ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES FROM A SOUTH LONDON SUBURB. 
SNIPE. 
On February 4th, 1886, at a time of hard frost, one passed 
N. over my head and only about 30 yards high; this being 
the only specimen I have seen here. 
SPOONBILL. 
This rare visitor I insert on the authority of the late 
C. P. Johnston, who in August, 1889, saw a spécimen pass over 
his garden at Camberwell, within 40 yards; it was going N, 
and he was positive as to the species. 
SCAUP. 
This species has actually occurred here once. On Octo- 
ber 8th, 1898, | found five on the lake in Dulwich Park—two 
males and three females. These remained on the water the 
whole day, and, although not very wild, rested well out in the 
centre of the lake. During that particular month there was 
an unusual visitation, both in numbers and species, of wild 
fowl to this country. 
SHOVELLER. 
During the remarkable duck visitation to this country in 
1898, I found four birds of this species on Dulwich Lake—- 
three males and one female—on the 8th of October, the same 
day on which the Scaups appeared. These Shovellers were 
restless, flying round and round constantly, and on_ several 
occasions came quite close to me, whilst the Scaups remained 
in the middle of the lake. Neither species was to be seen 
the next day, nor have they visited the place since, to my 
knowledge. 
POCHARD. 
This “species has occurred thrice. On February 21st, 
1899, an immature specimen arrived on the Dulwich Park 
lake, and stayed until the 13th March; on December roth, the 
same year, a fine full-plumaged drake visited the same _ spot 
for one day. The third record was the appearance on the 
4th December, 1905, of a male bird on the lake on Tooting 
Common, associating itself rather strangely with a female 
Wild Duck. 
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