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is in a crowded part of Norwich (T. E. Gunn). These little 

 birds have been more plentiful than usual ; a day or two ago 

 there was one in a garden-pond at Keswick, and close to a large 

 house. 



8th.— Eared Grebe on Breydon Broad (J. Knights). 



9th. — A Great Crested Grebet caught on a small pond at 

 Siderstrand (S. Hoare) : very thin, the stomach packed with its 

 own feathers, which were apparently the only thing it had had 

 to eat for some time. 



10th. — Mr. Pashley received a Little Gull. 



19th. — Little Gull at Yarmouth (Dye), the fifth this autumn — 

 perhaps from Denmark, where they breed. 



20th. — Mr. E. Gurney saw a Goosander and a Glaucous Gull 

 on Hickling Broad. 



23rd. — Three Bean-Geese out of five shot by Mr. F. Clarke 



(Dye). 



24th. — A young Whooper shot at Hickling by Mr. B. Gurney 

 (d. u.). 



December. 



2nd. — A herd of eleven Whooper Swans seen on Hickling 

 Broad by the keeper (Bird). 



3rd. — W., 5. A great passage of Bramblings at Holkam, 

 near the sea, where thousands mingled with other small birds, 

 watched coming in by Mr. A. J. Napier, who informs me that 

 they remained in Lord Leicester's park for several days. The 

 direction and force of the wind — "west, 5" — which they had 

 been flying against probably accounted for their not having 

 made land before daybreak. About this time or soon afterwards 

 considerable flocks were reported at Rollesby, St. Faith's, Han- 

 worth, and Wroxham. We have not had what may be called 

 "a Brambling year" for some time. 



24th. — A very sharp frost set in. Hundreds of wildfowl 

 reported by the Yarmouth naturalists to be going south. 



26th. — Heavy snow fell during the night, and by 12 a.m. it 

 was thirteen to fifteen inches deep on the level, exceeding, in the 

 opinion of Mr. A. W. Preston, who has studied meteorology for 

 many years, all snowstorms since January, 1881. 



27th. — Frost very sharp ; thermometer in my garden down 

 to ten degrees. The Rooks— poor things — very hard pressed, 

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