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on Breydon Spoonbills are all supplied by Jary, who has used 

 the utmost vigilance in keeping off the fraternity of gunners. 



23rd.— Dunlins assuming black breasts (Patterson). 



25th. — Grasshopper-Warbler heard (E. C. Saunders). 



27th.— S., 3, at Yarmouth. 



28th. — W.N.W., 4. The Spoonbill on Breydon joined by 

 another. A cock Serin Finch netted at or near Yarmouth, 

 and subsequently kept alive by Mr. Lowne for some weeks. 

 This is the fourth, if not the sixth, Serin which has been taken 

 there by birdcatchers, and it seems as if a few annually followed 

 our coast-line ; yet none have been identified at Blakeney, a 

 place which seems equally suitable with Yarmouth denes. 

 Another migrant on this day, of a kindred sort, was a hen Black 

 Bedstart, which attracted attention by perching on Cley coast- 

 guard-house (Pashley), where I remember a pair on a previous 

 occasion. 



May. 



1st. — W., veering to S.E. Two Spoonbills again on Breydon. 

 Several Grasshopper- Warblers " trilling " round Calthorpe Broad 

 (d. u.) (E. Gurney), and a King-Ouzel seen at Twyford (Hamond). 



4th. — Shown a Woodcock's nest with two eggs,t taken by 

 Banworth Broad on marshy ground (d. u.). As usual, the bird 

 sat close, so that the gamekeeper almost put his foot upon her, 

 and in rising either she or he broke one of the eggs. 



5th. — Cormorant at Hoveton (Davies). 



8th. — S.E., 3. The two Spoonbills on Breydon are evidently 

 the same which have been there off and on since April 28th. 



9th. — W., 4, fine. An Avocet and three Spoonbills seen by 

 George Jary, the watcher, on Breydon muds. Only one of these 

 Spoonbills is a fresh comer. 



10th. — N.W., 1, fine. Lots of birds on Breydon muds. 



11th. — N.E., 2, at Yarmouth in the afternoon ; N.N.W., 3, in 

 the morning ; N.W., 3, the evening before. In response to a 

 telegram from the watcher on Breydon Broad, my daughter and 

 I went over, and had the good fortune to see two Avocets and 

 seven Spoonbills, which, though not very near together, were all 

 in view at the same time, forming, with a few Whimbrel and 

 Herons, a picture worthy the brush of Mr. Southgate, who has 

 done some excellent pictures of Norfolk bird-life. The Avocets 



