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7. Shot at Lakenheath in 1880 (L. Travis v.v. ; 0. B. !). Messrs. A. 

 and E. Newton found an old Redshank on the edge of Wangford 

 Warren close to a mere, June 1853, where they supposed it to have bred 

 (Stev. B. ofN. ii., 208 note). 



8. One in summer plumage taken at Rougham March 27, 1883 

 (Travis in litt. ). 



Breeds ; the eggs are laid in the salt marshes in April or 

 May (A. Clark-Kennedy in Naturalists 1 Note Book iii. (1869) 

 225-6). 



Months. — January, March, April, May, June, August, 

 September. 



Districts.— -1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8. 



Very common on the sea-coast, breeding there plentifully; 

 but found only rarely in West Suffolk. A double migrant, 

 but occurring occasionally in considerable numbers in the 

 winter (Hele u. s.). 



Green Sandpiper, Totanus ochropus (L.). 



S. and W. Cat. 45. 



East Suffolk. 



1. Yarmouth, not uncommon (Paget, Y. 8) ; a small flock seen on 

 August 13, 1869 about the Yarmouth marshes, and two shot (T. E. 

 Gunn in Z. 2nd S., p. 1866) ; several appeared there early in Aug. 1880 

 (H. Stevenson in Z. 3rd S. vi., 377). Five shot from the marsh dykes 

 about Breydon, Sept. 1873 (H. Stevenson in Z. 2nd S. 3859). 



2. One shot about Aug. 1869 near Halesworth (T. E. Gunn mZ. 2nd 

 S., p. 1866). Several obtained at Southwold Aug. 1871 and Aug. 1872 

 ( H . Durnford in Z. 2nd S. 2906 and 33 1 8). Killed on Lord Huntingfield's 

 Suffolk estate (Lord Huntingfield in UtU). One seen October 6, 1868 

 feeding in a stream near Snape, and several others in the marshes (A. 

 Clark-Kennedy in Z. 2nd S. 1 697). Found near Aldeburgh (Hele MS.) ; 

 occurs there annually in autumn (Kerry MS., see also H. A. Macpherson 

 in Z. 3rd S. vii., 15) ; shot there in 1870, 71, 74 (Tuck in Z. 2nd S. 

 2368 and MS.), and again Aug. 10, 1876 (F. Kerry in Z. 2nd S. 5083). 

 Numerous along the ditches at the. back of the wall by the river Blyth 

 Aug. 1873, also several seen by the banks of the Aide near Orford, 

 where they are more numerous than at Southwold ( H. Durnford in 

 Z. 2nd S. 3798). One seen at Blaxhall Dec. 5, 1872 (G. T. Rope in Z. 

 2nd S. 3607) ; common there both in summer and winter ; one or two 

 observed at Leiston near the sluice and on the reed-land in 1872-3 

 (Rope MS.). 



3. Six frequented some low meadows at Wickham Market, about Dec. 

 1868 ; they were not molested (A. Clark-Kennedy in Z. 2nd S. p. 1858). 



