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of July the same pair of Warblers again nested within five 

 yards of the first site, and young were hatched, but 

 unfortunately fell victims to a weasel. Stevenson seems 

 not to have considered this species uncommon. 



IcTERiNE Warbler {Hippolais icierina). 

 On August 20th, a Warbler in a hedge at Cromer was 

 identified by Mrs. Watham as of this species. Although this 

 cannot be accepted with certainty, there is no doubt about 

 another obtained on September 5th by Mr. A.rnold (Wind N.W. 

 -N.E.). Accepting the Cromer occurrence, the number for 

 Norfolk now stands at nine. No Red-breasted Flycatchers 

 or Yellow-browed Warblers were seen this year, but one of 

 the latter was obtained in Lincolnshire by Mr. Haigh. 



Swallow {Hirundo r. rusiica). 

 On March 25th, two Swallows were resting on the telegraph 

 wires at Bacton, which is by the sea, where they were identified 

 by Mr. John Moore, this being the earliest spring record for 

 the county. But although they came before their time the 

 subsequent supply was exceedingly small, which led to many 

 conjectures as to the reason of their scarcit^^ the more so 

 as Martins {Chelidon u. nrhica) were nearly up to their usual 

 level. 



Greater Spotted Woodpecker {Dryohatcs major anglicus). 

 In a former volume {B.B., IX., p. 250), Mr. Syers recorded 

 the unusual circumstance ot a Woodpecker corning to feed at 

 a " bird-table " and the same thing occurred here at a neigh- 

 bour's house in December, when such a brilliant visitor 

 afforded much pleasure to everybody except the Nuthatches 

 for whom the provender was intended. 



Lesser Spotted Woodpecker {D. minor). 

 One at Keswick on January 19th identified as it flew out of 

 a small plantation ; during this month Woodpeckers, both 

 D. minor and Picus viridis, I believe — were feeding on the 

 grubs of Tctropmm gabridi (Thouless). The spring rattle 

 of D. minor comminuUts is quite as loud as that of D. m. 

 anglicus. 



Green Woodpecker {Picus viridis). 



Chirping of the young. — To Mr. Owen's excellent notes 

 {B.B., XV., p. 61) I should like to add a very few remarks. 



