WOODCOCK 
weights of woodcock shot on various days in four seasons on Sir Edward 
Mann’s shootings in Norfolk : 
1908-1909. 
Date 
Place 
Wt. 
in 
ozs. 
Weather 
Nov. 
Dec. 
Jan. 
12 
13 
13 
16 
16 
16 
22 
23 
26 
26 
30 
Billingford 
n 
Thelveton 
lllington . 
Thelveton 
Frenze . . 
Billingford 
Gissing 
Illington 
Westbrook Green 
Stanhoe 
Gissing 
II 
It 
Thelveton 
It 
It 
Frenze 
It 
Illington 
Frenze 
Illington 
Thorpe 
^11 
Illington 
m 
11 } 
10 } 
10 } 
10 } 
11 } 
11 } 
m 
12 
12 
12 } 
10 } 
10 } 
10 } 
10 } 
111 
12 } 
13} 
9i 
11 } 
11 } 
11 } 
12 } 
13 
13} 
13} 
13 
11 } 
12 
12 
13 
14} 
11 } 
13} 
12 
12 } 
12 
12 
13 
12 } 
13} 
10 } 
The weather was 
normal here, but 
I was not shooting, 
so no account was 
kept of each day. 
E.J.M. 
Very cold, snow 
all day, saw only 
one other cock. 
.Snow, then fine, 
very cold. 
Fine, breeze, open 
weather, saw three 
more cock. 
•Fine, warm. 
Fine, 
W. 
I hit 
|n. 
high wind. 
) Fine, dull, no 
f wind, mild. 
[Fine day, very 
[high wind, cold. 
Fine, dull, mild. 
Fine, still and mild. 
) Lovely day, after 
i hoar frost. 
Lovely day, cold, 
high wind. 
48 Woodcocks, 6 not weighed. 
42 Woodcocks, 11 '89 average. 
1909-1910. 
Wt. 
Date 
Place 
in 
Weather 
ozs. 
Nov. 
13 
Tivetshall . 
8} 
Lovely day, warm. 
II 
15 
15 
Illington . . 
10} 
111 
I'Fine and warm. 
17 
Thorpe. . • 
10} 
Fine and mild. 
23 
Gissing. ■ • 
11} 
Foggy and mild. 
II 
24 
24 
Frenze . • 
12} 
12 
Lovely day, warm. 
II 
27 
Illington . . 
111 
Fine and then rain. 
warm. 
Dec. 
1 
Billingford Wood 
12} 
1 
121 
1 
12} 
Fine and dull. 
1 
12} 
^Barometer at 28'8, 
awful weather after 
1 
13} 
1 
11} 
noon. 
1 
13} 
1 
12} 
15 
Thelveton . 
111 
Wet, open weather. 
Jan. 
4 
Thorpe . . 
11} 
Lovely day, hot. 
1 1 
6 
Gissing . ■ 
12} 
14 
10| 
1 Foggy morning. 
l» 
6 
II • • 
[mild and open. 
8 
Illington . . 
11 
1 Dull, some wind. 
8 
11} 
S.W., after a lot of 
8 
11} 
>wet cover had been 
8 
12 
flooded, saw a lot 
8 
12| 
J more “cock.” 
10 
Thelveton . 
12| 
^Fine strong 
10 
12} 
) breeze, mild. 
11 
Stanhoe . . 
10 
11 
11 
11 
11 
Gale of wind. 
11 
11 
[•N.E., very cold. 
11 
11 
no frost. 
11 
12 
11 
14 
1 1 
31 
Frenze . ■ 
10} 
Fine breeze, mild. 
36 Woodcocks, 11 '80 average. 
HM 
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