16 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



16th. — N., 2. Numerous flocks of Herring-Gulls f passed 

 over Northrepps, going north ; in fifteen minutes about five 

 hundred passed, travelling against the wind. Drake Shovelerf 

 on the pond at Stratton. 



17th. — W.N.W., 4. A Woodcock! flew into a blacksmith's 

 shop in the middle of Cromer about 2 p.m. The forge has a 

 large door which faces in the direction of the sea, but there are 

 many houses over which the Woodcock must have passed before 

 descending into the street. 



22nd.— Glaucous Gull shot on Breydon Broad ('Field'). I 

 learn from Mr. E. Saunders that this Gull is in the white 

 plumage, a transition stage which has occurred on the Norfolk 

 coast before, but which is decidedly rare. Mr. Dye was informed 

 that it had frequented the south beach for a fortnight. It has 

 been the only Glaucous Gull in Norfolk during 1905, but an 

 Iceland Gull is reported from Cley. 



28th. — A Storm-Petrel taken on a fishing-boat (E. Saunders). 



November. (Prevailing wind S. and W.) 



1st. — During the autumn Bearded Tits were repeatedly seen 

 by Mr. Barclay at Hoveton, where they are safe, and small 

 roving parties were met with at Belton (Buxton), and Beccles 

 (Patterson). But their breeding area is so small that their total 

 number must be very limited, and it is desirable that all pro- 

 tection should be extended to them. Probably the total hatch 

 would not exceed sixty broods, and they now breed nowhere else 

 in England. 



3rd.— A Storm-Petrel allowed itself to be caught on or by a 

 fishing-boat (Patterson), the fifth caught in this manner. Spotted 

 Bail at Catfield (Bird). 



5th. — Several late Sand-Martins still at Cromer (F. Barclay). 



8th. — Sharp frost. A Sand-Martint picked up by my son. 



9th. — Swallow t at Trowse. A Little Owl captured at Kelling 

 (Pashley), doubtless one of the many turned out. Mr. Pashley 

 says there was another with it. 



10th. — Ringed Guillemot at Yarmouth (Patterson), where 

 about this time two Lapland Buntings were seen (B. Dye), and 

 some more (d.u.) at Blakeney. 



W.N.W., 2. At about 6.30 a.m., by a strange coincidence, a 



