ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTHS FROM NORFOLK. 109 
MarcuH. 
9th— Chiffchaff and Wheatear at Cley (‘The Field’). 
23rd.—Chifichaff at Karlham (T. Southwell) and Rollesby. 
25th.—Norfolk Plovers already extremely plentiful at Thet- 
ford (W. G. Clarke, Zool. 1897, p. 248). 
26th.—Swift at Lowestoft, seen by Professor and the late Sir 
EK. Newton; a remarkably early date. 
29th.—Yellow Wagtail at Haddiscoe (L. Farman). 
31st.—Several Martins at Hickling (M. Bird). 
APRIL. 
1st.—A cock Serin Finch caught in a garden on the Caister 
road, Yarmouth, and another seen, the pair having been about 
some days, and being at first taken for Siskins (W. Lowne), 
would, if let alone, possibly have nested. This is in every way a 
brighter example than the female, also in my collection, caught in 
April, 1893. The Serin seems to be an easy prey to birdcatchers, 
but, though often imported to London as a cage-bird, it is believed 
these occurrences are reliable, and, unless the birdcatchers have 
duped us, it has now turned up at Yarmouth six times. It is a 
common spring migrant to Switzerland, where it may be seen on 
fruit trees in gardens, but not after the fruit. [As additional to 
those enumerated in Suchetet’s ‘Oiseaux Hybrides,’ three recently 
taken hybrids between the Linnet (Acanthis cannabina) and 
Greenfinch (Ligurinus chloris) may be here placed on record. 
On April 19th Mr. Connop obtained one of these anomalous birds, 
said to have been quite recently caught by a birdcatcher on Caister 
denes. On Oct. 26th another was taken at Rottingdean, in Sussex, 
and submitted to me by Messrs. Brazenor, of Brighton, who also 
received yet another, considered by its plumage to be a female, 
on Dec. 11th. Neither of these Sussex hybrids so much resembles 
a Greenfinch as the one my father had alive for some time. No. 10 
of M. Suchetet’s list.] 
2nd.—Ten Shoveller Ducks, probably just paired, and a 
Garganey Teal, doubtless a summer migrant, arrived on Hick- 
ling Broad (M. Bird). 
8th.—Grey Shrike shot at Barton Bendish (R. Clarke). 
20th.—A Spoonbill arrived at Breydon, and remained a few 
days. 
