1696 The Zoologist — June, 1869. 



flew on to the tree near which I was standing and commenced tapping 

 upon the bark until I left, when she flew away again. A pair were 

 lately seen in the same park. 



Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. — 16th. Observed a lesser spotted wood- 

 pecker climbing a tree in the park, and doubtless it had a nest near, 

 but I was unable to discover its whereabouts. 



Bee-eater.* — One of these rare and lovely birds was seen upon a 

 cherry tree by several gardeners, while working in the garden at Glem- 

 ham Hall, upon one of the early days of the present week. The head- 

 gardener, upon seeing the bird, — which he knew to be very scarce, — 

 ran for his gun, but luckily the wary stranger made good its escape 



before he returned. 



July. 



Hoopoe. — On the afternoon of the 2nd of this month, while walking 

 across some meadows about a mile from Glemham, I was much sur- 

 prised to see a hoopoe fly past me, so near as to be able with certainty 

 to recognize the species; indeed I could easily have shot it. A pair 

 have also been observed in the vicinity of Aldeburgh on several occa- 

 sions last month, and very probably this was one of the same birds. 



Swift. — Was last seen on the 30th, near Glemham. 



September. 



Ki)i(ifishers. — Have received a great addition to their numbers since 

 the summer. 



Jack Snipe. — I shot one of these snipe upon the 23rd, and flushed 

 another at the same time, and since that dale to the end of the month 

 have killed ten ; but the day on which 1 shot the first bird was most 

 unusually early for the jack snipe to reach this county, although the 

 common species is here in greater or less numbers the whole year 

 round. 



Black Tern. — I saw one flying up the river Aide on the 25th. 



Redshank.— A pair were shot by a gamekeeper on the 26th, as they 

 flew up from a small pond in the park, which is at least ten miles 

 from the coast. 



Stone Curlew. — A pair were killed on Westleton Common early in 

 the month, and Mr. Spaldiug informed me that he saw one on the 

 same heath last month. 



* From my experience of gardeners' Ornilbology, I sbould be inclined to doubt 

 tbeir compelency to identify a rare species. In ibis case their description of colour 

 only might apply to the roller {Coracias garrula). — Ed. 



