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arranged as if by finger marking, around the fish at the base 
of the fins. The fins and tail were of the normal colour. 
On March 9th between two and three thousand migratory 
Corvims came to the beach. 
March 21st. Heard the first Redshank of the year, on 
Breydon. I spent the night there on the 29th when this species 
piped around in more than ordinary numbers. There were 
about 2000 Black-headed Gulls on the flats. 
About 20 Jackdaws haunted the parish steeple in 1908, nest- 
ing there. They are very partial to the fragments of fried 
potatoes which are thrown upon the market by night-ramblers, 
and come in the early hours of the morning to glean them. 
Quite a considerable number of Hake ( Merluciu-s vulgaris) 
and Sail Flukes ( Rhombus megastoma) appeared on the fish 
stalls first fortnight in April, sent up from the south-west 
coast. 
On April 27th a mixed flock of 50 Whimbrel and Bar-tailed 
Godwits flew to Breydon straight from the sea, just at dusk ; 
not finding any flats bare they wheeled round, and at length 
betook themselves to the marshes, the Godwits very noisily 
uttering their sharp quick double cry, which may be rendered 
as “ sweet- dick ” or “ ee-dik ! ” Quite 100 Ringed Plovers 
on the flats early next morning ; and a flock of two dozen 
Grey Plovers. 
On May 8th I met with Cirolarra borealis (Lilljeborg) for 
the first time, a fine example being brought me by a shrimper. 
On May 10th the first Swift ( Cypselus apus) seen. The 
shrimpers fell in with “ Pink ” Shrimps so abundantly in 
May, that very often a single haul was more than sufficient 
for the day’s sale. One man obtained 10 pecks in two drags. 
It would have been folly, they assured me, to have over-fished, 
for they would only have been compelled (as some were, once 
or twice) to throw away an overplus. 
May 14th, a Codling was captured on the Fishwharf with 
the upper lip turned completely round and into the mouth, 
the lower lip protruding beyond, very much like a spoon in 
appearance. 
On May 17th I was much interested in watching some 
