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June. 



2nd. — Grasshopper- Warbler hatched (Bird), about the usual 

 time. A pinioned Teal at Keswick has six eggs in the grass, 

 which she carefully covers up with down when she leaves them 

 (Knight). 



4th. — Young Cuckoo in a Reed-Bunting's nest, two whole eggs 

 and one broken one lying outside (F. Barclay). During this 

 week a pair of Bitterns were flushed at Ranworth, as I learn 

 from Mr. S. H. Long, who adds that one of them remained a 

 considerable time. 



Eggs of the Marsh-Warbler. 



6th. — A duck Shoveler leading seven young ones on Hoveton 

 Broad (Barclay), and the following day, in a burrow at Wells, 

 a Sheld-Duck's nestf containing two rotten eggs and several 

 recently hatched-out shells. The old birds were in a creek not 

 far off, but we did not find the young ones. This Duck has 

 been steadily increasing from Wells to King's Lynn during late 

 years. 



c - 8th. — Visited the Tern settlement at Wells with Mr. Hamond, 

 which by his care and that of Lord Leicester has been for some 

 years well protected. We found plenty of eggs, one nestt on the 

 shore containing two Common Tern's eggs and a Ringed Plover's 



