The Zoologist — February, 1866. 87 



I am also told that about the last week in December a sea eagle 

 was shot at Winlaton, near Yarmouth, and sent to London for pre- 

 servation. 



Henry Stevenson. 

 Norwich, January, 1866. 



Ornithological Notes from West Sussex. 

 By W. Jeffery, jun., Esq. 



(Continued from Zool. 9810.) 



October, 1865. 



Lesser Redpole. — First heard on the 10th; tolerably common 

 throughout the month, but not many seen in November. 



Black, Lesser and Common Tern.— Two specimens of the black 

 tern shot on the coast in October, one on the 9th, the other on the 

 18th; a lesser tern on the llth; and two common terns on the 11th 

 and 31st of October. 



Common Scoter.— A male of this species was shot on the 8th in a 

 tide-mill pond at Sidlesham. The gizzard contained small marine 

 univalve shells. 



Gray Phalarope.—Ohtamed a gray phalarope from Sidlesham on 

 the 13th, and on the 14th I saw another in Sidlesham mill-pond, near 

 some ducks; it was nearly dark at the time, but I watched it preening 

 its feathers for several minutes. The next day one was shot near the 

 same place, probably the same bird ; and one or two others have been 

 shot in the neighbourhood during the month. 



Peewit. — Saw a large flock of peewits high in the air, and travelling 

 in a southerly direction, on the 22nd. This is the first large flock 

 I have seen this autumn. 



Purple Sandpiper. — The purple sandpiper appears to have been 

 met with in greater numbers than usual this autumn on the south coast. 

 I have hitherto considered it a rare species in Sussex until this year, 

 having met with two specimens only during the last five or six years, 

 viz. November 16, 1861, and October 28, 1862. This year I obtained 

 one on the 31st of October, and in the early part of November five 

 others were killed at Pagham Harbour. Mr. Wells, of Worthing, had 

 seven brought him to be stuffed on the 2nd of November (see ' Field' 

 of November 25th); and Mr. John Button, of Eastbourne, has in- 

 formed me of three having been obtained by him on the 31st of 



