. Pictures of bird life : on woodland meadow, mountain and marsh . Wauing after Bearded Tits, etc., in the Broads. In 1901 twelve Spoonbills came, and again they escapedmolestation. INIr. Gurney, who records the fact, mentions thatthey were sufficiently well known to have acquired thenickname of Banjo-bills, not an inappropriate designation. The Short-eared Owl, the ^larsh-harrier, MontaguesHarrier, the Gargeney Teal and Shoveller, and the lo\elyBearded Tit are all fast-disappearing species, and every yearsees their numbers still further IJKARDED Tit (Paiiiinis bianniciis) and Ne
. Pictures of bird life : on woodland meadow, mountain and marsh . Wauing after Bearded Tits, etc., in the Broads. In 1901 twelve Spoonbills came, and again they escapedmolestation. INIr. Gurney, who records the fact, mentions thatthey were sufficiently well known to have acquired thenickname of Banjo-bills, not an inappropriate designation. The Short-eared Owl, the ^larsh-harrier, MontaguesHarrier, the Gargeney Teal and Shoveller, and the lo\elyBearded Tit are all fast-disappearing species, and every yearsees their numbers still further IJKARDED Tit (Paiiiinis bianniciis) and Nest. 14 210 Pictures of Bird Life Tlie best way to investigate tlie bird life of this mostinteresting district is to li\e on board a small yacht orwherry with accommodation for sleeping ; and if two orthree men witli similar tastes join in an expedition of this sort,it is by far the cheapest as well as the most enjoyable is the great advantage of being always on the spot,and having a temporary home close to your days work,instead of having to trudge long distances daily to andfrom the nearest inn. A party of four spent ten days in such a yacht inMay, 1899, living in the midst of oin- feathered friends, anda most enjoyable time we had. Our e\ening meals underthe awning over the boom, while we discussed the eventsof the day and om- plans for the morrow, were enliAcnedby the drumming of a Snipe across the river: and thelatest sounds as we turned in for tlie night were theripple of the water past our bows, the reeling of theGrasshopper-wa
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