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have commented on some of the observations, and
these notes are bracketed.
20.2.1932 On ramble from Theydon to High
Beach, visited badger earth at
Broadstrood. Four deer seen near
Wake Valley Pond.
22.2.1932 Have recently observed daily
movement of gulls. Eastwards in
morning and westwards at dusk. Are
they roosting on the reservoirs of
the Lea Valley?
27.2.1932 Three snipe at Luxborough Lane;
Little owl on embankment near loop
line. (This refers to the
embankment between Roding Valley and
Chigwell Stations.)
6.3.1932 Visited marsh at Passingford Bridge;
large numbers of snipe here.
Redpolls and siskins feeding on the
alders here.
1.5.1932 Found new badger holt near Goldings
Hill. (There were a number of
badger setts in Epping Forest in the
1930's.)
1.6.1932 Pair of red—backed shrike seen near
pond at Monkhams, Buckhurst Hill.
12.6.1932 Red—backed shrike nesting with two
eggs in nest; both perch on
telephone wires. (He also noted a
spotted orchid, presumably common,
on the railway embankment.)