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A pair are very fond of walking about the lawn 

 in front of the Manor House. 



2. Picus major. Greater Spotted Woodpecker. Eare. 



3. P. minor. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Rare, 



but has been more often observed than the 



above. 

 1. Yunx torquilla. Wryneck. Rather rare. One 



was caught by a boy near Pulham Lake last 



summer. 

 1. Certhia familiaris. Creeper. Not common. Last 



spring I found a nest with young ones in the 



hole of an ash tree at Holwell. 

 1. Troglodytes Europseus. Common Wren or Cutty. 



Abundant. 

 1. Sitta Europsea. Nuthatch. Common. In cold 



winters several come into the yard at the back 



of the Manor House to be fed, along with 



numerous other birds. 

 1. Cuculus canorus. Cuckoo. Abundant. 

 1. Alcedo ispida. Kingfisher. Common about the 



little streams and Roundchimneys Pond. 



1. Hirundo rustica. Swallow. Common. 



2. H. urbica. House Martin. Common. This and 



the preceding have decreased in numbers 

 of late years. 



1. Cypselus apus. Swift. Rare, and has been but 

 seldom observed in this parish, although it 

 builds in the church tower of the adjoining one 

 of Holwell. 



