BIRD NOTES 133 



wind. They settled on a flat, on a certain 10th May, 

 near the channel, and reached one solid flock 

 five stakes in length ! These Breydon channel 

 stakes rise out of the water several hundreds of 

 feet apart. Two days after, he added, not one 

 Godwit was to be seen. 



How the Grey Plover's movements and appear- 

 ance here are connected with certain winds will be 

 seen in the following notes copied from my entries : 



May 5, 1900. Grey Plovers several on Breydon 

 noisily piping. Wind south-west. 



May 6. Wind suddenly gone round to the south- 

 east. 



May 7. Wind very blustering all night, with 

 squalls. 



May 25. Several Grey Plovers on Breydon (after 

 fortnight's absence of species). Wind changed to 

 north-east and then to south-east on the following 

 day. 



I made similar observations in 1 901 as follows : 



Nov. 12. Glass falling rapidly. Gale came on at 

 night. 



Nov. 13. During a lull in the gale last night the 

 air overhead was alive with Golden Plovers and other 

 migrating waders, wind-muddled and light-attracted. 

 Some Snipe were distinctly heard among them. 



