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It is curious how close the dates run to one another. So far 

 breeding has never been suspected. 



Grey Plover {Sqiiatarola squatarola). 



During February Mr. Clifford Borrer saw a flock of thirty 

 on the coast, an unusual gathering for these parts. There 

 were fewer of them in the autumn, but the Duchess of Bedford 

 noted a good number on October 13th, including one which 

 was still in summer plumage. 



Ruff {Philomachus pugnax). 



May 14th. — Three Reeves on one of the Broads, not 

 together, but about a mile apart, which seemed to be settling 

 down. On the same day I observed a small flock of six 

 Whimbrel about three miles from the sea. 



Curlew-Sandpiper {Erolia ferruginea). 



There seems to have been a very large migration of Curlew- 

 Sandpipers to our coast in the first fortnight of September, at 

 which time the Duchess of Bedford and Mr. Borrer repeatedly 

 saw scores of them, not only near the sea, but on Salthouse 

 marshes, where they quite outnumbered the Dunlins. The 

 last recorded migration of this species in quantity was in 

 1887 ; it seems to be somewhat erratic in its movements. 



Little Stint [Erolia m. minuta). 



The Duchess of Bedford saw two on September 14th, and 

 on the 2 1st a flock of five, as well as another party of about 

 eighteen, which were feeding with Dunlins. 



Black-tailed Godwit [Limosa limosa). 



Reported at Salthouse the first week in August, which is 

 early, one also identified near that place by the Duchess of 

 Bedford on September 9th. Another by Dr. Riviere on 

 Brej'don Broad on October 2nd. 



Woodcock (Scolopax msticola). 



A nest was found at Hargham at the end of May by Sir 

 Hugh Beevor's keeper, a fairly substantial structure of larch 

 needles, dried grass, and bents, intermingled as usual with 

 oak-leaves. Unfortunately, a stoat sucked the eggs, but the 

 nest and its broken contents were perfect enough to be given 

 a place in the Museum. An interesting instance of a Wood- 

 cock's perching has been already recorded [British Birds, XIII., 

 p. 142). The autumn and winter of 1919-20 has been excep- 

 tionally good for Woodcocks, whereas that of 1918-19 was 

 very poor. One would think that the war must have been 



