here carries out. The Nightingale—_Sylvia luscinia_,—is the most musical, most melancholy of birds, the poet’s bird,—_par excellence_. On Poynings Common, through May, they may be heard in the greatest perfection, where they tune their melodious nocturnal love song through the livelong night. They generally arrive about the second week in April. The Dartford Warbler—_Sylvia provincialis_,—is said by most writers on British birds, to be extremely rare, but on the Downs, two or three miles to the north-east of Newhaven, they have been seen among the furze. They have a propensity for keeping near the ground in the high furze, and a great dislike to exhibit themselves. They are local, and tolerably abundant in their _habitat_. There are five species of Wagtail that are visitors in the neighbourhood of Brighton. The White Wagtail—_Motacilla alba_,—so nearly resembles the common Pied Wagtail—_Motacilla yarrellii_,—that to a common observer there appears scarcely any difference. The Gray Wagtail—_Motacilla boarula_,—and the Grayheaded Wagtail—_Motacilla flava_,—are rare birds to this country; but both have been shot in this locality. The Yellow or Rays Wagtail—_Motacilla campestris_,—is common in the Spring of the year, and may be found by the edges of running streams. To the eastward of Brighton the whole family of the Wagtails are called Dishwashers.