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23rd. — Two Crossbills at Northrepps (W. Burdett), and one 

 on October 1st, nor did I hear of any more in East Norfolk until 

 December 11th, when I saw two t at Hempstead on Scotch firs. 



25th. — Several Jack Snipe already over (Bird); a Bean 

 Goose shot on Breydon (Saunders). 



October. 



1st. — E., 5. No migration remarked by any of my corre- 

 spondents, but it was probably going on, as the wind was high, 

 and the next morning Mr. Chasen found a Wheatear and two 

 Sky-Larks killed by telegraph-wires, and noticed several Robins 

 on the beach. 



7th. — October migration. W., 1. At an early hour (7.30 a.m.), 

 going on to the beach between Yarmouth and Caister, which, 

 like Blakeney further north, seems a favourite landing-place, Mr. 

 Chasen at once perceived that an extensive migration had set 

 in during the night, and was in full progress, Chaffinches, Linnets, 

 Sky-Larks, Starlings, Crows, &c, all coming from the north-east. 



16th. — Several Siskins and a Mealy Bedpoll (B. Dye). 



19th. — S.W., 2. Another big migration noted at Yarmouth 

 by Mr. Chasen, the birds coming as before from the north-east. 

 Searching under the telegraph-wires he found two Starlings, two 

 Titlarks, one Bedwing, one Blackbird, and a Jack Snipe, all 

 quite fresh, probably killed during the night. 



20th. — An Eared Grebe brought in to the birdstuffer's. Seven 

 Shore-Larks taken in a clap-net (B. Dye). 



21st. — S., 3, at Yarmouth. Mr. B. B. Biviere writes : — "At 

 Hunstanton there was a falling glass, rain, and S.W. wind. 

 During the whole morning up to mid-day there was a large 

 migration of Sky-Larks, Starlings, and Lapwings, with a few 

 flocks of young Rooks, and three or four larger flocks of Linnets. 

 All the birds were following the coast-line, coming out of the 

 east beyond Holme, passing Hunstanton, and turning south-west 

 along the shore of the Wash towards Heacham. In the afternoon 

 I saw a Wheatear and a Black Redstart." 



22nd. — W.S.W., 1, at^Yarmouth. Mr. Riviere writes again : — 

 " At Hunstanton with very light S.W. wind. From 7 o'clock in 

 the morning until mid-day there was a very big passage of 

 Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Linnets, Sky-Larks, Starlings, Rooks, 



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