208 WILD LIFE ON A NORFOLK ESTUARY 



Aug. Jth. A cormorant, a lot of terns and whimbrel. 

 W. ; fine. 



gth. Many whimbrel, curlews, redshanks, some green- 

 shanks, and lot of small birds. S.W. ; fine. 



\Afth. Many terns, an oyster-catcher, scores of cur- 

 lews, whimbrel, and small birds. E. ; fine. 



i8/^. Number of common sandpipers; a flock of 

 about twenty flew past me at dusk. 



2$rd. Some black-tailed godwits and many other 

 birds. W. ; strong. 



26th. Still several terns here, and great numbers of 

 other birds. W. ; fine. 



2Qth. Many terns, about fifty common terns in one 

 flock ; number of lesser terns. N. ; strong. 



$ist. Saw a large flock of common terns early this 

 morning flying away to seaward. N. ; strong. 



1906 



Mar. 1 3//z. Several widgeon and some scaups here now, and 



large flocks of dunlins. N.W. ; strong. 

 \6th. A good many widgeon, some geese (brents), 



and a few golden plover ; many dunlins. 



N.N.W. 

 2Oth. About one hundred and fifty widgeon, and some 



pintails ; a few curlews, and hundreds of 



ringed plovers and dunlins. N.N.E. ; very 



strong. 



2 5//J. More widgeon. N.E. ; squally. 

 2%th. About two hundred and fifty widgeon and thou- 

 sands of dunlins and ringed plovers. N.E. ; 



fine. 

 3 !.$/. A large flock of lapwings flying over Breydon 



this evening, going from south to north. 



Wind N.E. ; fine. 

 April 5///. The widgeon are beginning to pair. Leaving 



here now. Four pair shovelers this morning, 



and thousands of dunlins and ringed plovers. 



S.S.E. ; fine. 

 \6th. Many widgeon here yet; two thousand small 



birds. W. ; fine and warm. 

 ijth. A pair of garganey teal, also some swallows 



crossing Breydon ; the first I have seen this, 



year. N.E. ; fine. 



