mr. a. Patterson’s natural history notes from Yarmouth. G5 
nearer to them, when their colours so nearly assimilated to their 
surroundings that no one would have detected their proximity had 
the birds not been located when on the move. 
J une 1 st. Thirteen Knots, two Curlew-sandpipers, one Greensliank 
on a mud-flat. 
Three Pilchards ( Clupea pilchardus) were taken in a draw-net 
on the beach on June 3rd. 
June 5th. Many hundreds of large Nereid Worms swimming 
on the surface of Breydon this lovely evening at high water, the 
sexual instinct undoubtedly prompting them to leave their tunnels 
in the mud-flats. 
.Juno 15th. A Grey Plover on Breydon, an unusually late 
appearance of this species. 
June 20th. Two Arctic Terns on Breydon; also a number of 
richly-coloured Pinged Plovers. 
A flock of about 400 Dunlins flew past the door of my house-boat 
on Breydon on the evening of Juno 22nd. 
A most interesting experiment was made during the third week 
in Juno by one of Ifewett’s steam trawlers, which trawled in the 
Bay of Biscay. The ground proved to bo very rough and unsuitable 
for working, and the catch created more interest than profit ; tho 
experiment was not repeated. Boughly counted, the following fish 
were sold on tho Wharf : — 
50 Dorys. 
100 Sea Bream. 
3 (trunks) Piper Gurnards. 
500 Hake. 
Amongst the fish distributed in various fish-shops from this 
sample, I obtained a Greater Forkbeard ( P/n/cis blcnnoides ) 141, 
inches in length, and saw others ; there were also several examples 
of the Bergylt. The Piper (Trigla hjra) has not yet been recorded 
for this locality. 
June. The Humming-bird Hawk-motli (Macroglossa stellaratum) 
was very plentiful during the month. On the 21st I observed one 
hovering over some cut flowers in the Market. 
July 10th. Young Herons on Breydon. 
The Ringed Plovers have been at last driven from their old 
nesting rpiarters on the North Beach. A nest was discovered, 
however, this month on the South Beach, its three pilfered eggs 
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