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EPPING FOREST.
have been known of their staying through the summer
and breeding.
Snipe. Often common by the Roding in winter, and not
unfrequent by Forest ponds.
Jacksnipe. " I put up one by the Roding near Red Bridge,
and, hiding myself, watched him return to the same
spot after a long flight, a well-known peculiarity of
the bird."—A. L. I saw one on Piercing Hill this
year—1885.
WATERMEN.
Bittern. A specimen was killed a few years ago by the
stream adjoining Wanstead Park.
Kittiwake Gull. An occasional visitor in stormy weather.
Common Sandpiper. Occasionally seen in spring and
autumn by Leytonstone Pond, the waters in Wanstead
Park, and by the Roding. I saw one last year by Bald-
wins Hill Pond.
Green Sandpiper. Occasional visitor in spring and autumn.
One was shot in Mr. Barclay's grounds, Knotts Green.
Two others shot near Epping are preserved in the
British Museum.