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description of Pagham and its surroundings, became 

 fired with his enthusiasm while profiting by his 

 experience. Even at this distance of time I recall, 

 as if it were only yesterday, the many enjoyable 

 weeks spent at intervals in that lonely harbour, in 

 the midst of the most varied bird life which could 

 gladden the eyes of an ornithologist. Many a wily 



THE WIQEON". 



Curlew was then stalked and brought to bag ; many 

 a Plover and Redshank were decoyed within 

 gunshot by an imitation of their notes ; many a 

 Duck and Snipe were flushed and killed out of the 

 marsh drains. There seemed at that time no more 

 enjoyable kind of shooting than that which was 

 afforded by a tramp round the harbour, or a cruise 

 just before high tide in a gunning punt. 



