25 NOVEMBER 1911, Page 19

RAZORBILLS AT BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR...1

Snz,—On Monday a few razorbills were to be seen among the culls near Blackfriars Bridge. Their black and white plumage, peculiar-shaped bills, and wedge-shaped tails attracted the attention of thousands of persons. The birds, which were very shy, dived incessantly, as though to escape from the roar of London. The exceptional series of autumn gales probably brought them up the river for shelter, but I believe there is !no other recorded case of their coming so far as London. We may indulge the agreeable hope that if the food is to their liking they will be tempted to return like the gulls, which, having discovered London in 1895, have returned annually