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several of whicht were shot. Subsequently Mr. Barclay and 
myself saw about a hundred Tufted Duckst on Hoveton Broad, 
where on that wide sheet of water they were safe. 
30th.—A Smew on Breydon Broad (A. Patterson), and shortly 
afterwards one on Hickling (M. C. Bird). 
31st.—A Great Crested Grebe on the River Yare, at Katon— 
not shot at, I am glad to say (R. Moore); I never heard of one 
there before. 

T'EBRUARY. 
3rd.—A luminous Barn-Owl, emitting such brilliancy as to 
resemble a distant carriage-lamp, was seen at Twyford by Mr. 
R. J. Purdy and other persons. It was, however, not until 
December that the existence of a pair of these luminous birds 
attracted general notice, attention being first directed to this 
phenomenon by Sir T. Digby Pigott in ‘The Times.’ 
Marcu. 
20th.—A Black Redstart caught by Mr. Wyrley Birch in a 
slass porch at West Bilney Lodge, into which it may have been 
tempted to enter in search of flies. 
21st.—A Red-legged Partridge picked up by George Jary, 
watcher to the Bird Protection Sogiety, in Breydon Channel, 
after a gale from N.W., and a few days afterwards another caught 
in the heart of Yarmouth (Patterson), a repetition of what hap- 
pened in April, 1905. 
28th.—An early Coot’s nest with five eggs (Bird). 
APRIL. 
14th. —Thirteen Little Grebes counted by Mr. L. C. Farman at 
Haddiscoe, where they breed—perhaps a company just arrived. 
It is a bird of double passage, but it is not likely that those 
which breed with us are the same individuals which we have on 
- our streams in winter. Rose Pastor at Toftrees (p.v.). 
21st.—S.W. The 21st saw the annual return of the Spoon- 
bill to Breydon Broad, where it was carefully watched by G. Jary 
until the 24th, when it departed. Last year it was first seen on 
the 28th. It is generally in the latter part of the month that the 
watcher expects to see it. 
28th. —Mr. Farman saw a pair of Garganey Teal on the 
_ Waveney—summer migrants, probably just arrived. 
