ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES FROM NORTH NORFOLK. 169 
shot on Horsey sand-hills, by Mr. G. Hunt, on September 25th. 
From September 8th to September 11th we had the wind N. or 
N.N.W.; after that we had a good deal of S. and 8.W. wind 
until the 20th, when it got into the N.W. again and remained so. 
Goldfinch, Carduelis elegans.—About twenty Goldfinches were 
observed on an alder at Hempstead, Dec. 5th; and thirty or forty 
more, too far off to be identified with certainty, are believed 
to have been seen. It is commoner with us than it used to be. 
Mealy Redpoll, Linota linaria.—On October 18th a Redpoll, 
which is apparently a Mealy Redpoll, settled on board the 
“Leman and Ower’ light-vessel and died, no doubt from 
exhaustion. Wind N.N.E. 
Tree Pipit, Anthus arboreus.—On November 10th—a late 
date—a Tree Pipit killed itself on the ‘Leman and Ower’ 
light-vessel. Wind S.E. 
Wood Sandpiper, Totanus glareola.—On August 12th a 
Wood Sandpiper and two Green Sandpipers were shot at 
Hempstead. 
Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa melanura.—On September 15th 
a Black-tailed Godwit was shot at Blakenny. 
Long-tailed Duck, Anas glacialis.—An adult male in full 
breeding plumage was caught by some boys in a dyke on Acle 
Marshes, about June 14th. This is the second time it has 
occurred in Norfolk in this plumage; the other specimen was 
shot in the same district several years ago. Its occurrence in 
winter is of course much less remarkable. 
Scoter, Gidemia nigra.—On July 22nd some Scoters were 
observed at Cromer. Their occurrence in summer is not very 
unusual. 
Hider Duck, Somateria mollissima.—On August 5th I saw a 
large bird swimming in the surf at Cley, which was apparently an 
Eider Duck. It had been seen at the same place every day for a 
fortnight, but (of course) took its departure on the very morning I 
went off to shoot it. On December 30th I was told a pair were 
seen, and the female shot. Old males are extremely rare on this 
coast, but females are not uncommon. 
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus.—Two Pink-footed 
Geese were shot at Blakenny on December 30th. I never 
positively identified this species of Goose there before, but Major 
Feilden tells me they are often taken in nets at Wells, and last 
ZOOLOGIST.—APRIL, 1886. fe) 
