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which had been taken at Weybourne in a rabbit-trap. Last 

 occurrence, March, 1893. 



21st. — A Golden Oriole, a Pied Flycatcher, and a Norfolk 

 Plover — signs of summer — all recently seen or captured near 

 Yarmouth (W. Lowne). This Norfolk Plover, or another one, 

 was taken on a boat (Dutt). 



22nd. — S.E. Terns on Breydon, including a flock of eight 

 White-winged Terns, which were identified by Mr. Jary. Wood- 

 Sandpiper at Hickling. 



25th. — Several Wood-Sandpipers, some Little Stints, and a 

 Jack-Snipe seen at Hickling by a competent observer (Bird). 



28th.— Male Smew at Barton Broad (Bird). 



30th. — Mr. Lowne received an adult male Orange-legged 

 Hobby from Acle, and at about the same time a Common Hobbyt 

 in change, and an Eared Grebe from Stalham. It is some time 

 since a Red-legged Hobby has been recorded from Norfolk ; it 

 was supposed to have been seen flying over Breydon a few days 

 before it was killed. 



May. 



1st. — Wood-Warbler seen at Cranmer by Mr. C. A. Hamond, 

 a local bird, and decidedly rare ; the Chiffchaff is also scarce. 



3rd. — N.E. Fourteen Egyptian Geese on Breydon Broad 

 (Jary). As many other African birds migrate to England and 

 France, I cannot understand why this species in England should 

 always be supposed to represent escaped birds. Its occurrence 

 with us is no more remarkable than the occasional presence of 

 such birds as the Greater Spotted Cuckoo, the Desert Wheatear, 

 the Buff-backed Heron, and the Cream-coloured Courser, all 

 likewise natives of North Africa. 



13th. — A Woodcock's nest at Stratton Strawless, where the 

 sitting hen was so tame as to allow people to stroke her, and even 

 touch the eggs, which, not to be wondered at, were ultimately 

 forsaken, but not until she had been several times photographed 

 upon them. As she was known to have sat for twenty-five days, 

 the eggs must have been infertile (Buxton). 



15th. — A White-winged Tern on Breydon Broad, also some 

 Lesser and Black Terns (Jary) ; wind N.E. the previous evening, 

 and high. 



16th. — N.N.E. Two Green Sandpipers and a pair of Com- 



