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Norwich on July 14th. How long these Grebes, which were 

 in full breeding plumage, had been there Col. Todd does not 

 know, but he had seen them the week before. Soon afterwards 

 (date omitted) one was reported by a reliable observer at 

 Horsey, where it was joined by a companion in August. 



Little Grebe {Podiceps r. rnficollis). 

 October nth. My son and I were walking beside the 

 river Yare when we saw a small pike, of about two pounds, 

 struggling with something in the water, which proved to be a 

 Dabchick ; how long the bird had been there it is impossible 

 to say, but it was still alive, although quite unable to free 

 itself from the sharp incurved teeth of the fish. 



Dotterel {Charadrius morinellus) . 

 Owing to the foolish practice of, formerly, shooting them on 

 their spring passage the Dotterel has now become quite a 

 rarity. A pair, the female with ova the size of peas, brought 

 to ]\ir. Cole on May 19th had been benefiting the farmer 

 by eating numerous wireworms which Mr. Cole found on 

 dissecting them. I do not see any note about Dotterel in 

 the " Reports " since 1907. 



Temmin'Ck's Stint [Erolia temniinckii). 

 September 30th. A couple on one of the Broads. 



Spotted Redshank [Tringa erythropiis). 

 Spotted Redshanks seem to have been almost numerous 

 at Blakeney from the reports of Mr. Richards and Mr. Borrer 

 {antea, p. 164) and on August 21st one was picked up as far 

 inland as Coltishall. The Common Redshank {T. tot anus) 

 was also pretty abundant, and a pair are believed to have 

 bred at Costessey above Norwich (W. H. Andrews). 



Avocet {Recurvirostra avosetta). 

 ^Ir. Patterson announced a couple of Avocets on Breydon 

 Broad in the early days of June and these were probably the 

 same pair reported to Mr. Dye as flying south along the beach 

 on June nth (S.E. 4). Breydon Broad has long been a 

 favourite feeding ground for Spoonbills and Avocets, but it is 

 altering rapidly for the worse. It is now more fittingly to 

 be described as Breydon muds, so much of what was once 

 navigable water having silted up. 



Black-tailed Godwit {Limosa limosd). 

 On December 20th a fine adult Godwit was shot on Breydon 

 flats by ]\h-. Wyllip, and another seen ; although not very 

 uncommon in autumn, their occurrence so late in the year 

 is most unusual. 



