catalogue: of the birds op Suffolk. 159 



Whitear mentions a Heronry near Orford* early in the 

 century ; also that a pair of Herons bred three times at 

 Gawdy Hall (Harleston), the eggs were taken twice, and 

 the young ones once, about the year 1808 (Diary, 258). 



The Heron has probably been seen on every large piece of 

 water in the county, and is also seen not uncommonly flying 

 over other parts, and occasionally remaining for a short 

 time even where, as at Cockfield, there is but little water 

 to attract it. It has been observed at sea, thirty miles off 

 Yarmouth (Stev. B. of N. ii., 144). 



Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea, L. 



Spald. List, xxxvii. 



East Suffolk. 



1. Has been killed either three or four times about Yarmouth ; Col. 

 Montagu had one from this place, another was sent to the British 

 Museum by the Rev. George Lucas (Paget, Y. 7); two shot here were in 

 1831 in Mr. Miller's possession (Stev. B. of N. ii., 147) ; another, a 

 very fine adult bird, is in possession of Mr. W. G. Blake of Nowton 

 Hall (C. B. !); another was killed near the same place about 1842 

 (Lot 362 in Mr. Spalding's Sale); and an immature specimen was 

 killed Oct. 17, 1878, preserved by Gunn (H. Stevenson in Z. 3rd. S. iii., 

 159 ; T. E. Gunn 3rd S., iv. 52). A male bird was killed on Oulton 

 Broad, June 1833, and a female Sept. 18 the same year (Stev. B. of N. 

 ii., 147; both in the Norwich Museum, J. H. Gurney, jun. in lift.). An 

 immature bird is mentioned by Mr. Everitt as having been shot in 1875, 

 probably in the neighbourhood of North Cove (Creed in litt.). A 

 beautiful young bird was shot from a boat in a high wind from N.E., 

 about 6 a.m., in Parker's Reach of theWaveney, on Sept. 21, 1882; 

 when first seen it was sitting among sedges as if looking for fish (G. 

 Rouse in litt, who was in the boat); it was sent by Messrs. Garrod, of 

 Beccles, to Mr. Roberts, Norwich, for preservation (H. Stevenson in 

 litt., who saw it). 



3. One from Kingsfleet Water, Woodbridge River, Nov. 1835 (Hoy 

 in Loudon's Mag. N. H., N.S. i. (1837), 116). 



4. A beautiful pair taken on the Orwell were brought in the flesh to 

 Mr. Podd, and are now in the Ipswich Museum (J. E. Taylor v. v.; 

 C. B. !). 



Months. — June, September, October, November. 



Districts. — 1, 3, 4. 

 A rare visitant to the Suffolk coast and the rivers near it ; 



* He possibly intends the Heronry at Blackheath, which is a few miles distant. 



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