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Gulls. Bobins and Blackbirds bad decreased in numbers. I 

 watched two Finches, of a species I was unable to determine, 

 fly direct out to sea until out of range of my glasses. Still a 

 number of Books, Hooded Crows and Starlings in the meadows ; 

 a large number of Yellow Buntings and a Wheatear seen. 



24th. — A large southward movement of House- Sparrows was 

 observed just at daybreak ; many Gulls were also moving south. 

 A Greenland Wheatear and two Bock-Pipits seen. Five tarry 

 Bazorbills and two Guillemots were found on the beach at 

 Pakefield. 



25th. — The following species were observed travelling south- 

 wards : — Numbers of Linnets, Greenfinches, a few Chaffinches 

 and Tree-Sparrows, a few Larks and Starlings, a flock of Song- 

 Thrushes and a flock of Lapwings, three Bramblings, and a few 

 Meadow-Pipits. A small company of Books and a flock of 

 Larks arrived in from sea. Linnets, Starlings and Song- 

 Thrushes were noted going north. Several Beed and Yellow 

 Buntings on Denes. A Chiffchaff was seen and heard singing. 



28th. — Six Shore-Larks were seen. A Heron was observed 

 making southwards. Several large flocks of Books, Jackdaws 

 and Hooded Crows were coasting south, as were also Yellow 

 Buntings, many Tree-Sparrows, a few Meadow-Pipits, many 

 Linnets, and a few Greenfinches and Sky-Larks. 



November 1st. — Six more Shore-Larks and three Snow- 

 Buntings were noted as fresh arrivals. Several Lesser Black- 

 backed and many other Gulls seen. An immature Herring- 

 Gull was seen flying over the town with a long piece of string 

 hanging from its mandibles ; this bird may have been the 

 victim of one of the foul jokes often perpetrated by the idlers 

 that frequent the fish wharf, one of which is that of casting into 

 the harbour a piece of string to each end of which is fastened 

 fish offal ; it invariably happens that two hungry Gulls will seize 

 and swallow the connected baits at once, and fly off with the 

 string holding them together. 



On the nights of the 2nd and 3rd Lapwings and Bedwings 

 were heard passing over the town. 



6th. — A considerable southward movement was witnessed, 

 and the flocks comprised the following species :— Books, Hooded 

 Crows, Yellow Buntings, Meadow-Pipits, Sky-Larks, Starlings, 



