4774 THE ZooLoGisT—FEBRUARY, 1876. 
Curlew Sandpiper.—A single specimen was shot at Cley on 
the 31st. 
SEPTEMBER. 
Stone Curlew.—Two young birds, still unable to fly, were found 
at Kelling, near Holt, and on the 9th a flock of about thirty were 
seen at the same place. 
Snipe.—A jack snipe was shot at Felbrigg on the 6th, and about 
twenty full snipe were flushed the next day on Beeston bog. 
Swift—A single bird was seen at Blakeney on the 8th. 
House Martins.—Qn the 7th, about 10 a.M., I observed a flock 
of over a hundred of these birds settling on the lofty roof of a 
chapel close to the city, which, after a time, dispersed all at once, 
not a bird remaining; and as only a straggler or two occurred 
afterwards in that locality, I presume they had collected together 
preparatory to migration. About the same time a similar gathering, 
but on a much larger scale, was observed by a friend of mine, at 
mid-day, at East Harling. Hundreds of house martins settled in 
rows upon the telegraph-wires which pass through the main street, 
and by their numbers attracted general notice. Each wire was 
lined with a compact mass of birds, sitting shoulder to shoulder, all 
with their heads one way, their tails forming a straight line below 
the wire, and others arriving and hovering over the first arrivals, 
fluttered on to either end of the line and “closed up” like soldiers 
on parade. When scared by the crack of a whip or other noise 
in the strect, they rose in a dense mass, flying round for some 
minutes, then simultaneously commenced settling on the wires, as 
before, dropping one by one into their places with the most perfect 
order, and this continued for some time till they disappeared 
altogether from the neighbourhood. Young birds were being fed in 
the nest at Northrepps on the 27th. 
Great Snipe.—Several of these birds were shot in different parts 
of the county in the early part of the month. 
Marsh Harrier.—A specimen with the yellow head, and much 
of the same colour on the shoulders, was shot near Yarmouth on 
the 12th. 
Ring Ouzel.—First seen at Northrepps on the 12th, and again 
on the 15th. 
Partridge perching.—An unusual occurrence was witnessed at 
Sheringham on the 14th, when an English partridge was flushed, 
like a “redleg,” from off a fir tree. 
