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Common .Scoters, a few days later, and on February 18th, 

 April 8th, and one on a later date were found, four immature 

 but in good condition, with nothing to account for their demise. 

 One bird was an old male, very emaciated and faded in colour, 

 suggesting old age. November 20th, Storm-Petrel ; November 

 24th, Little Auk ; Short-eared Owls seen on November 23rd, and 

 later ; December 5th, Bridled Guillemot found alive, but feathers 

 on one side much clogged with petrol ; January 3rd, Velvet 

 Scoter ; March 9th, a Puffin ; March 29th, a dead Plover and a 

 Starling, after the great blizzard. 



March 18th, — Fine and warm, no wind. Large numbers of 

 Books, with Jackdaws, observed at Yarmouth migrating, between 

 12 noon and 12.30. They flew in an apparently tired and 

 purposeless manner, at no great speed. One flock of them 

 appeared to dislike the venture, and turned back awhile. 



March list and '2>2nd. — Strongish north-east wind. Several 

 Larks', Starlings', Turdidce's (probably Eadwings') and Books' 

 sternums, with wings attached, lying at the tide-mark, suggesting 

 disaster on the outward voyage. March 25th, a dead Blackbird. 



Sanderlings frequented the beach all winter, sometimes a 

 single bird being seen, sometimes two or three, occasionally five, 

 and once seven. They were first observed on November 10th, 

 and vanished on May 4th. Binged Plovers seen April 8th, and 

 onwards. 



A Stonechat seen on the Grolf Links and Parade all the 

 winter ; two joined him on February 26th, when snow lay on 

 the ground. 



A few years since a condemned fishing-smack was towed a 

 mile or so up Breydon, and stranded on a convenient spot near 

 the walls to be broken up by a marsh farmer. All the upper 

 parts and sides were removed, and the kelson and lower ribs- 

 left, these becoming in time coated with silt. Three years since 

 the farmer's men threw out this accumulation of mud, andi 

 removed whatever else was negotiable. The long ridge of mudi 

 hardened ; to-day the top stands above the level of spring-tides, - 

 and is a favourite resort of small waders when "washed off" the 

 flats. 



On August 31st I rowed, with my old blind chum Dye, 

 up-stream on top the tide, when my attention was arrested by 



