350 CALENDAR, 1808-1809. 



SEP. 10th. Large congregations of Martins noticed. Wil- 

 low Wrens observed in the Larch Trees at Walthamstow. 

 Marsh Titmouse seen. 



llth. I found in the garden at Clapton that rare Fungus 

 the Tremella purpurea. Water Wagtails congregate in flocks. 



14th. Martins alight and sit on the roof of the house. 



19th. Mustela nivalis crossing the Lea Bridge Road. 

 M. Benjamin M. Forster and myself found to-day in Wan- 

 stead Forest the following Fungi : Agaricus campestris, A. 

 deliciosus, A. stipitis, A. verucosus, A.fascicularis, A. integer 

 purple, pale, and red varieties. A. squmosus, A. amclhistinus, 

 A. farinaceus, A. lactiftuus, Boletus bovinus, and several 

 others. 



OCT. 14th. Swallows last noticed by me at Chapel Field, 

 near Norwich. 



18th. Martins last seen. 



NOV. 14th. The Owl heard at midnight. 

 * 1809. JAN. 29th. Extensive floods in the marshes of the 

 Lea. The waters were so much out at Hackney as to cover 

 the bridge over the brook. 



APRIL 10th. The Bat first seen ; it was caught flying in 

 the house. 



28th. I noticed the first Swallow at Colnbroke, in my 

 way to Bath. 



MAY 1st. I saw a vast quantity of torpid Bats in Wokey 

 Hole, near Wells. 



5th. The Martin seen at Melksham, in Wiltshire. 



17th. The Monkey Poppy P. orientate in blow in the 

 garden of T. F. Forster, Esq. at Clapton. 



JUNE llth. ScillaPeruvianamfuU flower at Clapton : it 

 has been in flower about ten days. Purple Goat's Beard in 

 flower. The Sparrow has young in her nest over my window. 



