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Great Grey Shrike. — A male killed at Potter Heigham on 

 the 26th ; and another, about the same time, somewhere in the 

 county. One birdstuffer informs me that of three specimens 

 brought to him this winter, each had the remains of a mouse in 

 its stomach. 



March. 



Great Crested Grebe. — Mr. J. H. Gurney, jun., saw on 

 Ranworth Broad, on the 18th, with various kinds of wild-fowl, no 

 less than twelve Great Crested Grebes, some in breeding and some 

 in winter plumage — a difference of age, no doubt, as in my aviary- 

 birds I always find the oldest assume their summer dress earliest. 



Smew. — Two old males in fine plumage were shot at Hickling 

 on the 6th. 



Magpik. — Two seen at Northrepps on the 15th, two on the 

 24th near the same spot, and one on the 25th. 



Hawfinch. — One shot near Wymondhani on the 19th. 



APRIL. 



Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. — The Rev. H. T. Frere, of 

 Burston, informs me that a bird of this species was killed by a 

 dog in a garden at Diss, about the middle of this month, making 

 the fourth, within two or three years, he has known of in that 

 neighbourhood. 



Sjiew.— Two of these birds were shot at Ranworth on the 25th 

 of this month — a remarkably late occurrence of this species. 



May. 

 Arrival op Migrants. — The following are a few notes on 

 " first observations" of spring migrants : — Chiffchaff, March 17th, 

 East Norfolk ; 18th, Ranworth. Wryneck, March 26th, Harleston. 

 Pied Wagtail, March 24th, eight seen together in a ploughed field 

 at Northrepps. Wheatear, April 3rd, Overstrand. Blackcap, 

 April 3rd, seen and heard at Northrepps. Willow Warbler, April 

 10th, Norwich; 17th, Northrepps. Cuckoo, April 1 5th, Northrepps. 

 Ring Ouzel, April 19th, Burston ; 20th, Northrepps. Nightingale, 

 April 11th, Norwich ; 13th, Thorpe. Yellow Wagtail, April 22nd, 

 Carrow. Swallow, April 21st, Carrow ; 23rd, a migratory flock 

 were seen to alight on Cossey Hall in the evening; 27th, North- 

 repps. Sand Martin, April 21st, Carrow. House Martin, April 

 21st, Carrow. Redstart, April 24th, Northrepps. Turtle Dove, 



