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17th. — Three Willow-Wrens and two Wheatears seen. Lin- 

 nets and Chaffinches coasting south. 



19th. — One Sand-Martin, one Swallow, and three Willow- 

 Wrens seen. 



20th. — Same Willow-Wrens seen. Large number of Linnets 

 moving north. 



21st. — A Cuckoo, one Swallow, and same Willow-Wrens 

 seen. Several other Swallows also observed. 



23rd. — A Black Eedstart passed through ; a few Wheatears 

 and Swallows ; same number of Willow- Wrens. 



24th. — A Wryneck, one Common Whitethroat, one Nightin- 

 gale (male) in breeding haunts, two Wheatears, and a few 

 Swallows. There was no increase on the 25th, when a Cuckoo 

 was seen going north. 



28th. — Three House-Martins seen. 



29th. — One Wood- Warbler, eight Common Whitethroats ; 

 Cuckoo heard ; two Willow-Wrens, two Wheatears ; few Swallows. 



May 2nd. — Few Sand-Martins seen ; same number of White- 

 throats, Swallows, Willow-Wrens, Wheatears. 



3rd. — A Cuckoo of the variety C. rufas was found on the roof 

 of a house in the town ; it had probably struck the telegraph- 

 wires on the night previous, as it was still warm when found. 

 The following birds I saw while cycling to Beccles : — Chiffchaff, 

 Nightingale, Cuckoo, several Willow-Wrens ; while on the river at 

 Beecles I saw several Sedge-Warblers, few Ray's Wagtails, large 

 number of Sand-Martins and Swallows; Snipe "drumming." 



5th. — A male Red-backed Shrike, which when first seen was 

 being bullied by two Willow- Wrens ; nine Common White- 

 throats ; one Swallow and one House-Martin. 



7th. — A slight decrease of Whitethroats. House-Martins 

 building. 



10th. — Four Swifts; two Lesser Whitethroats seen. 



11th. — Large number of Swifts had arrived, and were circling 

 round their old nesting places. Large number of Swallows seen. 



12th. — Grasshopper- Warbler and Chiffchaff heard at Beccles. 



16th. — A Hooded Crow seen going north along the shore. 

 Bed-backed Shrike seen. 



18th. — Two Turtle-Doves flying north. No big increase of 

 other migrants noticed during the remainder of the month. 



