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fishmonger had one to sell on August 30th, locality uncertain 

 or ^yithheld. 



WiGEON {Anas penelope). 



On June 15th Mr. G. C. Davies saw a duck and drake 

 Wigeon swimming with five or six young ones on a small 

 Broad known as " Burnt Fen." The drake was still in 

 good plumage, and the ducklings old enough to fly about 

 fifteen yards at a time. On the 19th Dr. Long was only able 

 to see the female, and four of the young ones, which by this 

 time had become too wild to be approached very near. If 

 there was no mistake in identification, this must be accepted 

 as evidence of breeding, although Norfolk is out of the 

 Wigeon's usual range. 



Shoveler {Spatula clypeata). 



Seems to be steadily spreading. Several were seen at the 

 Hempstead ponds in August and September, and others at 

 Salthouse. A nest examined on April 19th contained eleven 

 eggs, and another on the 26th had twelve. On April 22nd 

 and again on May 13th, several were met with on Scoulton 

 Mere, a locality where they have bred for nearly a hundred 

 years. Eleven pairs seen at Hoveton on April 24th. Others 

 reported from Breydon by Mr. Dye. 



Velvet-Scoter {Oidemia f. fusca). 



On February 3rd Mr. Dye had an adult male Velvet- 

 Scoter, shot on Breydon Water, and on the loth he informs 

 me of there being several hundred Common Scoters off Caister, 

 diving near inshore. Mr. Patterson thinks they are in search 

 of the horse mussel and radiated trough-shellfish, on which 

 they no doubt feed. Mr. Doughty found two dead ones. 



Great Crested Grebe {Podiceps c. cristatus). 



The first arrivals were reported on February 24th and 

 28th, and by March 5th there were seven, I am told, on one 

 piece of water. Mr. Buxton knew of six nests on Fritton 

 Lake, always a favourite haunt of this species, but believes 

 the young ones were mostly taken by pike, which are great 

 enemies to Grebes. 



Black-necked Grebe {Podiceps n. nigricoUis) . 



On April i8th a friend sent word that there were two male 

 and one female Black-necked Grebes on one of the Broads, 

 but no visit could be paid before the 26th, by which time 

 one of the trio had left. After some search the two remaining 

 on the water were found near the reeds, but unfortunately 



