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21st. Two Long-tailed Ducks at Cley; and a Peregrine. 



22nd. A Fulmar, a Storm Petrel, and a Sabine's Gull at 

 Wells (Colonel Feilden) ; the wind at the time was blowing 

 strong from the north-east. This is the fifth Sabine's Gull 

 recorded for Norfolk ; all immature, and all taken in October. 

 Although it came in with the gale, it was probably moving against 

 the wind on the 21st, which was then variable in the morning, 

 and light from the westward in the evening (Meteorological Office 

 Eeturns). At the same time another Fulmar, two Grey Phala- 

 ropes, two Pomatorhine Skuas, and a Ringed Guillemot, were 

 taken between Wells and Salthouse, and were received by Mr. 

 Pashley for preservation ; and Dr. Power shot a Glaucous Gull. 



24th. A young Long-tailed Duck was picked up on the shore 

 at Overstrand. 



26th. A number of dead Corvidce were noticed; and a Fulmar 

 was washed up on the shore (Dr. George Power). About this 

 time Mr. Ramm found some birds washed up, including a Shore 

 Lark, two Chaffinches, and some Rooks. 



November. 



Prevailing wind S.W. 



1st. A female Great Skua was shot on the beach at Snettis- 

 ham (R. Clarke). 



2nd. Two Fulmars were picked up on Holme beach by Mr. 

 Plowright, making the unusual total of nine for twelve months. 

 About this time several Wood Pigeons appeared which had shed 

 their flight feathers and not replaced them, and in some cases to 

 such an extent was the wing divested of its quills that the birds 

 could not fly at all. The same inability of locomotion was 

 noticed in several other parts of England (' Field,' pp. 833, 902, 

 946). 



24th. Seven Swans flew over Norwich, very high, going 

 south-east against the wind (Dr. Wheeler). 



December. 

 Prevailing wind W. 



8th. A Black Redstart was seen at the foot of a mud-cliff at 

 the mouth of the Ouse (C. Plowright). 



13th. A young Long-tailed Duck was shot at Barton (Gunn). 

 14th. A yellow or dun-coloured Starling at Hingham (E. 

 Roberts). 



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