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Chaffinch (female heard, but the song of the male has ceased for the 

 time being), Rook, Rellow Bunting, Ring Dove (a flock of over a 

 hundred passed over; in the woods one could hear their love song, 

 ''Don't-scold-so-Sukyl") Turtle Dove, Spotted Flycatcher (watched 

 with interest one of these birds catching insects ; what turns and 

 twistings it resorts to when engaged in such operations; once or twice 

 it made its watch-tower a board on which a notice was posted, "All 

 persons trepassing will be prosecuted." What liberties the bird was 

 taking, to be sure!) Robin (uttering its winch-like note), Chiff Chaff 

 (in incessant voice), Great Tit, Blackbird, Kestrel (what a pleasure to 

 see one of these beautiful Hawks), Pheasant, Patridge, Jay, Swift, 

 Starling (many flocks passing over at sunset to roost in the big woods), 

 Lapwing (a flock of thirty seen). 



The Elder is still one mass of blossom. Young Wasp seen out 

 to-day for the first time. Laburnum is all seeded now. Acorns 

 are well formed. Cuckoo and Nightingale both silent now. Several 

 Small White Butterflies out on the wing. Snowberry is in flower: 

 how delicate the mauve and white of the acres of Potatoes, and how 

 straight the rows; the sight is a most pleasant one, and we could 

 wish that farmers cultivated them to greater extent. Lime in flower. 

 The seeds of the Wild Hyacinths very prominent in the woods. We 

 noticed to-day the Silver Birch ; it is one of the trees which grows 

 farthest North. The large cones on the Spruce Fir very noticeable 

 now. Portugal Laurel is in flower. The Toadflax will soon be 

 included in our flower list; it is nearly bursting. 



9th Watched the first break of dawn in the East at 3 am. How 

 striking to watch the sun slowly rising, and the gradual opening 

 ceremony of another dayl Bright and warm. Hedge Sparrow and 

 Skylark singing Beautiful clear moonlight night. 



Our list of July Butterflies is as follows : Swallow-tail, Large 

 Garden White, Small Garden White, Green-veined White, Bath White 

 Wood White, Brimstone, Queen of Spain Fritillary (a rarity), Dark 

 Green Fritillary, High Brown Fritillary, Silver-washed Fritillary, Heath 

 Fritillary, Comma, Large Tortoiseshell, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock 

 White Admiral, Purple Emperor, Marbled White, Mountain Ringlet, 

 Northern Brown, Speckled Wood, Grayling, Meadow Brown, Ringlet 

 or Wood Ringlet, Large Heath, Marsh Ringlet, Small Heath, Brown 

 Hairstreak, White-letter Hairstreak, Dark Hairstreak, Purple Hair- 

 streak, Green Hairstreak, Small Copper, Common Blue, Silver- 

 studded Blue, Chalk-hill Blue, Holly Blue, Mazarine Blue, Bedford 

 Blue, Large Blue, Grizzled Skipper, Small Skipper, New Small 



