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27th.— W.N.W., 2. Nearly thirty Woodcocks flushed by the 

 gamekeeper at Northrepps, the most he ever remembers putting 

 up in a day ; they probably came with the high north-west 

 wind (force 5) yesterday, and were waiting for a change before 

 passing the North Sea. They were not molested, and after 

 this year Woodcocks will be protected in Norfolk from Feb. 1st. 



31st. — About this date a drake hybrid between the Nyroca 

 Duck and the Pochardt— a cross to which Bartlett gave the name 

 of FuligulaJerinoides—'wsbS received by the Hon. E. S. Montagu 

 from near Potter Heigham. 



Apeil. 



18th.— S.W., 2. My only entry for April is that the first 

 Spoonbills, three in number — spring migrants, true to their 

 usual time of coming — were seen on the mud-flats of Breydon 

 Broad, where Mr. Jary had them in view off and on until the 

 29th, and carefully protected them from all roving gunners. On 

 one occasion they even had the temerity to alight on the Marine 

 Parade (A. Patterson), but no one violated their security. At 

 the same time one was seen at Cley by Mr. Pinchin. 



May. 



1st. — N.N.E., varying to N.W. Two more Spoonbills seen 

 by Jary, probably not the same as those which left Breydon 

 on the 29th. 



6th. — A north-easterly gale, force 6. Mr. Jary writes : — 

 " This morning I counted one hundred and ninety-six Bar-tailed 

 Godwits and Grey Plover in one flock on the mud-flats ; wind 

 east, from which quarter it has been blowing for several days, 

 and very strong." What effect the gale had at Cley and 

 Blakeney I was not informed, but inland Buffs and Beeves felt 

 it, for Mr. Bird tells me that there were quite one hundred on 

 one of the Broads the following day, as well as a Greenshank, 

 an Oystercatcher, and some Cormorants. It is only to be ex- 

 pected that birds should be brought up in their course and detained 

 by a gale, which stops all their intended nocturnal progress over- 

 head, and consequently they descend to the muds and marshes, 

 and have to wait until it abates. The wind was still very high 

 on the 7th (E., 5) and 8th, and from the east. On the 8th the 

 Breydon watcher writes again :— " A great many birds here now, 



