A COMPARATIVE VIEW
OF
WHITE'S AND MARKWICK'S CALENDARS.
Of the abbreviations used, fl. signifies flowering; l. leafing; and ap. the first appearance.
WHITE. | MARKWICK. | |||||||
Redbreast (sylvia rubecula) sings | Jan. 1–12 | Jan. 3–31, and again Oct. 6. | ||||||
Larks (alauda arvensis) congregate | Jan. 1–18 | Oct. 16, Feb. 9. | ||||||
Nuthatch (sitta europæa) heard | Jan. 1–14 | Mar. 3, Apr. 10. | ||||||
Winter aconite (helleborus hiemalis) fl. | Jan. 1, Feb. 18 | Feb. 28, Apr. 17. | ||||||
Shell-less snail or slug (limax) ap. | Jan. 2 | Jan. 16, May 31. | ||||||
Grey and White | wagtail | (motacilla boarula) ap. | Jan. 2–11 | Jan. 24, Mar. 26. | ||||
(motacilla alba) ap. | Dec. 12, Feb. 23. | |||||||
Missel thrush (turdus viscivorus) sings. | Jan. 2–14 | Feb. 19, Apr. 14. | ||||||
Bearsfoot (helleborus fœtidus) fl. | Jan. 2, Feb. 14 | Mar. 1, May 5. | ||||||
Polyanthus (primula polyantha) fl. | Jan. 2, Apr. 12 | Jan. 1, Apr. 9. | ||||||
Double daisy (bellis perennis plena) fl. | Jan. 2, Feb. 1 | Mar. 17, Apr. 29. | ||||||
Mezereon (daphne mezereum) fl. | Jan. 3, Feb. 16 | Jan. 2, Apr. 4. | ||||||
Pansy (viola tricolor) fl. | Jan. 3 . | Jan. 1, May 10. | ||||||
Red dead-nettle (lamium purpureum) fl. | Jan. 3–21 | Jan. 1, Apr. 5. | ||||||
Groundsel (senecio vulgaris) fl. | Jan. 3–15 | Jan. 1, Apr. 9 | ||||||
Hazel (corylus avellana) fl. | Jan. 3, Feb. 28 | Jan. 21, March 11. | ||||||
Hepatica (anemone hepatica) fl. | Jan. 4, Feb. 18 | Jan. 17, Apr. 9. | ||||||
Hedge-sparrow (sylvia modularis) sings | Jan. 5–12 | Jan. 16, Mar. 13. | ||||||
Common flies (musca domestica) seen in numbers | Jan. 5, Feb. 3 | May 15. | ||||||
Greater titmouse (parus major) sings | Jan. 6, Feb. 6 | Feb. 17, Mar. 17. | ||||||
Thrush (turdus musicus) sings | Jan. 6–22 | Jan. 15, Apr. 4. | ||||||
Insects swarm under sunny hedges | Jan. 6 . | |||||||
Primrose (primula vulgaris) fl. | Jan. 6, Apr. 7 | Jan. 3, Mar. 22. | ||||||
Bees (apis mellifica) ap. | Jan. 6, Mar. 19 | Jan. 31, Apr. 11; last seen Dec. 30. | ||||||
Gnats play about | Jan. 6, Feb. 3 | |||||||
Chaffinches, male and female (fringilla cœlebs) seen in equal numbers | Jan. 6–11 | Dec. 2, Feb. 3. | ||||||
Furze or gorse (ulex europæus) fl. | Jan. 8–Feb. 1 | Jan. 1, Mar. 27. | ||||||
Wall-flower (cheiranthus cheiri; seu fruticulosus of Smith) fl. | Jan. 8, Apr. 1 | Feb. 21, May 9. | ||||||
Stock (cheiranthus incanus) fl. | Jan. 8–12 | Feb. 1, June 3. | ||||||
Emberiza alba (bunting) in great flocks | Jan. 9 | |||||||
Linnets (fringilla linota) congregate | Jan. 9 | Jan. 11. | ||||||
Lambs begin to fall | Jan. 9–11 | Jan. 6, Feb. 21. |