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times, and then pitched in the next field, and well in view from where we 
sat. It looked a grand bird as it stood upon the grass with the bright sun 
shining upon it. Unfortunately it was a long way out in the field, and out 
of shot from the hedge. However, I thought I would try and stalk it, so 
crept down by the edge of the field we were in, until I reached a gap near 
the bottom, which I crawled through into the next field, where I was well 
out of sight of it. I then went on until I arrived nearly opposite to where 
I supposed it to be standing, then looked through cautiously and had a 
fine view of it. It was about 150 yards off, and appeared to be an old bird 
in perfect plumage. Of course it was no use firing at it at such a distance, 
but I thought if I went on a few yards further, and crawled through a gap, 
and ran in upon it, I might get within shot before it rose, or that it might 
fly towards me. But while I was thinking of this it took wing, and flew 
right away from me towards some salt marshes, where it pitched again. 
I followed to the bank, and, upon looking over, saw it about a mile off 
standing on some bare mud. Soon after it was fired at by some one from 
a boat which was in a creek near at hand; and it then flew off to the 
westward, and [ lost sight of it—Grrvase F. Maruew, R.N. (Lee House, 
Dovercourt). 
Osprey in Richmond Park.—On the 22nd September last, at about 
5.25 p.m., while walking in Richmond Park, Surrey, an Osprey flew slowly 
over our heads at a distance of less than twenty yards, the black eye-stripe 
and white throat being most apparent. The bird flew out of the plantation 
at the head of the Pen Ponds, and with heavy peewit-like flight flapped 
slowly away in a north-westerly direction. A Rook and a Jackdaw in full 
pursuit had the game all to themselves for half-a-mile or so, but when lost 
to sight behind one of the more distant plantations the Osprey was being 
mobbed by a mixed horde of Corvide several hundred strong. Our object 
in going to Richmond Park was to see whether some birds which we had 
seen on the Pen Ponds on August 25th,—viz., a Kingfisher, some thirty 
Wild Ducks, and two birds which, without glasses, we could not positively 
identify, but which looked uncommonly like Teal, —were still there ; and itis 
a pleasure to be able to record that the Kingfisher had obtained a companion, 
and that seven at least of the Wild Ducks still remained; of the Teal—if 
Teal they were—we saw nothing. A third person was with us when we 
saw the Osprey.—Hersert K. Reeves (Fernbank, East Sheen); Epwarp 
G. Wappitove (21, Old Square, Lincoln’s Inn). 
Spotted Redshank and Hoopoe in Kent.—TI have to record the 
appearance of the Spotted Redshank, Totanus fuscus, which was shot 
by my son, on the 9th September last, by the river Stour. It is a fresh 
addition to my list of East Kent birds. I had some notes of the Spotted 
Redshank having been taken some years ago, but it was outside my 
