4660 Birds. 



to pronounce compatible only with the possession by their Maker of 

 nothing short of Infinite Wisdom, Infinite Power, and Infinite 

 Goodness. 



J. C. Atkinson. 

 Danby, Grosmont, York. 



Occurrence of Wild Fowl at Scarborough. — We have had abundance of wild fowl 

 on our coast this severe weather. I here send you a list of birds brought in from 

 February 1st to the present time, to be preserved : — Brentgeese, three; smews, 

 four ; common scoters, three ; velvet scoters, three ; goldeneyes, fifteen ; scaup ducks, 

 sixteen ; mergansers, two ; rednecked grebes, five ; eared grebe, one ; blackthroated 

 diver, one : all in fine adult plumage. — Alfred Roberts; King Street, Scarborough, 

 February 27, 1855. 



Winter Visitors to the Norfolk Coast during the late severe weather. — The unusual 

 severity of the weather during the last two months naturally put collectors on the qui 

 vive for good birds ; but although our coast is generally noted for the occurrence 

 of rarities, the present season seems chiefly remarkable for the numbers of scarce spe- 

 cies, usually appearing in small quantities. Most of the common kinds of wild fowl 

 and hoopers have visited us in very large flocks ; the goldeneye and scaup ducks 

 peculiarly numerous: at the same time there has been an almost total absence of some 

 species looked for in sharp weather, such as the pintail and long-tailed ducks; and, in 

 another class, the Bohemian waxwing has not, I believe, occurred in the county. The 

 following is a list of such birds as have come under my notice : — 



Snow buntings and bramblings. Large flocks of these birds have been met with. 

 A bird-stuffer in this city has now eight of the former alive and doing well in con- 

 finement. 



Hawfinches. Several of these birds have been shot lately. 



Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (females). Rare. 



Rock Pipit. Killed at Yarmouth. 



Hoopers. More than twenty of these swans have been killed to my knowledge. 



Bewick's Swan. Two shot at Yarmouth, one at Hickling, and two at Bowthorpe, 

 near Norwich. 



Whitefronted, Bernicle, Brent and Bean Geese. 



Pinkfooted Goose. One specimen from Holkham. 



Sheldrakes. Five adult birds. 



Velvet Scoters. One old male and two females 



Common Scoters. Extremely numerous. 



Goosanders. Out of thirteen specimens, six adult males; very fine. 



Red-breasted Merganser. Three old males, in full winter plumage. 



Common Cormorants. Two. 



Green Shag. One. 



Blackthroated Diver. Young male. 



Redthroated Diver. Six or seven, all immature. — H. Stevenson ; Norwich, 

 March 19, 1855. 



