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EPPING FOREST. 



have been known of their staying through the summer 



and breeding. 

 Snipe. Often common by the Roding in winter, and not 



unfrequent by Forest ponds. 

 Jacksnipe. " I put up one by the Roding near Red Bridge, 



and, hiding myself, watched him return to the same 



spot after a long flight, a well-known peculiarity of 



the bird." — A. L. I saw one on Piercing Hill this 



year— 1885. 





WATERHEN. 



Bittern. A specimen was killed a few years ago by the 

 stream adjoining Wanstead Park. 



Kittiwake Gull. An occasional visitor in stormy weather. 



Common Sandpiper. Occasionally seen in spring and 

 autumn by Leytonstone Pond, the waters in Wanstead 

 Park, and by the Roding. I saw one last year by Bald- 

 wins Hill Pond. 



Green Sandpiper. Occasional visitor in spring and autumn. 

 One was shot in Mr. Barclay's grounds, Knotts Green. 

 Two ethers shot near Epping are preserved in the 

 British Museum. 



