Hi Julie,
Depending on the exact date, i wonder
if you've got the latter half of the Little Ice Age there?
Temperatures were a couple of degrees
colder at its peak, and the River Thames famously froze over on a regular basis.
I don't know if there are any records for birds that far back. Try [log in to unmask] (British Trust for Ornithology) who
have the most complete bird records for Britain.
Remember, climate change is not a
recent invention!
All the best,
Chris
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Data & Monitoring Officer
The Herpetological Conservation Trust
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Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 3:56
PM
Subject: [ZOOARCH] puffins
Hello all,
I have a puffin tarso-metatarsus (and
possibly a femur) from a 17th to
18th century cellar fill in central
Norwich. Does anyone know of any
other references to puffin in similar
contexts and locations?
Although occassionally a puffin will turn up
on the north Norfolk coast,
they are not naturally found here.
Any
help appreciated....
Julie
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Julie Curl
Finds
Researcher/Faunal Remains Specialist
Norfolk Archaeological Unit
13-15
Cathedral Street
Norwich
NR1 1LU