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here on October 31st and November 1st, and a further 
arrival at Yarmouth on November 3rd, 9th, and December 
7th. Flocks were reported several times during the winter 
from Yarmouth, and a flock of about 30 wintered here 
practically in the town ; they were last seen on March 5th. 
Skylark ( Alauda arvensis . — A flock was seen going north 
over the town on September 19th. On October 1st a few were 
seen to go right out of sight over the sea low down to the east ; 
on the 7th I saw more go out to the east, but after flying out 
about a mile they came back. On the night of the 6th at 
11 p.m. it was reported That thousands of Larks were arriving 
at Yarmouth, and were flying round confused by lights of 
fishermen fishing off the beach. On the 12th and from then 
onwards to November 1st, on many days, flocks were observed 
arriving on the coast from the east and south-east, mostly 
flying fairly low, but on the 14th I saw some come in high up 
from the east with a gale blowing from the north-east. On 
arrival, this species passes straight inland without settling. 
On October 17th, 19th, 26th, and 28th, some were observed 
coasting to the south. On October 29th one was taken on a 
boat 50 miles south-east of Lowestoft. 
The only record in the spring was of a flock coasting north 
on April 1st. 
Wood Lark (Alauda arborea ). — On June 4th, 1911, I met 
with two pairs by the side of a fir plantation on a heath- 
common in south-east Suffolk ; one pair was evidently feeding 
young close by. I am not aware that this species has been 
recorded as nesting in East Suffolk before, though it is well 
known to do so in the western parts of the county. 
Shore Lark (Octocorys alpestris ). — I met with three in a 
turnip field close to the cliffs-edge between Lowestoft and 
Southwold on October 16th, and at least one other near the 
shore on the same day. Two were reported to me from 
Yarmouth Denes on December 8th and again on December 
18th. 
