Notes on the Birds of Northamptonshire and Neighbourhood e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. This bird, which is known as Norfolk Plover, Stone-Plover, Great Plover, Thick-knee, and Short-billed Curlew, as well as by the name at the head of this article, is a rare straggler into our county. I find in my journals only two records of its occurrence within our limits as by law defined; the first of these was communicated to me by letter from the late H. O. Nethercote, Esq., of Moulton Grange, in the following words, dated July 11th, 1880: - On Monday, May 10th, I was a-tennising at Arthingworth; Rokeby (the rector of that village) said 'I have a rare bird to show you, wounded this morning by a shepherd and brought to me.'