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Late House Martins and Swallows. — One Martin seen, 

 November 11th, at Overstrand, and two Swallows at Cromer on 

 the 18th ; and several House Martins were also seen at Cromer 

 on December 5th. 



December. 



Winter Arrivals. — A large number of Snow Buntings and 

 Twites (the latter unusually numerous this season) appeared at 

 Yarmouth on the 14th of November; and it is interesting to note 

 that Mr. Cordeaux, in ' The Zoologist,' remarks that, from that 

 very date till the middle of December, " Snow Buntings frequented 

 the stubble-fields on the Lincolnshire coast in flocks of thousands, 

 feeding, with almost equal numbers of Greenfinches, flocks of Tree 

 Sparrows, and some Linnets and Twites, on oats that had been 

 shelled out by a high wind on August 26th." Mealy Bedpolls 

 appeared in the bird-dealers' shops in Norwich on the 5th, and 

 were said to be plentiful. Siskins were also numerous about the 

 same time, especially near the coast. The number of Wood 

 Pigeons observed migrating near Yarmouth and Northrepps, late 

 in November and beginning of December, was a feature of the 

 season. Mr. G. Smith, of Yarmouth, informs me that they were 

 seen on Caister Denes, on November 27th, passing by hundreds ; 

 and again at Beccles on the 28th. At Northrepps, large flocks 

 were noticed on November 15th going south, and again on 

 December 16th in about equal numbers. Fieldfares and Redwings 

 were scarce everywhere, but a flock of the former appeared at 

 Northrepps on the 1st of December. 



Robins nesting in Winter. — A pair of Robins built their 

 nest and reared a brood of young ones at Merton Hall, their 

 young being hatched on the 8th of this month. 



Little Gull. — Another immature specimen was shot from 

 the beach at Yarmouth on December 1st. 



Waxwing-. — A few of these uncertain visitants appear to have 

 arrived on the coast late in the month, as one was sent to a 

 Norwich birdstuffer on the 28th ; and a few days before two or 

 three were seen near Holt, and one in the neighbourhood of Lamas. 

 One or two were also seen at Burgh, near Yai'mouth. 



Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. — A female was shot in a 

 plantation, near Mr.Harmer's house at Cringleford, on the 16th. 



