260 AN EAST COAST NATURALIST 



fronted embankment. I had no desire to hurt him, 

 but a desperate Weasel in the confined quarters of a 

 punt was by no means a desirable passenger. I have 

 always regretted since that I did not wait to see 

 how he fared amongst the powerful gulls that had 

 tempted him to the adventure. 



AN UP-TO-DATE BAT 



Since the introduction of powerful electric street 

 lamps into the town, great numbers of various moths 

 occasionally dance around them, baffled and be- 

 wildered by the glare. I have seen a wall opposite 

 a lamp speckled with resting insects. Late on the 

 night of 21st September 1903 I observed a small 

 Bat flittering around the lamps on the North Quay. 

 It had evidently discovered that prey was to be 

 found at a late hour around the lamps, and intended 

 to profit by knowledge of it. 



FORAGING RATS 



The Brown Rat is by no means a scarce animal in 

 Yarmouth ; and no one has a good word to say for 

 it, its name being associated with much that is evil. 



