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NATURALISTS CALENDAR 



Beech {Facjua sylvatiea) turns yellow 

 Soapwort {Saponaria officinalis) fl. 

 Ladies' traces (Ophrys spiralis) fl. 

 Small golden black-spotted butterfly 



{Papilio phlceas) ap. 

 Swallow (Hirundo rustica) sings 

 Althcea frutex (Hibiscus syriacus) fl. 

 Great frittilary (Papilio paphia) ap. 

 Willow red under- wing moth (Phalcena 



pacta) ap. 

 Stone-curlew (Otis cedicnenms) clamours 

 Phcelana russula ap. 

 Grapes ripen 

 Wood owls hoot 



Saffron butterfly (Papilio hyale) ap. 

 Ring ouzel appears on its autumnal visit 

 Flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola) last seen 

 Beans (Viciafaba) cut 

 Ivy (Hedera helix) fl. 

 Stares congregate 



Wild honeysuckles fl. a second time 

 Woodlark sings 

 Woodcock (Scolopax rtisticola) returns 



Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) fl. 



Wheat sown 



Swallows last seen. (N.B.— The house 



martin the latest) 

 Redwing (Turdus iliacus) comes 



Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) returns 



Gossamer fills the air 



Chinese holyoak (Alcea rosea) fl. 



Hen chaffinches congregate 



Wood pigeons come 



Royston crow (Corvus comix) returns 



Snipe (Scolopax gallinago) returns 



Tortoise begins to bury himseK 



Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) return to their 



nest trees 

 Bucks grunt 



Primrose (Primula vulgaris) fl. 

 Green whistling plover ap. 

 Helvella mitra ap. 

 Greenfinches flock 

 Hepatica fl. 



Furze (Ulex europceus) fl. 

 Polyanthus (Primula polyantha) fl. 

 Young lambs dropped 

 Moles work in throwing up hillocks 

 Helleborus fcetidus fl. 

 Daisy (Bellis perennis) fl. 

 Wallflower (Cheiranthus cheiri seu fruti- 



culosus of Smith) fl. 

 Mezereon fl. 

 Snowdrop flL 



WHITE. 



Aug. 24. Sept. 22 



Aug. 25. 

 Aug. 27. 



Aug. 29. 

 Aug. 29. 

 Aug. 30. 

 Aug. 30. 



Aug. 31. 

 Sept. 1. 

 Sept. 1. 

 Sept. 4. 

 Sept. 4. 

 Sept. 4. 

 Sept. 4—30. 

 Sept. 6—29. 

 Sept. 11 

 Sept. 12 

 Sept. 12, 

 Sept. 25. 

 Sept. 28, 

 Sept. 29, 



Oct. 1. 

 Oct. 3. 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 2 



Nov. 7 



Oct. 24 

 Nov. 9 



Oct. 2 

 Nov. 1 



Oct. 24 

 Nov. 11 



Nov. 



Oct. 4. 

 Oct. 10. 



Nov. 5 

 Nov. 10 



Oct. 12. Nov. 23 

 Oct. 15—27. 

 Oct. 19. 



Oct. 20. 

 Oct. 23. 

 Oct. 23. 



Oct. 25. 

 Oct. 27. 



Dec. 31 

 Dec. 27 

 Nov. 29 



Nov. 20 

 Nov. 26 



Oct. 31. Dec. 25 

 Nov. 1. 

 Nov. 10. 

 Nov. 13, 14. 

 Nov. 16. 

 Nov. 27. 



July 19. 

 Aug. 18. 



Apr. 11 

 July 20, 



June 17. 



Aug. 20 

 Sept. 28 



Aug. 31. Nov. 4 

 Aug. 5. Sept. 26 



Sept. 4- 

 Aug. 9. 

 Sept. 18. 

 June 4. 



Oct. 14 

 Oct. 28 

 Mar. 21 



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Oct. 1. Nov. 1, young ones 

 Apr. 28, last seen Apr. 11 

 May 21. Dec. 10 

 Sept. 23. Oct. 19 



Nov. 16. 



Oct.l. Dec.l8,singsFeb.l0, 



Mar. 21, last seen Apr. 13 



Oct. 13. Nov. 18, last se 3n 



[May 1 



July 7. Aug. 21 



Oct. 13. Nov. 17, last seen 



[Apr. 15 



Sept. 29. Nov. 11, last 



[seen Apr. 14 



June 29. Oct. 20 



Oct. 7. 



Dec. 



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