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The Coots seeking the salt marshes suffered far less. Although in 

 the hard weather scarcely as many Dunlin were shot on Breydon 

 as have been killed occasionally at one discharge of a duck-gun, 

 yet by the middle of February they appeared in large numbers, 

 about two hundred in a flock, with some Ringed Plovers. Two 

 Golden Plovers with partial black breasts, and a good flock of 

 Redshanks were seen at Ranworth on the 18th of March. On the 

 morning of the 2nd of April a flock of some two hundred Golden 

 Plovers was seen at Castleacre, where large numbers had recently 

 frequented the wheatfields, most of them assuming the black breast. 

 Amongst the spring migrants on Breydon during the first fort- 

 night in May were two Turnstones, one Black-tailed Godwit, and 

 several lots of Bar-tailed Godwits, and on the 14th a few Grey 

 Plover, assuming summer plumage, one Greenshank, and a few 

 Red Knots. From the 20th to the end of the month the tide of 

 migration set in, and Breydon had its full complement of Qvey- 

 and-Golden Plovers, Turnstones, Sanderlings, Pigmy Curlews, 

 Oyster-catchers, two or three Kentish, and many Ringed Plovers, 

 one Greenshank, Dunlins, &c. Dunlins were still numerous on 

 the 1st of June, a Greenshank was shot on the 11th, and large 

 flocks of Redshanks appeared at the same time, and three Dotterel 

 (morinellus) were seen on the North Beach on the 15th. Though 

 not included amongst Waders, I may also mention here, several 

 Black Terns in May. Turnstones and Dunlins still frequented 

 the "muds" up to the 23rd of June. The end of the "close 

 time," August 1st, found Breydon again alive with Dunlins, 

 Pigmy Curlews, Ring Plovers, Whimbrel Curlews, Redshanks, 

 and Common Sandpipers (eighteen were killed at one shot), of all 

 of which species specimens were killed in the first week of the 

 month. One Turnstone on the 20th, first Knot 23rd, first Grey 

 Plover 21th, two Knots on the 25th, and a Sanderling on the 27th. 

 Common, Arctic, and Lesser Terns were very plentiful at this 

 time, botli on Breydon and the adjoining rivers. The above 

 Waders, with Oyster-catchers and Bar-tailed Godwits, the latter 

 scarce, were met with throughout August and chief part of 

 September. Amongst the rarer species may be noted a Spotted 

 Redshank, shot on the 25th of August, and two others seen about 

 that date ; also three Greenshanks. Little Stints must have been 

 extraordinarily plentiful, as between the 1st and 17th of September 

 I have notes of thirty-four specimens shot on Breydon or close 



