THE ZOOLOGIST 



No. 729.— March, 1902. 



ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES FOR 1901 FROM NOR- 

 FOLK AND THE NORTH OF SUFFOLK. 



By J. H. Gurney, F.Z.S. 



The year's budget comprises several matters of interest to 

 East Anglian ornithologists. To begin with the migrations — 

 the chief of which were the Little Auks in February, the Blue- 

 throats and Siskins in September, the Waxwings in November, 

 and the Wood-Pigeons in December. The movement of the 

 Wood-Pigeons was to the N.W., but this may have been only a 

 local movement. I have never seen anything like their legions 

 since the great flight in Surrey in December, 1877, but it is 

 to be remembered that December is about the time when we in 

 Norfolk always expect an increase. The fact is, the preservation 

 of game has been immensely beneficial to the Wood-Pigeons, which 

 are far too destructive to deserve any extraneous protection. We 

 also had a good supply of Fieldfares, but Redwings and Bram- 

 blings were fewer. Mr. Patterson noticed Fieldfares searching 

 for drowned worms at Breydon. 



The chief rarities for the year 1901 are — a Lesser White- 

 fronted Goose in January ; a Golden Oriole, eight White-winged 

 Terns, a Goshawk, and an Orange-legged Hobby in April ; a 

 White-winged Tern in May ; a Woodchat in June ; a Caspian 

 Tern and two Avocets in July ; some Bluethroats and a Roller 

 in September ; a Sabine's Gull and Tengmalm's Owl in October ; 

 and Allen's Gallinule in December. 



Zool. 4th ser. vol. VI., March, 1902. 1 



