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in Oct. 1841; and the third, shot on Horsey Marshes, on 

 Oct. 9th, 1845 (B. of N. vol. ii. p. 348). 



Limicola platyrhyncha. Broad-billed Sandpiper. — A. Four 

 occurrences are recorded for Brej'don. The first on May 25th, 

 1836, is the first recognised British example. Other dates. 

 May 26th, 1856, April 23rd, 1858, and Sept. 5th, 1891, the last 

 one on a meadow near Breydon. 



Tringa maculata. Pectoral Sandpiper. — A. First British 

 example killed on Breydon in Oct. 1830. Five or six others 

 since ; three being shot respectively on the 10th, 12th, and 13th 

 Sept. 1890. Another Aug. 18th, 1897. 



T. acuminata. Siberian Pectoral Sandpiper — A. An adult 

 example of this bird was killed on Breydon on Aug. 29th, 1892; 

 a second example was subsequently discovered in the Norwich 

 Castle Museum, which had been killed near Yarmouth in Sep- 

 tember, 1848. 



T. alpina. Dunlin. — C. Abundant in spring and autumn, 

 increasing in numbers in winter, especially during severe weather. 

 Breydon mud-flats swarmed with them during sharp frost in 

 second week of December, 1899. It does not nest in the 

 county; but I have observed young birds on Breydon in 1898 

 as early as July 7th. 



T. minuta. Little Stint. — F. C. This species is most fre- 

 quently met with in autumn, particularly in the month of 

 September, when in some years it is not uncommon on the 

 Breydon mud-flats. Unusually numerous first half of Septem- 

 ber, 1881. 



T. temmincki. Temminck's Stint. — R. R. A spring and 

 autumn visitor. Mr. Stevenson, in ' The Birds of Norfolk,' 

 vol. ii. pp. 363-366, gives a detailed account of occurrences, the 

 majority being recorded from Breydon. It has a peculiar habit 

 of towering and uttering its sharp ptirr-ing call-note. 



T. siiharquata. Curlew- Sandpiper. — F. C. " Common in 

 winter, but rare in summer plumage " (Paget). Occasionally 

 mixes in goodly numbers with Dunlins. Have observed several 

 in nuptial plumage on Breydon. Local, "Pigmy Curlew." 



T. striata. Purple Sandpiper. — F. A few usually observed 

 in October and November ; generally singly or in couples on the 

 beach. Exceedingly rare at other times, or on Breydon. It 



