5106 THe ZooLocist—OcrToB_Er, 1876. 
Cuckoo. Northrepps, April 21st; Stratton Strawless, 20th. 
Swallow. Keswick, April 24th. 
House Martin. A single bird seen at Northrepps on the 2lst, 
but the bulk of the usual summer residents in that locality did not 
appear till just a month later—the 2]st or 22nd of May. Some 
martins seen at Trowse, near Norwich, on the 13th of April, ina 
snow-storm. 
Willow Warbler. Northrepps, April 23rd. 
Nightingale. Heard at Keswick, April 16th; Norwich, 18th; 
Marsham, 22nd; Northrepps, 25th. 
Woodcock.—A good many observed in the West Norfolk coverts 
at the beginning of this month, which would probably remain to 
breed. One seen at Northrepps on-the 23rd. 
Nocturnal Migrants.—At 8.30 P.M. on the 16th, night fine but 
very dark, and wind S.S.E., heard birds whistling overhead, the 
notes of the curlew most plainly distinguishable.’ 
Osprey.—A single bird trapped at Hempstead ponds, near Holt, 
on the 20th. 
Hobby.—One seen at Northrepps on the 25th. 
Spoonbill.—A flock of eight were seen at Horsey, near Yar- 
mouth, on the 13th, of which some five or six, at least, were shot 
subsequently in that neighbourhood. 
May. 
Summer Migrants.—Ring Ouzel. A single bird seen at North- 
repps on the Ist. 
Nightjar. Seen at Northrepps on the 8rd. 
Turtle Dove. At Northrepps on the 4th. 
Greater Whitethroat. At Northrepps on the 7th. 
Garden Warbler. At Northrepps on the 16th. 
Spotted Flycatcher. At Northrepps on the 17th. 
Swift. At Cromer and Northrepps on the 20th. 
Hooded Crow.—On the 5th I saw a single bird in a field at 
Gunton, near Lowestoft, where stragglers have been observed, at 
times, throughout the summer months. One was seen about the 
same time, near Cromer, feeding with some rooks. 
Late Fieldfares.—One seen at Guist on the 83rd, and one at 
Foulsham on the 4th, both of which uttered their winter note. 
Great Crested Grebe.—A pair of these birds have nested for the 
last three years at Gunton Lake, near Cromer, and have averaged 
