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19th. — B.N.E., 5. The passage of birds continuing, the 

 following species were among those recognized by my corre- 

 spondents, Mr. E. C. Arnold, Mr. Power, and Mr. Napier, who, I 

 may say in passing, seldom use the gun where binoculars will 

 serve for identification : — Lesser Whitethroats, Pied Flycatcher 

 (one), Red-backed Shrike (one), Tree-Pipit, Wryneck, Red-breasted 

 Flycatchers (two young birds), Blackcap (one female), Garden- 

 Warbler, Sedge-Warbler, Goldcrest, Bramblings (three), Snow- 

 Bunting, Reed-Buntings, Redwings (five), Wheatears (many), 

 Redstarts, Bluethroats (immature and adults in change). Mr. 

 Arnold, who was watching the movement from a boat at the 

 mouth of the Glaven, never remembers seeing so many small 

 birds cross the estuary, most of them being Wheatears, and it 

 seems that they were moving in a south-easterly direction. 



20th. — N.E., 5. The passage continuing, many Redstarts, 

 three Bluethroats (Power), a Redwing, and one immature Red- 

 breasted Flycatcher— a species which is now an almost annual 

 visitor — were among the birds recognized. Mr. Arnold met 

 with a Little Gull, which he describes as a very young one, and 

 an immature Buffon's Skua was caught on the River Yare 

 (Lowne). [It may be mentioned that on this day Mr. Eagle 

 Clarke saw several Red-breasted Flycatchers at Fair Island 

 (cf. Ann. Scott. Nat. Hist. 1906, p. 236), and that in North 

 Lincolnshire a Buff-breasted Sandpiper was shot by Mr. Caton 

 Haigh.] 



22nd. — Ring-Ouzel at Northrepps, Solitary Snipe at Briston, 

 Buffon's Skua at Potter Heigham (Lowne). [Rustic Bunting 

 seen in Lincolnshire by Mr. Whitaker {cf. Zool. 1906, p. 392).] 

 During the next few days two Dotterel and a Greater Spotted 

 Woodpecker were reported (E. Saunders), as well as a Common 

 Buzzard at Heacham (R. Clarke), a Honey-Buzzard at Stratton 

 Strawless, and two Harriers (?) at Yarmouth. Also a Fork- 

 tailed Petrel. 



29th. — N.W., 3. A young Gannet picked up by a railway 

 porter on the line at Thursford, which is eight miles from the 

 sea. It was very thin when I received it, but with careful feed- 

 ing was brought round, though an injured wing, which seemed 

 to have received a blow, never recovered its normal position. 



