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says — " On Wednesday evening, the 23rd ult., about a 
quarter to seven, while standing on the new railway, about 
three miles from the town of Newbury, we were surprised 
to see a flock of white storks pass close to us, flying 
in a north-easterly direction. When first observed they 
were flying directly towards us, about thirty yards from 
the ground." Mr. W. F. Hall, writing on May 17th, says 
he also saw this flight of storks travelling towards the 
north-east from the Enborne Road, some few yards from 
the rectory. 
The same flight was earlier in the day noticed at 
Laverstoke, where they were flying due north. 
The late Rev. R. E. Harrisson, Rector of Droxford, told 
us that when he was curate of Fawley, between the years 
1844 and 1857, he visited Egypt and brought back several 
birds, but was disappointed in not obtaining a stork. 
Shortly after his return, however, a specimen appeared at 
Fawley, and was added to his collection, with which it was 
sold in 1902. 
Mr. Mansell-Pleydell mentions two seen in Poole 
Harbour, in April, 1884, "which, I believe, were sub- 
sequently shot at Christchurch." ' 
In the " Isle of Wight County Press " for May, 1902, 
Mr. Percy Wadham, of Newport, recorded the capture of 
one at Shorwell, in April, 1902. He informs us that it 
was shot at by a man at Atherfield, on the 29th of April, 
and was evidently wounded, for later in the day it dropped 
exhausted in a field near Shorwell among some cattle, 
which turned on it, breaking its leg and wing. It was 
discovered and rescued, its damaged limbs were attended 
to, and it lived for some months afterwards. 
' "Birds of Dorset." 
