BIRDS 



Six appeared on Breydon on May 4th, 1887, 

 four of which were killed ; three were on 

 Breydon on June 15th, 1891 ; one was shot 

 at Stiffkey on October 1 2th of the same year ; 

 two were seen at Hickling on April 23rd, 

 1 893 ; and two at Salthouse on June 4th, 

 1898. This bird was known as the 'shoeing 

 horn ' at Salthouse. 



231. Black-winged Stilt. Himantofus candi- 



dus, Bonnaterre. 



The black-winged stilt is an accidental 

 visitant here on migration. About thirteen 

 examples have been recorded. All but the 

 last were killed in summer ; the autumn bird 

 was shot at Castleacreon October 12th, 1895, 

 a few days previous to which two were seen 

 on the Wolferton Marshes by Mr. Plowright 

 and Mr. Fetch. 



232. Grey Phalarope. Phalaropus fuUcarius 



(Linn.). 



The grey phalarope is an occasional winter 

 visitant, but never abundant. 



233. Red-necked Phalarope. Phalaropus hy- 



perhoreus (Linn.). 



This species is not of infrequent occur- 

 rence, generally in autumn and in immature 

 plumage. 



234. Woodcock. Scolopax rusticula, Linn. 

 The woodcock is a common autumn visitor 



in varying numbers, some few remaining to 

 breed in the county every year. 



235. Great Snipe. Gallinago major {GmtWn). 



This specits is frequently met with in Nor- 

 folk in autumn, but rarely occurs in spring. 



236. Snipe. Gallinago ccelestis (Frenzel). 



The snipe is a common resident, but not 

 now found in the immense numbers early 

 writers speak of. Many migratory birds 

 arrive in autumn. 



The variety known as ' Sabine's snipe ' has 

 twice been met with in Norfolk. 



237. Jack Snipe. Gallinago gallinula {L'mn.). 

 This is an autumn and winter visitant. It 



has been met with as late as the month of 

 July, but there is no reason to believe that it 

 has bred here. 



238. Broad-billed Sandpiper. Limicola platy- 



rhyncha (Temminck). 



This species was first recognized as British 

 from a specimen killed on Breydon in 1 836, 

 since which time it has been killed three 

 times in that locality and once at Cley, where 

 two were seen, one of which was killed in 



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August, 1895; of these five occurrences three 

 were in spring and one in autumn, 



239. Pectoral Sandpiper. Tringa maculatOy 



Vieillot. 

 Breydon produced the first British-killed 

 pectoral sandpiper in October, 1830 ; since 

 that time eight or nine others have been ob- 

 tained in various parts of the coast all in the 

 autumn, with one exception. This was 

 captured in the bird-nets in the Wash on 

 January 9th, 1868. 



240. Siberian Pectoral Sandpiper. Tringa 



acuminata (Horsfield). 

 The Siberian pectoral sandpiper is yet an- 

 other of the rare migrants which the attractive 

 region of Breydon has added to the British 

 list. On August 29th, 1892, an example of 

 this interesting bird, which I saw in the flesh, 

 was killed by Mr. T. Ground, in whose col- 

 lection it now is, on the Breydon mud-flats. 

 This example is figured in the Ihis for 1898, 

 p. 182. On re-examining the pectoral sand- 

 pipers in the Norwich Museum I found a 

 second specimen of this bird, which had been 

 killed near Yarmouth, in September, 1848. 



241. Dunlin. Tringa alpina, Linn. 



This is the most abundant of all our mi- 

 gratory waders. Although it has been met 

 with in every month of the year, it has not 

 been known to breed here. 



242. Little Stint. Tringa minuta, Leisler. 



A spring and autumn migrant, sometimes 

 quite abundant, especially in September. Al- 

 though as a rule only immature birds occur, 

 it has been met with in full breeding plumage. 



243. Temminck's Stint. Tringa temmincii, 



Leisler. 

 Temminck's stint is rare with us, generally 

 in immature, but occasionally in adult, plum- 

 age. 



244. Curlew-Sandpiper. Tringa subarquata 



(Galdenstadt). 

 By no means uncommon with us, especially 

 in the month of September. It leaves us very 

 late in spring, at which time some very per- 

 fect specimens in full breeding plumage have 

 been obtained. On July 28th, 1880, Mr. 

 Gurney saw six in most beautiful breeding 

 dress. 



245. Purple Sandpiper. Tringa striata, h'mn. 

 The purple sandpiper is somewhat rare in 



Norfolk, but most often met with in early 

 autumn. 



