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satisfied it was a stranger, and my glasses made it 

 out to be an unusual Sandpiper. I laid flat on 

 the grass and could distinctly see its quest 

 was the fresh -water shrimp, which swarmed in 

 great numbers all round the shallow edge of the 

 pond. While trying to make out the identity of the 

 bird, I was twice disturbed by a pony stallion that 

 had been turned out on the marsh, its persistent 

 capering and prancing around me making it necessary 

 for me, to save myself probably from a kick, to chase 

 the brute away. This performance naturally put 

 the bird to flight ; but, to my surprise, it flew out 

 over Breydon, in a half-mile circle, and actually 

 came back and settled in the same spot again. I 

 had a capital view of it, and on reference to Saunders' 

 Manual^ decided it to be a Pectoral Sandpiper. The 

 bird, unfortunately, being shot shortly after, con- 

 firmed my finding, for it was identified as Tringa 

 acuminata, the Siberian Pectoral Sandpiper. 



IRREGULAR MIGRANTS 



Under ordinary conditions, there are certain 

 species of birds visiting this locality year by year, 

 in greater or lesser numbers. We look for their 



