EAST COAST Of ENGLAND. 



MAY. 



May 2d. — Flambro 1 l.h., two Swallows seen. Guillemots and 



Puffins in great numbers. Cromer L.H., Turtledove, 6.30 a.m., to 

 W. Yarmouth, Whirnbrel, a few. Hanoi* L.H., "a few Swifts 



round light towards daylight. (E, 2 ; o. M.) A great quantity 

 of small birds after daylight — Whitethroats, Blackcaps, Wheat- 

 ears, Willow Warblers, Wrens ; also two Stints, and what I 

 thought a few Cuckoo." 



May 3d. — Hunstanton l.il, hundreds of Swallows all day to 

 S. (S.W., 2.) Yarmouth, Avocets, 5 a.m. : six seen, one shot. 1 

 Languard l.il, one Robin and two Wrens, 6 a.m.; remained to 

 noon, and went E.S.E. Sltipwash L.v., four Flycatchers, three 

 Pigeons, four Swallows, at various times, S.E. to X.W. ; and 

 Goldfinches, 10 A.M., with one Yellow Hammer. (Variable, fog.; 

 Thanet, Sedge Warbler, first. 



May 4th. — Thanet, Spotted Flycatcher, and to 11th. Pied 

 Flycatcher on 1st — fine old male. 



May oth. — Spurn l.il, four Lesser Tern, 10 a.m. Outer Dowsing 

 L.v., one Chaffinch, 11 a.m. (E., o. It) Yarmouth, Cuckoo. 



May 6th. — Yarmouth, Turnstone. Flock of six Turtledo 

 Isle of Thanet, Fieldfare, last seen ; one bird. 



May 7th. — Farn l.h., two Swallows. (S., 3.) Cromer l.il, 

 Swift to S.W. 



May 8th.— -Farn l.h, hundreds of Tern, 4 to 7 a.m. (W., 1), 

 about nesting places. Cuckoo. Longstone l.h., Small Tern 

 (>S f . maerura), first heard. Whirnbrel, one seen. Hunstanton 

 l.h., Swift to S. 



May 9th. — Farn l.il, three Swallows ; one Redstart. (W.N.W., 

 o.) Longstone l.h., two Whirnbrel to E. 



May 11th. — Longstone l.h., five Whirnbrel to E. at 5.30 a.m. 

 The flight of Gannet is very small this year. 



May 12th. — Great Cotes. Godwit, Pinged Plover, Dunlin, 

 Whirnbrel, and Curlew on foreshore. Yarmouth, Sanderlings, 

 4 A.M. ; number on beach. 



May 13th. — Bedcar, Whirnbrel flying E. Yarmouth, Sander- 

 lings and Knots, 4 a.m. 



1 Cannot something be done to check this indiscriminate slaughter of rare 

 visitors during the close time \ To all intents and purposes the Act is a dead 

 letter in Norfolk. — J. C. 



