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eggs just chipping destroyed by a Stoat which swam across 
to the “hearth,” as the island which they nest on is called. 
It is surmised that “Scoulton” means “School town,” 
which I think doubtful, though one might naturally expect 
it to take its name from the great colony of Gulls which 
have nested there from time immemorial. The place be- 
longs to Mr, Weyland, and intending visitors will do well 
to remember that an order from his agent at Norwich is 
requisite to go upon the island. 
There is another much smaller and more recent Gullery 
at Hoveton Broad, in Norfolk. It is divided into four little 
colonies, which in 1872 barely numbered 400 birds. The 
owner, Mr. Blofield, started with sixteen pairs, which were 
supposed to have come from the Martham district, and may 
have been the descendants of the old colony at Horsey. 
WILLOW WARBLER. 
I have observed this species in the winter (Dec. 25th) at 
Bayonne, which looks as if it was within the limit of its 
winter migration, The Willow Wren* and Chiff-Chaff are 
exceptions among the Sylviads, which as a rule go further 
south than was supposed in Mr. Yarrell’s time. Neither in 
Egypt nor in Algeria could I find a vestige of several 
species said in books to winter in North Africa. 
© The Willow Wren goes to South Africa but not the Chiff-Chaff, as 
far as my father knows, 
