206 WILD LIFE ON A NORFOLK ESTUARY 



Aug. 8t/i. A lot of lesser terns and whimbrel. N.W. ; 

 fine. 



loth. Several turnstones, whimbrel, and curlews. 

 N.W.; fine. 



i%th. A cormorant, also some black-breasted grey 

 plovers ; many small birds. N.N.W. ; strong. 



26th. A good many curlews, whimbrel, knots, curlew- 

 sandpipers, and ringed plovers. N.W. ; fine. 



2S//&. Several greenshanks; lot of other birds. S.S.E. ; 

 fine. 



1905 



Mar. yth. Large flocks of dunlins and ringed plovers. 



W. ; fine. 

 iSt/i. A good many widgeon, some golden plovers, 



and many small birds. N.W. ; fine. 

 igth. First heard the call of the redshank; afterwards 



saw some. S.E. ; fine. 

 2^th. Four pairs of shovelers, a lot of widgeon, and 



many small birds. S.E. ; fine. 

 27th. Hundreds of widgeon, a wild goose, and many 



dunlins. S.S.W. ; fine, rainy. 

 April $th. Some pintails and a great many widgeon. N.W. ; 



strong. 

 i^th. Some whimbrel. S.S.E. ; fine. Yesterday, S.S.E. ; 



thick fog. 



i^th. Some sheld-duck. S.S.E.; fine. 

 2$rd. First saw the swallow cross Breydon. N. ; 



strong ; squally. 

 26th. Several whimbrel and a few grey plovers. E. ; 



fine. 



2Jth. Some greenshanks. W. ; strong, 

 May 1st. Fine pair of sheld-ducks. S.W. ; strong. 



2nd. A great many varied birds ; some lesser terns 



and common terns. S. to S.W. ; squally. 

 6th. Hundreds of whimbrel here. Two pairs of 



shovelers. N.E. ; fine. 

 12th. Some good "black-breasted" plovers and a lot 



of terns. N.E.; fine. 

 i$th. Three oyster-catchers and several turnstones. 



N.E. ; strong ; cold. 

 i $th. A black tern. N.E. ; strong. 



