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and to have continued through the night and most of the next 

 day. A continuous stream of birds was noticed flying south 

 past Hunstanton, consisting of Hooded Crows, Rooks, Jack- 

 daws, Lapwings, Fieldfares, Starlings, and small Finches 

 and Larks. Curiously enough, a somewhat similar migration 

 was noticed on the 5th at Heligoland and at Rossitten on the 

 Baltic. 



The Spoonbills still come to Breydon Broad, where we are 

 glad to hear they are now protected by a paid watcher, but 

 so far they do not appear to have bred. 



Among the rarities noticed in 1912 was a Squacco Heron, 

 shot on July 5 ; this has not been observed in Norfolk for 

 fifty years. 



The Terns are becoming more numerous at Blakeney 

 Point now that a watcher has been put on by Mr. Quintin 

 Gurney. It is estimated that there were 350 nests of the 

 Common and 200 of the Lesser there this last season. 



Lowe on Sea-birds. 



[Our common Sea-birds : Cormorants, Terns, Gulls, Skuas, Petrels, 

 and Auks. By Percy E. Lowe, B. A., M.B., B.C. (Cantab.)- Pp.xvi+310j 

 many photographs, London (' Country Life ') : n. d., I. 8vo. 15s.] 



When one first glances over this new work by Dr. Lowe 

 and notices the beauty and excellence of the photographs, 

 one is at first inclined to ignore the letterpress, but this 

 would be a great mistake, as Dr. Lowe has here given us a 

 charming and rather unusual volume which is distinctly 

 popular in character, but which at the same time contains 

 many facts not generally known, as well as many suggestions 

 and ideas of a novel and refreshing type not usually met 

 with in works of this character. He is also able to express 

 himself in a very clear and easy style, which will appeal 

 equally to the specialist and the general reader. 



Dr. Lowe commences by pointing out what is often not 

 realized by the land-naturalist, that so-called sea-birds easily 

 resolve themselves into two great groups according to their 

 habitat. In the first category we have the Gulls and 

 Cormorants, which gather their food either from the land or 

 from the shallow seas in its immediate neighbourhood ; they 



