4776 Tue ZooLocist—FEBRUARY, 1876. 
in a field on his estate at Hingham, near Kimberley, just prior to 
the 15th. 
Longtailed Duck.—A single bird shot in the marshes at Hun- 
stanton on the 27th: sex or age I could not ascertain. 
Osprey.—A bird which had been seen a day or two before at 
Burston, near Diss, was shot on the 25th at Redgrave Hall, in the 
adjoining county. 
NOVEMBER. 
Eagles. —Two eagles were seen at Herringfleet, on the Ist, 
mobbed by rooks, which caused them to ascend spirally till they 
were almost lost in the clouds. About the 12th an eagle was seen 
at Sheringham, and a young sea eagle was shot at Holkham on the 
18th, and another at Burgh St. Peter on the 27th. 
Woodcocks.—Fifteen couples were shot at Sheringham on 
the 5th, and a good many have been met with near the coast at 
Yarmouth. 
Rooks migratory ?—A large increase of rooks (apparently migra- 
tory), accompanied by great numbers of jackdaws, were observed 
both at Northrepps and Sheringham on the 7th. A white rook, 
which had been seen about Sheringham for two years, was observed 
to be persecuted, at this time, whenever it attempted to feed, 
probably by the migratory rooks and it soon after disappeared. 
Nightjar.—One shot at Hickling on the 6th—unusually late for 
this species. 
Great Northern Diver.—One was shot on the 7th on the mere 
at Thompson, near Watton. 
Gray Shrike-—One shot at Thorpe, near Norwich, on the 12th. 
Purple Sandpiper.—A specimen sent up from Yarmouth on 
the 13th. 
Wild-fowl, Snipe, §c.—The heavy and continuous rains early 
in the month, which flooded all the low-lying parts of the 
county, particularly in the “broad” district and the “fens” about 
Brandon and Lakenheath,—where, from the fen banks giving 
way, thousands of acres were laid under water,—drove many snipe, 
plover, and other marsh birds on to the uplands, whilst the greater 
part, no doubt, quitted the county. Fowl in Jarge numbers, I am 
told, frequented the shallow waters, but were unapproachable by 
the gunners, and at Surlingham over a hundred duck and mallard 
were observed in one flock, but the Norwich market, at least, 
