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(Saliacaria phragmitis) the reeling note of the Grass- 

 hopper-Warbler, and the harsher melody of the Reed- 

 Sparrow (Emberiza schomiclus) now re-echo to the songs 

 of the Blackcap, the Willow- Wren, the Sky-Lark, and, 

 indeed, of nearly all the commoner birds of this country. 

 Of predatory species, the Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 

 and the Carrion-Crow (Gorvus corone) exist in probably 

 larger numbers than may be found in any other part 

 of the county — while the Partridge and the Quail 

 (Coturnix vulgaris) have descended from the uplands, 

 not merely to glean where the farmer has reaped, but 

 to wage war with his worst enemies, the wire-worm and 

 the slug. The Lapwing still occurs in considerable 

 though reduced numbers, in summer breeding over 

 almost the whole district, and in winter flocking from 

 one part of it to another, performing, as it were, 

 countless small migrations that are influenced by almost 

 every change in the weather. In spring the Dotterel 

 (Charadrius morinellus) ^ in small '' trips," tarries for some 

 ten days for rest and refreshment on the fallows during 

 its northward journey, and, in winter, the Golden- 

 plover (Charadrius pluvialis) often haunts the ploughed 

 fields. But the great inducements for nearly all the 

 aquatic tribes have disappeared, and, with little left 

 to attract them, the modern condition of the "Fen" 

 district is to the ornithologist fond of ancient memories 

 almost the " abomination of desolation." 



THE ENCLOSED DISTRICT. 



Properly speaking, the "Enclosed" district comprises 

 the whole of the eastern division of the county, but 

 the present description refers only to such portions as 

 have not already been included in other districts 

 bordering the coast-line to the north and east. On 

 the western side it immediately adjoins the *'brecks," 

 and is bounded on the south by the river Waveney. 



