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but they may have been " escapes," although the second one 

 was in perfect plumage.] 



3rd. — A Black Eedstart trapped at Hellesdon, near Norwich, 

 is noteworthy on account of the inland locality. 



19th. — Smew at Potter Heigham (E. C. Saunders). Two 

 hundred Teal and two Water-Kails on some ponds near Holt. 



31st. — Mistle-Thrushes treading at Brunstead. In a few 

 days the hammering of the Nuthatch will be heard. 



February. 



1st. — Two Goosanders on Holkham Lake (S. H. Long), and 

 later four came to Gunton Lake, where hungry Gulls watched 

 them diving, hovering overhead in hopes of wresting a fish or 

 two from them (G. Davey). 



2nd. — Merlin t at Hellesdon (J. Berners), killed in mistake for 

 a Wood-Pigeon; and another shown me by Dr. Long met its death 

 in the same tragic way. Three Waxwings t at St. Giles's Gates. 



6th. — Mr. Arthur Patterson reports the presence of four 

 White-fronted Geese on Breydon Broad, to which Mr. Saunders 

 adds a fifth, an unusually small bird. 



7th. — Hawfinch t at Keswick and Gadwall onBollesby Broad 

 (H. Brownswood). 



9th. — Barn-Owl t on a small Scotch fir, where, from appear- 

 ances, it must have roosted some time. 



14th. — Bittern booming (Miss Turner), weather fine and 

 open, oats being sown. The next day there was a Chiffchaff, 

 harbinger of spring, on Breydon " wall " (F. Chasen). 



17th. — From now to March 2nd Mr. Chasen observed a 

 marked arriving of Rooks, with Jackdaws and Hooded Crows, at 

 Yarmouth and Caister, many being seen to come off the sea. 

 During all this time the wind, with two exceptions, was west 

 or south-west, so the Books must have been flying against it. 

 This immigration of Corvidce in February and March may 

 perhaps be an annual one ; at all events it has been noticed at 

 Yarmouth before ('Zoologist,' 1912, p. 419, and 1913, p. 362), 

 as well as at Lowestoft by Sir E. Newton and Dr. Ticehurst 

 ('Norwich Nat. Trans.,' ix. pp. 422, 615), and at Aldborough. 

 Here the late Dr. Fenwick Hele looked upon it as being the 

 result of north-westerly winds (see 'Zoologist,' 1870, p. 2140), 



