NATURALIST'S CALENDAR.
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WHITE. | MARKWICK. | |
Red-start (sylvia phænicurus) ap. | Apr. 8–28 | Apr. 5, sings Apr. 25, last seen Sept 30 |
Crown imperial (fritillaria imperialis) fl. | Apr. 8–24 | Apr. 1, May 13. |
Tit-lark (alauda pratensis) sings | Apr. 9–19. | Apr. 14-29, sits June 16–17. |
Beech (fagus sylvatica) l. | Apr. 10, May 8 | Apr. 24, May 25. |
Shell-snail (helix nemoralis comes out in troops | Apr. 11, May 9. | May 17, June 11 ap. |
Middle yellow wren. ap. | Apr. 11. | |
Swift (hirundo apus) ap | Apr. 13. May 7 | Apr. 28, May 19. |
Stinging-fly (conops calcitrans) ap. | Apr. 14, May 17. | |
Whitlow-grass (draba verna) fl. | Apr. 14. | Jan. 15, Mar 24. |
Larch-tree (pinus-larix rubra) l. | Apr. 14 | Apr. 1, May 9. |
Whitethroat (sylvia cinerea) ap. | Apr. 14, May 14 | Apr. 14, May 5, sings May 3–10, last seen Sept. 23. |
Red ant (formica rubra) ap. | Apr. 14. | Apr. 9, June 26. |
Mole cricket (gryllus gryllotalpa) churs | Apr. 14. | |
Second willow or laughing wren, ap. | Apr. 14–19–23. | |
Red rattle (pedicularis sylvatica) fl. | Apr. 15–19 | Apr. 10, June 4. |
Common flesh-fly (musca carnaria) ap. | Apr. 15. | |
Lady-cow (coccinella bipunctata) ap. | Apr. 16. | |
Grasshopper lark (alauda locustæ voce) ap. | Apr. 16–30. | |
Willow wren, its shivering note heard | Apr. 17, May 7. | Apr. 28, May 14. |
Middle willow wren (regulus non cristatus medius) ap. | Apr. 17–27. | |
Wild cherry (prunus cerasus) fl. | Apr. 18, May 12 | Mar. 30, May 10. |
Garden cherry (prunus cerasus) fl. | Apr. 18, May 11. | Mar. 25, May 6. |
Plum (prunus domestica) fl. | Apr. 18, May 5. | Mar. 24, May 6. |
Harebell (hyacinthus non-scriptus seu scilla nutans of Smith) fl. | Apr. 19–25. | Mar. 27, May 8. |
Turtle (columba turtur) cooes | Apr. 20–27 | May 14, Aug. 10, seen. |
Hawthorn (cratægus seu mespilus oxycantha of Smith) fl. | Apr. 20, June 11. | Apr. 19, May 26. |
Male fool's orchis (orchis mascula) fl. | Apr. 21. | Mar. 29, May 13. |
Blue-flesh fly (musca vomitoria) ap. | Apr. 21, May 23 | |
Black snail or slug (limax ater) abounds | Apr. 22. | Feb. 1, Oct. 24 ap. |
Apple-tree (pyrus malus sativus) fl. | Apr. 22, May 25 | Apr. 11, May 26. |
Large bat, ap | Apr. 22, June 11. | |
Strawberry, wild wood (fragaria vesca sylv.)fl. | Apr. 23–29 | Apr. 8–9. |
Sauce alone (erysimum alliaria) fl. | Apr. 23. | Mar. 31, May 8. |
Wild or bird cherry (prunus avium) fl. | Apr. 24. | Mar. 30, May 10. |
Apis hypnorum, ap. | Apr. 24. | |
Musca meridiana, ap. | Apr. 24, May 28 | |
Wolf-fly (asilus) ap. | Apr. 25. | |
Cabbage butterfly (papilio brassicæ) ap. | Apr. 28, May 20. | Apr. 29, June 10. |
Dragon-fly (libellula) ap | Apr. 30, May 21. | Apr. 18, May 13, last seen Nov. 10. |
Sycamore (acer pseudoplatanus) fl. | April 30, June 6 | Apr. 20, June 4. |
Bombylius minor, ap. | May 1. | |
Glow-worm (lampyris noctiluca) shines | May 1, June 11. | June 19, Sept. 28. |
Fern-owl or goatsucker (caprimulgus europæus) ap. | May 1–26 | May 16, Sept. 14. |
Common bugle (ajuga reptans) fl. | May 1. | Mar. 27, May 10. |
Field crickets (gryllus campestris) crink | May 2–24. | |
Chaffer or May-bug (scarabæus melolontha) ap. | May 2–26. | May 2, July 7. |
Honeysuckle (lonicera periclymenum) fl. | May 3–30. | Apr. 24, June 21. |
Toothwort (lathræa squamaria) fl. | May 4–12. | |
Shell-snails copulate | May 4, June 17 | |
Sedge warbler (sylvia salicaria) sings | May 4 | June 2–30. |