PREFATORY NOTE 



ENG as it does right in the track of migration, 

 no county in England has such a large 

 list of birds as Norfolk, or records so many 

 rare visitors. 



The seashore, the mudflats of Breydon, the marsh- 

 lands of the Broads, all teem with bird-life, and still 

 boast themselves the home of many rare breeding 

 species. 



In this county Mr. Patterson has spent most of 

 his life, devoting all his spare time to the study of 

 Nature. 



His perseverance in the face of early troubles 

 which would have completely disheartened many 

 physically stronger men, his keen powers of observa- 

 tion, accuracy, and love of Nature, make his books a 

 valuable contribution to Natural History as trust- 

 worthy records of the habits and traits of the fauna 

 of his county. 



As a student, rather than a professed scientist, his 

 books have a special value for other students as 

 giving an insight into his own methods, and the 

 steps by which he became familiar with the wild life 

 round him. 



The present volume brings the annals of Breydon 

 up to date, and will be a welcome addition to ornitho- 

 logical literature. 



M. BEDFORD, 



Woburn 



