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birds built its nest in a hole from which a brick had been displaced, not a yard from a gate through which hundreds of persons passed weekly, but it was not until the young birds were hatched that the nest was discovered. A few Black-headed Gulls nest yearly at Langmere, about four miles north of Thetford. On a certain Sunday in this year a gentleman found a Coot's nest on this mere close to the shore. On the next Sunday a log had been thrown quite across the Coot's nest, a Blackheaded Gull's nest built upon the log, and one egg laid—all in a week. With this I will conclude these bare facts concerning curious nests and nesting sites that have come within my personal knowledge.
