ae a a ee ee eee ee 
(von. x1} ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES. 257 
Birds, X, p. 242) and there are now fresh facts to advance. 
First, in Hanworth Park, near Cromer, where there is a 
stream which broadens into a small Jake, two Green Sand- 
pipers were observed by Colonel Barclay and his friends during 
the summer of 1917; they were seen either singly or together 
on different occasions during May, June, and July. Although 
they were considered to be breeding, no search was made for 
the nest. About the 4th August Colonel Barclay again saw 
the pair of old Sandpipers, and at once detected what he 
surmised to be four or five young ones with them. He is 
not certain of the number, but believes there were five, which 
would be in excess of a normal brood. These youngsters 
were smaller than the old birds, and lighter in colour. By 
approaching slowly he was enabled to get so near, on at least 
one occasion, as to see distinctly tufts of down about their 
plumage, but he refrained from shooting one, even in the 
cause of science, although aware of the desirability of securing 
absolute proof. Secondly, from a recent interview with 
Sir Hugh Beevor, it appears almost certain that the Green 
Sandpiper has bred cn his property, at Wilby. The eggs were 
not discovered, but the young ones were found when “no 
bigger than Wheatears.” A reward offered to the keeper if 
he could show the nest and eggs 7 situ another year, has at 
present produced no result. Thirdly, the supposed instance 
near King’s Lynn in 1888, recorded by the late Colonel 
Butler (Zoologist, 1888, p. 306) must not be overlooked, as 
there is good reason to believe it authentic. 
Fourthly, there is the case cited by Lubbock of a pair of 
old Sandpipers with four others, believed to be young ones on 
July 23rd, 1840 (Trans. Norwich Naturalists’ Soc. vol. ii. p. 426). 
Nevertheless, in all these cases the possibility of the birds 
having been Wood-Sandpipers must be admitted, the breeding 
of which has been indubitably proved in Norfolk (Zoologisi, 
1846, p. 1324), by the shooting of a young one incapable of 
flying a hundred yards. 
REDSHANK (T'ringa totanus). 
Throughout the spring and summer the Redshank, which 
seems increasing, was abundant at Breydon (Jary). It has 
few enemies to contend with, except the prowling gunner, 
but on July 28th a Peregrine Falcon + was observed to seize 
one. The Redshank rose with others from the mud, and like 
a bolt the Tiercel came down from the clouds and carried it 
off. The time of year was decidedly unusual for this bird of 
prey to be in Norfolk. 
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