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April. 



2nd. — Mr. Lowne reports three Black Redstarts seen, but 

 fortunately not shot, at Yarmouth, and on the I2th three more 

 appeared, which were considered to be different ones. 



12th. — Bittern heard booming (Bird), and a few days after- 

 wards three Garganey Teal were seen by the broadman, and 

 another sign of summer was a Greater Spotted Woodpecker 

 investigating a hole in a large sycamore at Northrepps. At 

 Dereham a pair of these Woodpeckers chose a wild cherry, and 

 nested in a hole only six feet from the ground (H. Wormald). 

 The young from this nest were hand-reared by Mr. Wormald. 



22nd. — Four young Tawny Owls in one of my tubs. A 

 young one was found as early as March 16th at Langham (N. 

 Rippingall). 



29th. — A Stilt reported to Mr. Bird on our largest Broad ; as 

 far as we know it was not shot. It flew within a few yards of 

 the broadman. 



May. 



1st. — Osprey seen at Hickling, and about a week afterwards 

 another at Barningham, and on the 19th a third was caught on 

 a smack only a few miles out to sea in hazy weather, and taken 

 alive to Mr. Bunn. 



13th. — W.N.W. Four Spoonbills were seen by Jary to fly 

 over Breydon, but being high tide they did not alight. One of 

 them, however, returned on the 19th (S.W.), and remained until 

 the 27th, about which time Mr. C. Borrer saw one at Cley (date 

 unnoted). 



27th.— Fieldfare at Mundesley (B. Riviere). 



28th. — E.N.E., 3-4. An Avocet pitched on Breydon Broad, 

 and was seen on three or four days by the birdwatcher. Another, 

 or the same, was seen, as I learn from Mr. Bird, on the 28th, at 

 Hickling, and some time during the month a small flock visited 

 the north coast of the county, which were believed by Mr. Ram 

 to number seven. 



June. 



3rd. — Mr. Bird announces the presence of a Porphyrio at 

 Horsey, where one of the principal broadmen saw it on June 

 3rd, and afterwards it was seen again on the Barton Broad, five 

 miles away, where it remained so late as Aug. 7th. 



