1 86 AN EAST COAST NATURALIST 



place swarmed with newly arrived Golden and Grey 

 Plovers, Ringed Plovers, and Dunlins. Saw a few 

 Turnstones, Greenshanks, and Whimbrel. On 

 2nd October, Durrant the poulterer had 33 Grey 

 Plovers in ; and altogether during the first few days 

 in the month no less than 270 of this species. 



Dec. 9. Three dead Gannets washed up on the 

 beach. 



Dec. 21. Ten Bernacle Geese on Breydon. 

 During the month, while the Broads were frozen, 

 many hundreds of Coots might be seen feeding on 

 Zostera marina the "wigeon grass" on the flats. 

 Their method of progress was singularly sheep-like, the 

 whole flock moving simultaneously, every evolution one 

 way or the other being in unison, like so many soldiers. 

 They had become shy from incessant persecution. 

 On rising, the patter of their feet was louder than 

 that of gulls, and they dashed into the water with 

 an impetuosity which flung up spray all round them. 



1900 



Aug. 4. Sixteen Shovelers on Breydon. All 

 the night I remained on Breydon in my boat; in 

 close proximity were between 200 and 300 Terns of 

 various species, including Black and Lesser Terns. 

 They held a nocturnal concert. 



1901 



March 2. Obtained a female Wigeon which had 

 assumed certain markings characteristic to the male, 



