CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF SUFFOLK. 221 



3. An immature bird killed in the harbour off Shotley, Dec. 1884, 

 by Mr. Kerry, who has it (Kerry in litt). 



Months. — January, October, November, December. 

 Districts. — 1, 2, 3. 



The early records of this bird are comparatively few ; 

 of late years a good many specimens have been obtained in 

 the winter on some parts of the coast. Most of the birds 

 recorded above as Iceland Gulls probably belong to this 

 species. 



Geeater Black-Backed Gull, Larus marinus, L. 



5. and W. Cat. 52. Catalogued only. — Spald., List, 

 xxxix. Catalogued only. 



East Suffolk. 



1. Yarmouth, common (Paget Y., 13) ; a male bird from that place, 

 in the Dennis Collection (Bury Museum). 



2. Westleton (Spalding MS.) A fine adult shot at Leiston Feb. 3, 

 1873, in Mr. Rope's Collection (G. T. Rope in Z. 2nd S., 3608, and 

 MS.). Many visit Aldeburgh during the autumn and winter months, 

 and associate in an immense flock about the further mere at Thorpe 

 (Hele, Aid., 173) ; a few seen in the Thorpe Mere Nov., 1878, a greater 

 number remained outside in the open sea (F. M. Ogilvie in Z. 3rd S. 

 iii., 265); one shot at Aldeburgh, Feb. 1871, in Mr. Tuck's Collection 

 (Tuck v.v.j. 



3. Walton and Felixstowe ; very common on the Orwell and Stour 

 (Kerry MS.) 



4. An adult and an immature bird from the river Orwell near Ipswich 

 (in my Collection ; C. B.). 



West Suffolk. 



6. Sudbury, not common, one remained for a week or two some years 

 ago after other gulls had departed (King, List, 128). 



7. A female shot at Icklingham in April 1882 (Travis v. v.; C. B. !) 

 Months. — February, April, November, "autumn and 



winter.'' 



Districts.— I, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7. 

 Common on the coast, seldom seen at any distance from 

 it ; it is in general an exceedingly shy bird and difficult to 

 approach (Hele, u. s.). A solitary bird which remained for 

 a week or two on the meadows at Sudbury occasionally 

 allowed Mr. King to approach it pretty near (King u. $.). 



