I ho Sliort-cai’oil (Jwl liad ceased to breed in 2^ovfolk some time 
before Mr. Stevenson wrote his account of this species, in wliich he 
gives 1851 as the last date of a nest in West IS^orfolk ; but states 
that they liad probably ceased to breed in East Norfolk for some 
time before that. It is satisfactory to know, that in spite of game- 
preserving, these birds have once more begun to breed with us, 
and in both divisions of the county. In the summer of 1878, 
Idr. Cole, ol ISorwich, received three nestlings from the neighbour- 
hood ot Dercham, and tlirce more from somewhere in the same 
locality in 1879 ; and in East Norfolk, in the “ IJroad ” district, 
two, it not three clutches of young birds wore found. Again in 
1881, two more nests were found in the “ llroad ” district, and on 
the 3rd of August I saw one Hying about, — too early, I think, for 
a migrant. It has boon ascertained by Mr. 11. 1\I. Cliristy tliat 
they are also breeding in Cambridgeshire (‘Zoologist,’ 1881, p. 33G). 
All this is very satisfactory; and we may hope that a bird which 
has always been a common winter visitant, may again take rank 
permanently as a resident. 
All our Owls and Ihrds of prey are sullering terribly. A game- 
koopor remarked to mo tliat ho did not think the Kestrel did much 
lull 111 ; but, ailded he, signilicantly, “It is all the same to me if I 
have my gun, I shoot all Hawks.” The Tawny Owl is almost 
e.'ctinct at Cromer, and I very seldom see a Kestrel, In one 
palish near Cromer, where game is preserved, between the years 
l8o4 and IbGI, the enormous number of 379 Hawks and Owls were 
shot, trapped, or netted by one gamekeeper. Between 18GJ and 
1671, 1G9 were killed. Iheso consisted of fifty Long-cared Owls, 
loity-3C\en Kestrels, twenty- four Sparrow-hawks, twenty-two 
law’iiy Owls, si-xteen Barn Owls, one Short-eared Owl, one 
IMontaguos Harrier, and eight unrecorded, in addition to nine 
Jays and thrcc IMagpics. The greatest number killed in one 
}oar uas si.Kty-nine, in 18G3. In 1861 forty-nine were killed, 
and in 1867 thirt^’-seven, consisting of twenty-two Hawks and 
fifteen Owls, llio smallest number was in 1868, when only 
seventeen were killed, of which thirteen were Hawks and four 
Owls. 
