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November. 



8th. — S. A gamekeeper named Platten, about six o'clock in 

 the evening, shot a large bird which he noticed pass twice under 

 the arch of Rollesby Bridge, where there is a small stream about 

 four inches deep. When taken to Mr. Connop it proved to be an 

 adult Night-Heron t without any occipital plumes, and in some- 

 what rusty plumage, and was no doubt after fish. It is supposed 

 to have been some days on the broad when shot. Curiously 

 enough, Nov. 8th is exactly the same day on which one was shot 

 at Caister in 1860. It is twelve years since there has been a 

 capture of the Night Heron, the two seen at Beeston being 

 doubtful ; and the last two were shot respectively on the sail of a 

 mill and the roof of a house. 



11th. — A Shag caught on the beach (Patterson), but it may 

 have been shot at. 



15th. — Two Egyptian Geese shot at Morston (Pashley), 

 almost the only Geese killed this winter, except two Pink-footed, 

 which were winged (Pashley), of which one got well and escaped ; 

 but the other is in a garden where there are some Bean Geese, 

 with which it will possibly pair. 



17th. — Mr. Pashley writes that flocks of Little Auks were 

 seen passing at sea, and that two of them came near enough to 

 strike the rigging of a steamer which a short time before had 

 come ashore. No more that I know of were captured ; and, as I 

 was away, I did not note the direction of the wind, but it was 

 immediately after the great meteoric shower. Two were also 

 picked up in October. 



December. 



8th. — Received from Saham a drake Shoveler f beginning to 

 assume plumage, caught there on the 6th, and a few days after- 

 wards one was taken at Yarmouth (Patterson). 



9th. — Received a Storm Petrelf from Winterton Lighthouse, 

 which, I believe, was found on the shore with three Gannets and 

 some Kittiwake Gulls (Patterson). 



21st. — Three Barnacle-Geese shot out of a flock of ten at 

 Breydon (Patterson), and about the same time three at Morston 

 and two at Cley (Pashley), where altogether fifteen were seen. 

 The last I remember in that district was a single bird shot from 



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