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on the muds, and one the day before — of course immediately 

 joining the two already there ; these latter were believed to have 

 been on Breydon Broad since April 28th. The whole party, 

 when on the wing together, produced a very striking effect, their 

 conspicuous whiteness visible at least a mile away, reminding 

 one of Swans or Gannets against a leaden sky. 



11th. — Mr. H. Bunn received a male Hobby, which had 

 been caught on a fishing-smack in the North Sea (d. u.), and 

 brought into Lowestoft Harbour. 



12th. — Two Spoonbills and two Garganey Teal at Hickling 

 Broad (Nudd). The Spoonbills probably belonged to the flock 

 on Breydon, which is only nine miles away from Hickling, but 

 evidently less suited to its habits. 



13th. — The two Avocets and the seven Spoonbills again upon 

 Breydon mud-flats (Jary), but they do not seem to have been 

 there on the 12th ; possibly they were at Blakeney, where, I am 

 assured by a well-known gunner, five were seen one day (d. u.) 

 during this month. 



14th. — The two Avocets and seven Spoonbills still on Brey- 

 don muds. 



15th. — E , fine. The two Avocets and two of the Spoon- 

 bills remain on Breydon, but the other five are announced to 

 have left. 



16th. — No wind at all. The Avocets are believed by the 

 watcher to have left also. 



17th. — W., 4, fine. The pair of Spoonbills on Breydon joined 

 by two more. 



23rd. — W., 1. Another Spoonbill has come to Breydon ; 

 stated to be a fine old bird with a good crest. 



27th. — The old Spoonbill with the crest, after two or three 

 days' absence, is on Breydon again. 



June. 



6th. — N.E., 4. There are now four Spoonbills on Breydon 

 Broad, three of them, it is thought, fresh ones. These were the 

 only Spoonbills seen by Jary during June, nor was another de- 

 tected until July 8th. 



17th. — A Spoonbill visited Hickling Broad yesterday and 

 to-day (Bird). 



