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district in July 1835 ; and Mr. C. S. Gregson informs me that there is a crag near Grassmere 

 known as " Eagles' cliff." Mr. J. F. Crellin ascertained that a pair of Eagles used to breed in 

 the cliffs at the south end of the Isle of Man. 



On the east coast immature birds are occasionally met with ; and Mr. Stevenson says (B. of 

 Norf. i. p. 3) that " no less than three of these fine birds, two females and one male, were shot 

 in different parts of the county during the winter of 1855-56 ; and in the following winter of 

 1856-57, between the months of November and January, three more were obtained on the coast. 

 Two of the latter were killed at Winterton, near Yarmouth (a very favourite locality) — and nearly 

 at the same spot the last specimen, being shot whilst hovering over a rabbit-warren, and on 

 examination of the contents of its stomach (which besides contained a stoat) was found to have 

 been feeding on the remains of a large whale, which had just previously been stranded on the 

 Winterton beach. In January 1859, one or two of these Eagles were observed at Horning and 

 other parts of the county; and in the severe winter of 1860-61 a fine pair frequented the- lake at 

 Holkham for some weeks, where, in spite of the ravages they committed amongst the wild fowl, 

 the noble owner of the estate would not allow them to be disturbed. A fine young male was killed 

 at Hickling on the 23rd of March, 1861 ; and about the same date in the following year a female 

 was shot at Westwick. This was, no doubt, the same bird that had been seen only a few days 

 previously at Northrepps, near Cromer, where Mr. Gurney's keeper observed it sitting on a tree 

 perfectly indifferent to the mobbings of a flock of Jackdaws. In the spring of 1863 an immature 

 bird was shot near Fritton decoy, in the adjoining county; and in November of the same year, 

 another was observed, for a few days, in the neighbourhood of Wymondham, in Norfolk. 

 Mr. Lubbock states that on one occasion, in very severe weather, he saw a fine Sea-Eagle as 

 near this city as Postwick Grove, ' beating leisurely up the river, apparently searching for Coot 

 or wild fowl in the wakes which remained unfrozen.' The late Mr. Girdlestone, of Yarmouth, 

 also informed Mr. Lubbock that in the sharp winter of 1837 'he had three of these Eagles in 

 sight at once.' " Mr. Cordeaux mentions several instances of its occurrence in the Humber 

 district, where, as elsewhere on our east coast, it is occasionally met with. 



In Scotland, Mr. Robert Gray writes (B. of W. of Scotl. p. 10), " being a much commoner 

 bird than the Golden Eagle, it has never at any time been in the same danger of extinction. 

 Even in 1867 and 1868 there are numerous eyries, in places which have been occupied from time 

 immemorial. Between Loch Brittle and Copnahow Head, in Skye, for example, nine or ten 

 eyries might have been seen, while in several of the smaller groups of isles in the Minch and 

 Gulf of the Hebrides at least a dozen more could be cited. The Isle of Skye, indeed, may be 

 said to be the headquarters of this conspicuous Eagle in the west of Scotland, the entire coast- 

 line of that magnificent country offering many attractions to a bird of its habits. Nearly each of 

 the bold headlands of Skye is frequented by at least one pair of Sea-Eagles ; and it is at no time 

 a difficult matter to get a sight of them. On one property alone there were recently six breeding- 

 places ; and I have been informed by Dr. Dewar that quite recently as many as six old birds of 

 this species assembled together and were observed soaring in a group above the house of 

 Captain M'Donald near Bracadale. Thirty years ago the Erne was often observed in the parish 

 of Hamilton, according to the Rev. William Patrick, a good observer in his day ; and in several 

 other inland districts in Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Kircudbrightshire, and Wigtownshire similar 



