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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 |