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e.g. a Waterhen standing much out of place on a road, a Barn- 

 Owl which had just come over, and forty Mistle-Thrushes on an 

 "olland," where they had not been before. It is evident, there- 

 fore, that migration was going on with many species. The great 

 quantity of House -Martins and the many Swallows to be seen in 

 the vicinity of Cromer was certainly remarkable, although this 

 annual gathering to the coast has been often observed. This 

 autumn the assemblage was very marked ; House-Martins largely 

 preponderated, and as they keep constantly passing on the 

 question is, Where do they all come from ? How far the coast 

 is supplied with them it is difficult to say, but apparently for a 

 long way they are to be seen. Although this wave of Hirundines 

 is strongest by the seaside, a great many are to be seen inland, 

 and the total number which travel across East Norfolk must be 

 something prodigious. In the spring there is again a corre- 

 sponding coast movement, which Mr. Earn tells me assumes 

 large proportions at Blakeney and thereabouts. September is 

 always a likely month for Honey-Buzzards, and Mr. Masefield is 

 quite right in thinking that this year marks an incursion of these 

 inoffensive Hawks, whose presence quickly roused wrath in the 

 mind of the unthinking Norfolk gamekeeper. I believe the first 

 to come to Norfolk was on the 7th, on which day a large raptorial 

 bird t was flying over Kunton golf-links, with eight little birds in 

 attendance. Nine or ten more were accounted for, but I hope 

 only four were killed ; neither of the three t submitted to me 

 were in adult plumage, which is rarely met with. We have also 

 had more Kestrels than usually come over. 



11th. — N., 1. Mr. E. C. Arnold has made the clever accom- 

 panying drawing (Plate II.) of an immature Barred Warbler, shot 

 on the 11th by a friend of his among the salt-wort bushes on 

 the shore. The next day another occurred at Wells to Mr. F. G. 

 Penrose (' British Birds,' p. 200) ; wind still N., 1. It is hardly 

 likely that these two were the only ones. 



15th. — W., 1. An evident arrival of Kestrels! this week at 

 Cromer, and the week after more came, four being seen to make 

 the beach one day, but no Merlins were seen. 



17th. — W., 1. A great flock of Lapwings! on the salt-marshes. 



19th. — S., 1. Ninety House-Martins, t as near as they could 

 be counted, on the south of my house. 



