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Srobelauk. On the 5tli I saw five of those birds, brought up 
to Norwich from Cloy ; ono old male had the vinous tints on the 
shoulders, a rich black gorget, and yellow cheeks. 
Ax Aged Wild Buck. On the 7th of this month, as 
]Mr. J. H. Gurney informs me, a female of the Common Wild 
Duck died at Northrepps Cottage which had been hatched and 
brought up there in 18.54. It had been blind for several 
months, and for about eight years had been in complete drake’s 
])lumage, except a few brown feathers mingled with the green on 
tlio side of the head and neck, and a few normal feathers on the 
ilanks. 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Mr. J. II. Gurney, Jun., saw 
a bird of this species on the 14th which had been sent to a 
Norwich birdstulfer from Easton ; and two more were shot near 
Norwich this spring. Another was seen about the same time by a 
reliable authority running up the trunk of a tree at Brooke, also 
near Norwich. 
Wild Geese. Two Grey Geese were seen Hying at Horsey on 
the 1st ; and five on Breydon same date. A White-fronted Goose 
was seen on lleigham Sounds on the 24th. 
ScLAVONiAX Greue. Oiio, immature, was shot at Flegg Burgh 
on the 9th ; and another near Yarmouth on the 10th. This species 
appears to have been unusually numerous on our coast this winter, 
Init chielly young birds. 
Black-throated Diver. An immature bird shot on the 
Yarmouth coast on the 14th. 
Wild Fowl and Waders. A great scarcity of both on Breydon 
this month. Two Shelducks, a few Widgeon, and one male Pin- 
tail Duck, on Breydon, on the 12th, and a few Grey Godwits are the 
only species worth notice, except the early appearance of Garganey 
Teal at Potter lleigham on the 24th. 
Goosaxder. On the 19th, an adult male was shot, one of 
sixteen which, varying in numbers, had frequented Gunton Lake 
and Antingham Ponds for some weeks, the flock comprising four 
adult males and twelve in female plumage. 
Shag. One of these birds, somewhat rare in Norfolk, which 
was in immature dress and, probably storm-driven, had flown so 
far inland, was shot off the spire of Attleborough Church on the 
22nd. 
