1862 The Zoologist— October, 1869. 



from which date they steadily increased their numbers by fresh 

 arriv.als. 



RedsJiank. — Eggs of this bird were found during the whole month, 

 and I saw the first young on the 21st, and fresh eggs were found by 

 a friend on the following day. 



Terns. — The common, arctic and lesser terus returned to their old 

 breeding grounds on the pebbly tract of beach between Aldeburgh 

 and Orford, but I could find no eggs when I paid a visit to the spot 

 on the 25th, the cold winds having doubtless retarded the breeding of 

 many of our sea birds. 



Rmged Plover. — Eggs found throughout the month, and in many 

 cases young hatched. 



Swallows and Martins. — On the 28th and 29lh of this month, 

 owing to the bitter winds and rain, many of the Hirundines suffered 

 badly : swallows, martins and sand martins being found dead on the 

 roads and in gardens near Glemham. Dr. N. F. Hele informed me 

 that the same diminution of their numbers had been observed at Alde- 

 burgh ; and the accounts from other places tally as to the great suffer- 

 ings of these little birds on the dates above-mentioned. 



June. 



Redshank. — My retriever found a nest with fresh-laid eggs on the 

 9th, and several others from which the young had gone, so 1 conclude 

 that this must have been a second laying. 



Common Gull. — A large flock of this gull appeared at Iken on the 

 9lh : it is a common bird in the autumn and during the winter months, 

 but in summer is not often seen : so far as I could ascertain all were 

 adult birds. 



Heron. — At this date young birds were beginning to take long 

 flights with their parents. 



Kentish Plover. — A pair were shot on the 1st of the month by a 

 friend of Dr. Hele's, near Aldeburgh : it is one of the rarest birds on 

 this coast. 



Pied Flycatcher. — I saw a male flying about upon the beach, near 

 the little village of Sizewell, between Aldeburgh and Dunwich ; this 

 was on the 12th, which was not a warm day, and the wind was 

 easterly. 



Alexander Claer-Kennedy. 



