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a Puffin got out of his reckoning, and was picked up to-day by a 

 dog in West Lexham (S. Long). 



30th. — Seven Bernacle Geese visited Breydon Broad, as I am 

 informed by Mr. B. Dye, who handled two of them in the flesh. 



31st. — Bridled Guillemot picked up on Yarmouth beach 

 (B. Dye). 



February. 



12th. — A Common Buzzard, t which settled on a dead Wood- 

 Pigeon used as a decoy, not far from Norwich, promptly fell a 

 victim to its temerity. 



March. 



21st. — Greater Spotted Woodpecker constantly "jarring." 

 A Dabchickf picked up on the beach at Overstrand. 



April. 



22nd. — Spotted Crake "telegraphed" near Aylsham (E. 

 Eoberts). Carrion-Crow at Keswick. 



23rd. — A Garganey Teal sitting closely on ten eggs, and on 

 May 3rd she was still on the nest (J. M. Goodall). 



24th. — Eighty- six Herons' nests counted in Eeedham heronry 

 by Mr. S. K. Long. 



May. 



1st. — A Hoopoe at Cringleford Hall ; seen close to the house 

 (Keppel). 



5th. — Under this date Sir Digby Pigott writes of a Tawny 

 Owl's nest at Sheringham, in a hole in the ground in a wood, 

 but clear of trees. The hole was what is here called a " blind " 

 (i. e. unfinished) rabbit's-hole, only three feet deep, and con- 

 tained four young Owls. 



8th. — Sleet, but no wind. Mr. J. E. Knights writes of having 

 seen to-day four Spoonbills flying over Yarmouth North Denes, 

 at about 1 p.m., at no greater height than twenty yards. About 

 half an hour later he saw them again passing over the outskirts 

 of the town, and scarcely higher than the level of the chimneys, 

 the interval having no doubt been spent on the beach. The 

 populace was too unobservant to be aroused to any interest by 

 their appearance, although it might have been attracted, as Mr. 

 Knights' attention was, by the noise they made when on the 



