WILD LIFE ON A NORFOLK ESTUARY 



Mar. 2*]th. Thousands of starlings on a marsh adjoining 



Breydon. An oyster-catcher on the flats. 

 S.W.; fine. 

 2gth. Hundreds of widgeon and six geese here to-day. 



W. ; strong and squally. 

 April loth. A great many widgeon here yet ; also a couple 



of scaups. N.W. ; strong. 

 nth. Some grey plovers. N. ; fine. 

 \2th. A tame black swan here to-day. 

 i^th. I saw a heron catch a large eel ; when two more 



flew at him and they had a regular fight. 



Whilst they were fighting the eel got away. 

 i$th. Black swan still here ; a few golden plovers and 



some whimbrel. S.E. ; fine. 



i%th. A spoonbill came to-day. E.S.E. ; fine. 

 26th. Spoonbill still here, with some black-breasted 



[grey] plovers. W. ; fine. 

 2%th. Two spoonbills here, one a very good old bird. 



More whimbrel. VV.N.W. ; strong. 

 May ist. Scores of whimbrel, also some greenshanks and 



a couple of spoonbills. W. ; fine. 

 6th. The two spoonbills still here, and a great many 



whimbrel and dunlins. W. ; rainy. 

 $th. A nice lot of godwits, a couple of spoonbills, 



some sheld-duck, and scores of whimbrel. 



S.E. ; fine. 



gth. An avocet and three spoonbills. W. ; fine. 

 io//z. Lot of birds here now : common and lesser 



tern, godwits, and hundreds of ringed plovers 



and dunlins. N.W. ; fine. 

 nth. Two avocets, seven spoonbills, with a great 



number of other birds. N.E. ; fine. 

 I3//2. [Still the] two avocets and seven spoonbills; 



three oyster-catchers and other birds. S.W. ; 



fine. 

 i^th. [As preceding] and several turnstones. W. ; 



strong. 

 i$th. The two avocets still remain, but five of the 



spoonbills left to-day. E. ; fine. 

 \6th. The avocets left to-day. 

 ijth. Four spoonbills to-day and several turnstones ; 



some small birds. W. ; fine. 

 i%th. Two cormorants. W. ; strong. 



