BIRDS IN SUFFOLK. 



Wagtail (Motacilla alba) . . May 2 



White-throat (Sylvia cinerea) . 2 



Sparrow Hawk (Falco nisus) . 7 



Turtle Dove (Columba turtur) . 16 



Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) . . 19 



Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) . 27 



Fly-catcher (Muscicapa griseola) . June 3 



I may mention, in concluding this paper, and 

 with reference to the large flock of starlings which 

 was seen, that these birds appear to congregate 

 earlier in the Autumn than any others. They are 

 extremely sociable in their disposition ; and when 

 they quit the nest, keep together in families for a 

 short time, and then join with others until they 

 form the vast flocks we see in meadows. No birds 

 appear to have so much conversation, if the term 

 may be used, as Starlings, especially when they 

 visit their roosting-places in the evening; they 

 seem, then, to be congratulating each other with 

 no small degree of satisfaction. 



