NATURALIST'S. CALENDAR
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| WHITE. | MARKWICK. | |
| Partridges (perdix cinerea) pair | Feb. 17 | Feb. 16, Mar. 20. |
| Peas (pisum sativum) sown | Feb. 17, Mar. 8 | Feb. 8, Mar. 31. |
| House-pigeon (columba domestica) has young ones | Feb. 18 | Feb. 8. |
| Field-crickets open their holes | Feb. 20, Mar. 30 | |
| Common flea (pulex irritans) ap. | Feb. 21–26 | |
| Pilewort (ficaria verna) fl. | Feb. 21, Apr. 13 | Jan. 25, Mar. 26. |
| Goldfinch (fringilla carduelis) sings | Feb. 21, Apr. 5 | Feb. 28, May 5. |
| Viper (coluber berus) ap. | Feb. 22, Mar. 26 | Feb. 23, May 6, last seen Oct. 28. |
| Wood-louse (oniscus asellus) ap. | Feb. 23, Apr. 1 | Apr. 27, June 17. |
| Missel thrushes pair | Feb. 24 | |
| Daffodil (narcissus pseudonarcissus) fl. | Feb. 24, Apr. 7 | Feb. 26, Apr. 18. |
| Willow (salix alba) fl. | Feb. 24, Apr. 2 | Feb. 27, Apr. 11. |
| Frogs (rana temporaria) croak | Feb. 25 | Mar. 9, Apr. 20. |
| Sweet violet (viola odorata) fl. | Feb. 26, Mar. 31 | Feb. 7, Apr. 5. |
| Phalæna tinea vestianella, ap. | Feb. 26 | |
| Stone-curlew (otis œdicnemus) clamours | Feb. 27, Apr. 24 | June 17. |
| Filbert (corylus sativus) fl. | Feb. 27 | Jan. 25, Mar. 26. |
| Ring-dove cooes | Feb. 27 Apr. 5 | Mar. 2, Aug 10. |
| Apricot tree (prunus armeniaca) fl. | Feb. | Feb. 28, Apr. 5. |
| Toad (rana bufo) ap. | Feb. 28, Mar. 24 | Mar. 15, July 1. |
| Frogs (rana temporaria) spawn | Feb. 28, Mar. 22 | Feb. 9, Apr. 10, tadpoles Mar. 19. |
| Ivy-leaved speedwell (veronica hederifolia) fl. | Mar. 1, Apr. 2 | Feb. 16, Apr. 10. |
| Peach (amygdalus persica) fl. | Mar. 2, Apr. 17 | Mar. 4, Apr. 29. |
| Frog (rana temporaria) ap. | Mar. 2, Apr. 6 | Mar. 9. |
| Shepherd's purse (thlaspi bursa pastoris) fl. | Mar. 3 | Jan. 2, Apr. 16. |
| Pheasant (phasianus colchicus) crows | March 3–29 | Mar. 1, May 22. |
| Land-tortoise comes forth | Mar. 4, May 8 | |
| Lungwort (pulmonaria omcinalis) fl. | Mar. 4, Apr. 16 | Mar. 2, May 19. |
| Podura, fimetaria ap. | Mar. 4 | |
| Aranea scenica saliens, ap. | Mar. 4 | |
| Scolopendra forficata, ap. | Mar. 5–16 | |
| Wryneck (jynx torquilla) ap. | Mar. 5, Apr. 25 | Mar. 26, Apr. 23, last seen Sept. 14. |
| Goose (anas anser) sits on its eggs | Mar. 5 | Mar. 21. |
| Duck (anas boschas) lays | Mar. 5 | Mar. 28. |
| Dogs' violet (viola canina) fl. | Mar. 6, Apr. 18 | Feb. 28, Apr. 22. |
| Peacock butterfly (papilio io) ap. | Mar. 6 | Feb. 13, Apr. 20, last seen Dec. 25. |
| Trouts begin to rise | Mar. 7–14 | |
| Field beans (vicia faba) planted | Mar. 8 | Apr. 29, emerge. |
| Blood-worms appear in the water | Mar. 8 | |
| Crow (corvus corone) builds | Mar. 10 | July 1, has young ones. |
| Oats (avena sativa) sown | Mar. 10–18 | Mar. 16, Apr. 13. |
| Golden-crowned wren (sylvia regulus) sings | Mar. 12, Apr. 30 | Apr. 15, May 22, seen Dec. 23, Jan. 26. |
| Asp (populus tremula) fl. | Mar. 12 | Feb. 26, Mar. 28. |
| Common elder (sambucus nigra) l. | Mar. 13–20 | Jan. 24, Apr. 22. |
| Laurel (prunus laurocerasus) fl. | Mar. 15, May 21 | Apr. 2, May 27. |
| Chrysomela Gotting, ap. | Mar. 15 | |
| Black ants (formica nigra) ap. | Mar. 15, Apr. 22 | Mar. 2, May 18. |
| Ephemeræ bisetæ, ap. | Mar. 16 | |
| Gooseberry (ribes grossularia) l. | Mar. 17, Apr. 11 | Feb. 26, Apr. 9. |
| Common stitchwort (stellaria holostea) fl. | Mar. 17, May 19 | Mar. 8, May 7. |
| Wood anemone (anemone nemorosa) fl. | Mar. 17, Apr. 22 | Feb. 27, Apr. 10. |
| Blackbird (turdus merula) lays | Mar. 17 | Apr. 14, young ones May 19. |
| Raven (corvus corax) sits | Mar. 17 | Apr. 1, builds. |
| Wheatear (sylvia œnanthe) ap. | Mar. 18–30 | Mar. 13, May 23, last seen Oct. 26. |
