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NOTES FROM THE NORFOLK COAST. 9 
Sea these Whales usually reach lat. 73° early in April, 75° about 
the end of the same month, and 78° in the middle of May. The 
young Whales are generally in advance, the older animals— 
especially the males—lagging behind. 
(To be continued.) 


ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES FROM THE NORFOLK COAST. 
By Ontver V. APLIN. 
Havine, with my brothers Mr. F. C. and the Rev. B. D’O. 
Aplin, spent a few days (Sept 17th to 26th) at Cley, on the 
Norfolk coast, I send you some notes on the birds which we 
met with. 
Our visit being paid some seventeen days earlier than last year 
(October 4th to 15th), it was interesting to note the difference in 
the avifauna of the marsh, which on this occasion partook more 
of a summer, or early autumn, than a winter nature. 
The following summer visitors, or early migrants, unseen last 
year, were noticed :—Redstart, Willow Wren, Tree Pipit, Ray’s 
Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Little Stint, Whimbrel, and 
Common Tern; while Wheatears, Pigmy Curlews, Godwit and 
Turnstones were decidedly more numerous. Swallows and 
Martins were present in varying numbers each day, but I could 
not detect any migratory movement taking place. On the other 
hand, Rock Pipits, Grey Crows, and Twites, seen last year on 
October 4th and 5th, did not put in an appearance; the place of 
the second being taken by some Black Crows in the marsh on 
the 17th, the first I had seen in North Norfolk. 
News having reached us of the capture of a Bluethroat and a 
Barred Warbler the week before our arrival, we sanguinely hoped 
to meet with some rare Warblers. But, owing possibly to the 
unfavourable quarter from which the wind blew during our stay, 
small birds (with the exception of a number of Willow Wrens 
one morning) were very scarce in the scrub. We were informed 
that a north-west wind was the most favourable for bringing in 
small birds, and during the time we were at Cley the wind was 
from E. to N.N.E. 
Sept. 17.—Wind N.N.E., light. Walked down the marsh for 
