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15th. — Grey Plover at Breydon (Patterson) ; a late bird to be 

 still here in June. 



20th.— A Greater Spotted Woodpecker's nestt in an alder 

 tree, containing young ready to fly, and close to a house near 

 Keswick. There may also have been a nest at Northrepps, as a 

 female, accidentally trapped, had the bare belly spot. 



29th. — A mealy Hedge Sparrow reported seen at Keswick ; 

 and a white one at Mousehold. 



July. 



2nd. — Six Curlews at Keswick. 



25th. — A very early Greenshank on Breydon muds (Patter- 

 son) ; and about the same time a Golden Plover at Waxham 

 (Bird). 



31st. — A fine Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo), with two primary 

 quills severed, shot at Brancaster, by the sea (R. Clarke) ; but, 

 from enquiries made by the Rev. J. Tuck, it is possible that this, 

 as well as three others shot at Lavenham, in Suffolk, had been 

 turned out by the Duke of Bedford's orders at Woburn Park. 

 Another, with a portion of the carpal joint cut away, was sent to 

 Mr. Cole, of Norwich, on October 6th ; and altogether twenty 

 are reported to have got away from Woburn in spite of several 

 being pinioned to the first joint. 



August. 



2nd. — Two Wood-Sandpipers at Hickling (Bird), a species 

 which generally comes — true to date — at the beginning of harvest; 

 but no Garganeys, though looked for; though Mr. Bird hears 

 that a keeper has some young ones hatched from gathered eggs. 



9th. — Five Wood-Sandpipers seen in a marsh at Cley (F. D. 

 Power) ; also a small Wader, which the authorities there, who 

 are now very clever in detecting novelties, considered to be a 

 Broad-billed Sandpiper (Pashley). 



18th. — Two Corncrakes, flushed by my nephew in a barley 

 field, did a very unusual thing in immediately perching on some 

 elm-trees. Later in the autumn two were " telegraphed " at 

 Keswick; and I heard of two caught by hand elsewhere. Mr. 

 Bird remarks that it has been quite a Landrail year, in confirma- 

 tion of which he sends me dates of seventeen shot or seen by 



