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ward journey, and the arrival of larks and finches in autumn on the Cromer 
coast, are evidences of close and accurate observation ; and, as regards the 
small bird immigration at the close of the year, bearing out Sir Thos. Browne’s 
remarks, that such flocks consist not oidy of one kind, “ but teal, woodcocks, 
fieldfares, thrushes, and several birds come and alight together, for the most 
part some hawks and birds of prey attending them.” — H . S. 
9 The occurrence of a pair of stints (dunlin) on the 15th of June, 1829, 
and of young golden plover on August 1 1th, are both early dates for the 
southward passage of both species ; the stints possibly had remained here, 
though without breeding, throughout the summer. — H. S. 
10 See note s . 
11 The large number of scaup ducks, in Feb., 1830, is interesting ; this, 
unlike the common scoter, not being a particularly abundant species on our 
coast in winter. The enormous take of teal in Hempstead decoy, during the 
winter of 1835, over a thousand, is a most important record, now that nearly 
all our decoys are closed, anil the condition of the fenny parts of the county 
so greatly altered. — H. S. 
'* Spear ray or fire-flaire, ( Trygon pastinaca L.) This is a rare 
fish, having been observed in only six other instances. The double spine 
rvas found in a specimen seen by Mr. J. H. Gurney, at Kessingland, in 
1856, and is also mentioned by Couch. A specimen occurred at Cromer in 
1S74. — J. L. 
13 The capture of the little grebe at sea throws some light upon what 
Lubbock describes as the mysterious appearance and disappearance of this 
species upon our broads and rivers ; that they do migrate, as well as the 
great crested, there is, I think, no question, notwithstanding their apparently 
feeble pow r ers of flight, and preference for diving as a means of safety. Only 
last spring one was caught in the sea under the new pier at Brighton, riding 
on the waves. — H. S. 
14 The hundred wild swans seen passing Weyboume in Jan., 1831, 
no doubt marked a severe winter, though not amongst those specially 
recorded by ornithologists as “ swan years.” — H. S. 
15 Miss Gurney’s notes afford several unrecorded evidences of wood- 
cocks remaining to breed in Norfolk, including the pair seen May 7th, 
1829, a pair at Runton frequenting a garden all June and July, and one 
shot, and another seen, Aug. 6th and 7th, and the nest of four young ones 
found at Weybourne in 1835. The notice of a white woodcock at Bacons- 
thorpe, in Nov., 1856, seems a stray note made some sixteen years after the 
previous entries had been discontinued in 1839. — H. S. 
16 The buff-breasted sandpiper, shot in 1832, is now in the Norwich 
.Museum. — H. S. 
17 Three-bearded rockling (Motella tricirrata Bl.) This is very rare, 
having been recorded in only two other instances. — J. L. 
18 See note 
19 The avocets shot near Salthouse, in the spring of 1835, were some 
of those which still visited their old breeding haunt on their migratory 
