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when with Mr. Mouritz, I detected a small black object running 
about close to the water’s edge at Frensham Little Pond, and on 
examination with our glasses this proved to be a Mole. On 
arriving at the place we were greatly surprised to find that the 
Mole had taken to the water and was swimming about in quite 
an energetic manner. This continued for perhaps five or ten 
minutes, and I was just making ready to photograph the creature 
in the act of swimming when we discovered that it had drowned 
itself.” I have frequently found living Moles above ground in- 
fested with blowfly eggs. These Moles were, I have no doubt, 
sickly, and would have died shortly. After a severe frost Moles 

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WatTER, COMMON, AND LESSER SHREWS, TO SHOW RELATIVE SIZES 
(reading from left to right). 
come to the surface more frequently than at any other time. I 
have seen a few white county examples, and have a specimen 
from Reigate. 
Common SHREW (Sorex araneus). — Abundant. During the 
rutting season in April the glands that secrete the strong musky 
odour are very conspicuous in the shape of stiff hairs on the 
sides of the body near the fore limbs. 
Lesser SHREW (S. minutus).—Recorded from Patients and 
