Snipe and Redshank Nesting in Sussex

in Ms excellent work The Birds of Sussex, published nearly a quarter of a century ago, thus summarizes the status of the Common Snipe in the county as a breeding species : " The Snipe breeds sparingly in Sussex, b u t the nest has been found now and then on the aforesaid Common [Henfield], as well as on the heaths near Baleombe, and on Ashdown Forest, Pevensey Level, and Horsham." Dr. N. 1 Ticehurst...