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to see this inland bird at the seaside, but North Devon scenery 

 is noted for its wonderful combination of sylvan beauty with 

 the splendour of the beetling sea-cliffs. At Heddon's Mouth, 

 where a little mountain stream empties itself into the sea, I 

 have seen even Dippers perched about on the boulders on the 

 shore. 



21st. — Two Little Stints on the river. They remained till 

 about Nov. 12th. 



November 18th. — Stormy. Four Grey Phalaropes on the 

 mud-flats off Pottington Point. 



December 27th.— -A rather heavy fall of snow, causing an 

 immense number of birds to seek the shelter of the valleys. 

 Peewits were in thousands, and hundreds were shot. Golden 

 Plover, Thrushes, Eedwings, Starlings, and Fieldfares in very 

 large flocks. The latter bird is not often seen here except after 

 extreme cold. Several Bramblings with the Chaffinches at Taw- 

 stock Woods, and there were one or two small flocks of them 

 near Knowle, Braunton. A few Wild Geese seen flying westwards 

 over the estuary of the Taw. 



