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Late House Martins and Swallows. One Martin seen, 
November lltli, at Overstand, and two Swallow's at Cromer on 
the 18th; and several House Martins were also seen at Cromer 
on December 5tb. 
Decemder. 
Winter Arrivals. A largo number of Snow Buntings and 
Twites (the latter unusually numerous this season) appeared at 
Yarmouth on the 14th of November; and it is interesting to note 
that Mr. Cordeaux, in the ‘ Zoologist,’ remarks that, from that very 
date till the middle of December, “ Snow Buntings frec^uented the 
stubble fields on the Lincolnshire coast in flocks of thousands, 
feeding, with almost eijual numbers of Greenfinches, flocks of Tree 
Sparrow'^s, and some Linnets and Twites, on oats that had been 
shelled out by a high wind on August 26th. Mealy Eedpolls 
appeared in the bird-dealers’ shops in Norwich on the oth, and 
were said to be plentiful. Siskins were also numerous about the 
same time, especially near the coast. The number of Wood Pigeons 
observed migrating near Yarmouth and Northrepps, late in November 
and beginning of December, wns a feature of the season. 
Mr. G. Smith of Yarmouth informs me that they were seen on 
Caister Denes, on November 27th, passing by hundreds ; and again 
at Beccles on the 28th. At Northrepps, largo flocks were noticed 
on November 15th going south, and again on December IGth 
in about equal numbers. Fieldfares and Eodwings were scarce 
everywhere, but a flock of the former appeared at Northiepps 
on the 1st of December. 
Eobins nesting in Winter. A pair of Eobins built their 
nest and reared a brood of young ones at Merton Hall, their young 
being hatched on the 8th of this month. 
I.iTTLE Gull. Another immature specimen w^as shot from the 
beach at Yarmouth on December 1st. 
Waxwing. A few of these uncertain visitants appear to have 
arrived on the coast late in the month, as one was sent to a Norwich 
birdstufifer on the 28th ; and a few days before two or three were 
seen near Holt, and one in the neighbourhood of Lamas. One or 
two were also seen at Burgh near Yarmouth. 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. A female -was sliot in a 
plantatioR, near Mr, Harmer’s house at Cringleford, on tlie IGtli. 
