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WILD NORWAY. 
On the 8 th, wind S.E. ; sea calming. A Eedstart and 
another bird (unrecognized) passed close by when one 
hundred and twenty miles from Norway. In afternoon 
a Whinchat came on deck, then a Blue-throated 
Warbler. In evening thick fog ; another Redstart joined 
our two deck-passengers. Reached Bergen next morning, 
sixty-two hours’ passage. 
May 8th. —Wind N.E. ; heavy sea right across. In 
mid-sea, two companies of ducks, apparently Longtails 
(Harelda glacialis ), resting on water. Two Wheatears 
came on board, and several small birds (not identified) 
seen passing. 
May 10th. —Wind E.; sea rough. Whimbrels 
heard passing north, about a hundred miles out from 
Jutland coast. No land-birds seen this voyage. 
May 21 st. —Homeward-bound from Denmark; sea 
smooth, light air from east. At noon, a hundred and 
seventy miles out (but only forty miles from Dutch 
coast), two Willow-Wrens came on board, and stayed 
some hours, though we were presumably carrying them 
the wrong way. In afternoon a dragon-fly appeared on 
deck ; we were then only twenty-five miles from Holland. 
May 22nd. —Sea calming after a five days’ gale. 
At noon (a hundred and eighty miles out from Tyne) a 
small warbler and a larger bird, perhaps a Whinchat, 
flew close past the Kong Harold , but without alighting ; 
later, a single Redstart, soon followed by a pair (cock 
and hen), came on board and stayed, all three very 
draggled and tired. In the afternoon I had a very good 
view of a Pomatorhine Skua (Stercorariuspomatorhinus) 
which crossed our course, going S.E., its curious twisted 
tail unmistakable. Two other Skuas were seen, one 
