3132 THE ZooLoGist—JULY, 1872. 
Ornithological Notes from Norfolk. 
By Henry STEVENSON, and J. H. Gurney, jun., Esqrs. 
(Continued from Zool. S. §. 8104). 
May. 
Longeared Owl.—On the 21st I caught a young one.—G. 
Hawfinch.—A pair have been seen on several occasions lately 
frequenting some holly trees in a garden, at Thorpe, near Norwich : 
they are no doubt breeding there. 
Rook.—Several nests, in the shrubbery at Spixworth Park, were 
built this year on some tall laurustinus bushes, only from eight to 
ten feet from the ground. 
Missel Thrush.—May 10. I found a missel thrush’s nest in an 
unusual situation to-day: I got up and found two headless nest- 
lings. Was this the work of a squirrel or ajay? The keeper saw 
a jay there the other day flying off with six inches of entrail, and a 
pair of old song thrushes in full cry behind him.—G, 
Black Redstart.—Myr. H. Saunders informs me that when on his 
way to Cromer, on the 15th, he observed an adult male of this 
species in a field by the road, near the Erpingham toll-bar. This 
is, I believe, only the second male bird that has been recognized in 
Norfolk. One was shot at Hoveton in March, 1870. 
Pied Flycatcher.—A male was seen at Cley on the Ist, and on 
the 14th a pair were seen at Sall (by Mr. Norgate). Mr. Gunn 
showed me one in the flesh on the 15th, from Gunton, near Lowes- 
toft, and about the same time a pair were also seen close to 
Mr. Cremer’s house at Beeston.—G. 
Pied Wagtail——On the 7th I saw one in winter plumage at 
Cley. On the 27th one of these trustful and confiding birds was 
found sitting on four eggs at the Mousehold Heath rifle-butts, 
within four yards of one of the targets, which during the week had 
been shot at by four or five hundred militia.—G. 
Grayheaded Wagtail.—On the 30th of April Mr. Gunn shot, at 
Heigham, what appears to be a female of this species.—G. 
Wheatear.—On the 6th a wheatear flew into a cottage of its own 
accord, and was caught.—G, 
Lesser Redpoll.— Mr. Norgate writes to me from Sparham :— 
“ Lesser redpolls are unusually common here this summer: I found 
two nests on the 15th, and the contents of two others were brought 
me a few days ago.—G. 
