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NATURALISTS CALENDAR.
  WHITE. MARKWICK.
Musk-wood crowfoot (adoxa moschatellina) fl. Mar. 18, Apr. 13 Feb. 23, Apr. 28.
Willow-wren (sylvia trochilus) ap. Mar. 19, Apr. 13 Mar. 30, May 16, sits May 27, last seen Oct. 23.
Fumaria bulbosa, fl. Mar. 19
Elm (ulmus campestris) fl. Mar. 19, Apr. 4 Feb. 17, Apr. 25.
Turkey (meleagris gallopavo) lays Mar. 19, Apr. 4 Mar. 18–25, sits Apr. 4, young ones Apr. 30.
House-pigeons (columba domestica) sit Mar. 20 Mar. 20, young hatched.
Marsh marigold (caltha palustris) fl. Mar. 20, Apr. 14 Mar. 22, May. 8.
Buzz fly (bombylius medius) ap. Mar. 21, Apr. 28 Mar. 15, Apr. 30.
Sand-martin (hirundo riparia) ap. Mar. 21, Apr. 12 Apr. 8, May 16, last seen Sept. 8.
Snake (coluber natrix) ap. Mar. 22–30 Mar. 3, Apr. 29, last seen Oct. 2.
Horse ant (formica herculeana) ap. Mar. 22, Apr. 18 Feb. 4, Mar. 26, last seen Nov. 12.
Greenfinch (loxia chloris) sings Mar. 22, Apr. 22 Mar. 6, Apr. 26.
Ivy (hedera helix) berries ripe Mar. 23, Apr. 14 Feb. 16, May 19.
Periwinkle (vinca minor) fl. Mar. 25 Feb. 6, May 7.
Spurge laurei (daphne laureola) fl. Mar. 25, Apr. 1 Apr. 12–22.
Swallow (hirundo rustica) ap. Mar. 26, Apr. 20 Apr. 7–27, last seen Nov. 16.
Black-cap (sylvia atricapilla) heard Mar. 26, May 4 Apr. 14, May 18, seen Apr. 14, May 20, last seen Sept. 19.
Young ducks hatched Mar. 27 Apr. 6, May 16.
Golden saxifrage (chrysosplenium oppositifolium) fl. Mar. 27, Apr. 9 Feb. 7, Mar. 27.
Martin (hirundo urbica) ap. Mar. 28, May 1 Apr. 14, May 8, last seen Dec. 8.
Double hyacinth (hyacinthus arientalis) fl. Mar. 29, Apr. 22 Mar. 13, Apr. 24.
Young geese (anas anser) Mar. 29 Mar. 29, Apr. 19.
Wood sorrel (oxalis acetosella) fl. Mar. 30, Apr. 22 Feb. 26, Apr. 26.
Ring-ousel (turdus torquatus) seen Mar. 30, Apr. 17 Oct. 11.
Barley (hordeum sativum) sown Mar. 31, Apr. 30 Apr. 12, May 20.
Nightingale (sylvia luscinia) sings Apr. 1, May 1 Apr. 5, July 4, last seen Aug. 29.
Ash (fraxinus excelsior) fl. Apr. 1, May 4 Mar. 16, May 8.
Spiders' webs on the surface of the ground Apr. 1
Chequered daffodil (fritillaria meleagris) fl. Apr. 2–24 Apr. 15, May 1.
Julus terrestris, ap. Apr. 2
Cowslip (primula veris) fl. Apr. 3–24 Mar. 3, May 17.
Ground-ivy (glecoma hederacea) fl. Apr. 3–15 Mar. 2, Apr. 16.
Snipe pipes Apr. 3
Box-tree (buxus sempervirens) fl. Apr. 3 Mar. 27, May 8.
Elm (ulmus campestris) l. Apr. 3 Apr. 2, May 19.
Gooseberry (ribes grossularia) fl. Apr. 3–14 Mar. 21, May 1.
Currant (ribes hortense) fl. Apr. 3–5 Mar. 24, Apr. 28.
Pear-tree (pyrus communis) fl. Apr. 3, May 29 Mar. 30, Apr. 30.
Lacerta vulgaris (newt or eft) ap. Apr. 4 Feb. 17, Apr. 15, last seen Oct. 9.
Dogs' mercury (mercurialis perennis) fl. Apr. 5–19 Jan. 20, Apr. 16.
Wych elm (ulmus glabra seu montana of Smith) fl. Apr. 5 Apr. 19, May 10.
Ladysmock (cardamine pratensis) fl. Apr. 6–20 Feb. 21, Apr. 26.
Cuckoo (cuculus canorus) heard Apr. 7–26 Apr. 15, May 3, last heard June 28.
Black-thorn (prunus spinosa) fl. Apr. May 10 Mar. 16, May 8.
Death-watch (termes pulsatorius) beats Apr. 7 Mar. 28, May 28.
Gudgeon spawns Apr. 7