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young males, from a patch of burnt furze * ; they had evidently 

 arrived quite recently. Fair numbers of Eobins and Goldcrests 

 are still to be seen ; among the Robins I was able to identify at 

 least three of the lighter Continental form ; these birds are 

 extremely shy, and skulk in the same manner as do the Blue- 

 throated Warblers. Mr. Patterson, writing from Yarmouth 

 under this date, remarks : — " What a ' body ' of Redbreasts 

 must have arrived last night (19th) ; our little park swarms 

 with the little light red fellows. I picked one up dead near 

 telegraph wires close to the beach, and gave it to my Kestrels 

 with a dead hen Blackbird." 



21st. — During a short walk along the beach near the harbour 

 I saw six more "tarry" Razorbills and a Guillemot; a Redwing, 

 and the wings and clean-picked sternum of a Rook were also seen 

 on the tide -mark. Redwings are to be heard passing over the 

 town almost every night. 



22nd. — Several flocks of Larks, a large flock of Starlings, 

 and a few Linnets and Chaffinches were noted going south. A 

 great muster of Rooks, Jackdaws and Hooded Crows were to be 

 seen in the coastal meadows. A Hooded Crow was seen attempt- 

 ing to bully a Kestrel ; the Crow was very much in earnest, but 

 the Hawk merely glided aside at each stroke, and appeared to 

 take things very calmly. One or two Continental Robins were 

 observed. The following other birds were seen in fair numbers : — 

 Blackbirds, Robins, Song-Thrushes, Yellow Buntings, Tree- 

 Sparrows and Goldcrests ; a few Great and Blue Tits were 

 also seen. 



23rd. — Six Shore-Larks had put in an appearance on the 

 Denes. A movement of Larks and Starlings of considerable 

 dimensions took place ; the Larks were skimming along but 

 a few inches from the ground, and the Starlings were flying 

 very slowly, as the wind was very strong from the south ; both 

 species were travelling in a southerly direction. A large number 

 of Linnets, a flock of Greenfinches, and a few small lots of 

 Chaffinches were noted going south, as were also a considerable 

 number of Greater Black-blacked, Herring and Black-headed 



* Mr. Patterson has noticed dead and half-roasted Nemoralis Snails and 

 dried Lizards among the blackened stumps and ashes of burnt furze : 

 probably these molluscs had attracted the birds. 



