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won first prize at the Crystal Palace, first at Norwich, and first 

 at Yarmouth Bird Shows. 



27th.— S.S.W., 6. 



28th.— S.S.W., 5, at Yarmouth. 



29th. — S.W., 3. A Citril Finch,! Chrysomitris citrinella (L.) 

 — an adult female in good feather — taken with an ordinary call- 

 bird by J. Quinton, one of our Yarmouth birdcatchers, who 

 generally plies his trade on the denes. I am indebted to Mr. E. 

 C. Saunders for a knowledge of this rarity, which is now in his 

 possession. It is just possible it may be an escaped one, but it 

 must be remembered how many rare migrants follow the eastern 

 coast-line. The Citril Finch is stated to be fairly common in 

 Baden, which is only three hundred miles away, a distance a bird 

 may easily cover in a strong gale of wind such as blew on the 

 27th from S.S.W. : Gatke quotes two occurrences for Heligoland. 

 An Eagle seen at Hickling (Bird), perhaps the same one seen on 

 Jan. 2nd and 20th. 



February. 



21st. — Mr. W. G. Clarke saw a Black Eedstart on the Dere- 

 ham Eoad near Norwich. 



23rd. — Some Wild Swans, Wild Geese, and Little Auks an- 

 nounced on the coast (H. Pashley). 



26th. — Bittern on the Broads (Bird). 



March. 

 10th.— Wheatear near Thetford (W. G. Clarke). 

 12th.— Wryneck near Thetford (Clarke). 

 14th.— Norfolk Plover near Thetford (Clarke). 

 24th.— Hoopoe seen at North Walsham (Bird). 

 31st.— Three Yellow Wagtails at Horsey (Bird). Sixteen 

 Dotterel seen at Feltwell by Mr. Newcome (d. u.). 



April. 



2nd.— Chiffchaff near Thetford. 



18th. — E.S.E., 3. The first Spoonbill appeared on Breydon 

 (tidal) Broad a week later than the first one in 1903, and was 

 bullied by Gulls as if it had been their worst enemy (Patterson). 

 It was seen off and on by Mr. Jary, the Society's watcher, until 

 April 28th, when it was joined by another. Subsequent notes 



