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FAUNA AND FLORA OF NORFOLK : BIRDS. 
for some weeks, and was killed on 25th November, 1902. An 
immature male was shot at Halvergate, August 21st, 1903. 
Spoonbill. 
These birds have been seen on Breydon every year, in the 
early Summer. They were especially numerous in that locality in 
June, 1900; they made short stays; and in all cases, I believe, 
were allowed to depart in peace. In the summer of 1901, from 
April to July, small parties were seen almost daily, and again 
in 1902 and 1903. The first appearance is always in April. 
White-fronted Goose. 
Mr. Napier mentions that there was a very unusual number 
of these birds at Holkham in the past winter (1903 — 4). They 
were there in hundreds, and stayed quite three weeks after the 
Pink-footed Geese had left. This is the more remarkable, as, with 
us, this species lias always been most abundant in hard weather, 
and the past Winter has been an exceptionally open one. — T. S. 
* Lesser White-fronted Goose. 
A female of this species was obtained in the Wash, and sent 
from Lynn by a poulterer to Birmingham on 24th January, 1901. 
The particulars of this, the first occurrence of this species on the 
Norfolk coast, will be found in the ‘Zoologist’ for 1902, p. 85. 
Barnacle Geese. 
About 21st December, 1899, flocks of Barnacle Geese were seen 
on Breydon, Morston, and Cley, and three shot. Flocks of ten 
and fifteen are mentioned, quite unusual numbers on this part 
of the coast, where this bird is of rare occurrence. 
Shelu-Duck. 
This bird has considerably increased in numbers, and is now 
fairly plentiful in the breeding season in suitable localities on the 
North-west Norfolk coast. 
Nyroca Duck. 
During April two flocks of Nyroca Ducks — each said to have 
numbered ten or twelve — visited the Broad district, one at 
Ilickling and one at Rollesby, where they apparently meant to 
take up their quarters. Unfortunately they were shot at, and 
some fine old males killed, by persons who defy the law instead of 
respecting it. Others appeared at the same time in Yorkshire. 
The Rev. M. C. H. Bird had a view of two of them as late as 
April 29th, on the Broads, 
