4894 Tue ZooLocist—May, 1876. 
eyes and smews, with a few old birds amongst them; and on the 
15th two fine male goosanders were sent to a Norwich birdstuffer 
from Aldeby, near Beccles. Altogether the past winter has been 
remarkable for the dearth of wild-fowl of all kinds. 
Roughleaged Buzzard.—A female, in its first year’s plumage, 
was shot at Northrepps on the 22nd, and another specimen the 
following week at Beeston Regis. The Northrepps bird had been 
feeding on a rabbit, and was observed in the neighbourhood for 
some days before it was shot. Mr. J. H. Gurney, jun., has come 
to the conclusion that the supposed common buzzards, recorded in 
my last notes, as seen at Northrepps, were of this species, which has 
appeared so numerously during the past autumn and winter. (See 
Zool. S. 8. 4829). 
Sea Eagle.—A fine young eagle of this species was shot at 
Fritton Decoy, near Yarmouth, on the 22nd—the same recorded 
as a golden eagle in ‘Land and Water’ of the 5th of February. 
Another sea eagle was also killed about the same time in the 
neighbourhood of Yarmouth. 
Black Redstart.—Since completing my last notes I have heard 
of a specimen of this somewhat rare species in Norfolk having 
been killed at Cley on the 4th of December last. Mr. J. H. 
Gurney, jun., who has seen it, describes it as in female plumage. 
Montagws Harrier.— A young male was killed at Melton 
Constable on the 19th. 
Magpie.—A male bird was killed at Northrepps on the 18th. 
FEBRUARY. 
Bittern.—A female shot at Hickling on the 3rd. 
Waterhen.—Mr. Cordeaux (S. 8. 4709) records the appearance 
of a supposed migratory flock of these birds in his neighbourhood 
on the 23rd of last October, and Mr. Gurney informs me that 
a flock of about fifty was seen in a meadow at Keswick, near 
Norwich, on the 10th of February. Mr. F. Norgate, also, tells me 
that, in the middle of January, he found numbers of waterhens 
on the stream which runs through the village of Sparham, near 
Norwich,—many more than are usually seen in that neighbour- 
hood,—and after shooting all his dog could find in one day, the 
next, or even a few days later, he met with as many more, and 
this with only the barest shelter for them, in the way of sedges or 
rushes, on either side of the river. It would be interesting, were 
