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Rh Tern, which one is tempted to think might, like the Spoonbill, establish itself with protection, is not, oddly enough, included in Gätke's 'Birds of Heligoland.'

13th.—W. Some Manx Shearwaters seen off the beach by Mr. E. Ramm. Very few Black Terns have appeared this year.

14th.—W. A Greater Shearwater passed along the shore within eighty yards of Mr. Ramm, who was near enough to see the dark brown of the under parts.

16th.—A small flock of Tree Pipits at Keswick.

18th.—An Eared Grebe at Cley (H. Pashley), which I saw in the flesh; very rare in August.

25th.—Mr. Robert Gurney had a good view of the Greater Shearwater on the Bar, with two Manx Shearwaters. A beautiful white variety of the Sanderling, with a little buff mottling on the back, shot at Heacham, near Hunstanton; female by dissection. Much too conspicuous an object to escape.

27th.—A young Turnstone picked up near Cromer Lighthouse, and about the same time the principal, Mr. Argent, caught a Golden Plover; but little or nothing else visited the light, which revolves too quickly to attract many birds. I have, however, a few notes from lightships, to be given later on.

30th.— Wind S.

31st.—Wind S. A nice arrival of Wheatears and Whinchats on the coast, and with them a Barred Warbler and two other birds, which I think were young Bluethroats. This was within a few hundred yards of the spot where the other Barred Warblers were taken in 1884, 1888, and 1894. The grey tone of its back gave it a Shrike-like aspect, as it skulked in Chenopodium, and then doubled back with a somewhat slow and laboured flight. At the same time Mr. Ramm followed a peculiar Bunting, which was probably an Ortolan; so it is clear that the south wind had brought an arrival of foreigners, but I believe it was very light. Three Black-tailed Godwits were seen on Breydon, and about the same time some Spotted Redshanks (E. Saunders), and other Waders.

Prevailing wind S. and W. Gales on four days.

1st.—N.N.E. Mr. Pashley observed Redstarts coming off the sea, and a large arrival of Tit Larks.