354 CALENDAR, 1807-1808. 



29th. Leaves begin to fall. 

 * 1807- APRIL 29th. The Cuckoo heard, no leaves on the 



trees yet. 

 30th. The Wryneck first heard. 



MAY 1st. Swallows as well as Martins first seen at Wal- 

 thamstow. 



9th. The Sparrow has a brood in her nest under the 

 gutter above my closet window. 



10th. The Raven flies high, indicating fair weather. 



llth. The Owls hoot in Walthamstow Grove. 



16th. The Swifts first seen and numerous. 



JUNE 10th. Blustering S.W. wind, quite shakes the house. 



14th. The Yellow Flag Iris pseudacorus, and the Lurid 

 Iris Iris lurida in full blow. 



JULY 2d. The large White Poppy Paparer somniferum 

 in flower. 



SEP. 3d. Swallows congregate as if about to depart. 



OCT. 6th. The Comet distinctly seen to-night. 



18th. Viola odorata still in blow. 



NOV. 19th The first Snow fell to-day. 



DEC. 2d. The Snow lies thick : the birds come about the 

 house for shelter and food. 



* 1808. APRIL 18th. The Swallow Hirundo rustica first 

 seen at Barking, in Essex. From the 24th to the 29th no 

 Swallows were seen, the wind being Northerly and cold. 



MAY 1st. The Wryneck first heard near Lea Bridge. 

 The Martin Hirundo urbica seen. 



14th. The Swift Hirundo apus seen to-day in great 

 numbers, as usual, at once. 



21st. A pale and lambent light of an electric kind was 

 seen about the plants this evening, which I have already 

 described in the foregoing pages. 



