Wormwood (A rtemisia absinthiutti) fl, 



Mugwort {Artemisia vulgaris) fl. 



St. Barnaby's thistle (jCentaurea solsiit.) fl. 



Meadow saffron {Colchicum autiunnale) fl. 



Michaelmas daisy {Aster Tradescanti) fl. 



Meadow rue {Thalictrum Jlavum) fl. 



Sea holly {Eryngium marit.) fl. 



China aster {Aster chinensis) fl. 



Boletus albus ap. 



Less Venus looking-glass {Caittpanula hy- 



brida) fl. 

 Carthamus tinctor. fl. 

 Goldfinch {Fringilla carduelis) young 



broods ap. 

 Lapwings {Tringa vanellus) congregate 

 Biack-eyed marble butterfly {Fapilio semele) 



ap. 

 Birds reassume their spring notes 

 Devil's bit {Scabiosa succisd) fl. 

 Thistle down floats 

 Ploughman's spikenard {Conyza squar- 



rosa) fl. 

 Autumnal dandelion {Leontodon autuni- 



nale) fl. 

 Flies abound in windows 

 Linnets {Fringilla linota) congregate 

 Bulls make their shrill autumnal noise 

 Aster ainellus fl. 

 Balsam {Impatiens balsamina) fl. 

 Milk thistle {Carduus marianus) fl. 

 Hop-picking begins 

 Beech {Fagus sylvaticd) turns yellow 

 Soapwort {Saponaria officinalis) fl. 

 Ladies' traces {Ophrys spiralis) fl. 

 Small golden black-spotted butterfly {Pa- 

 pi lio phheas) ap. 

 Swallow {Hirundo rustled) sings 

 Althtea frtitex {Hibiscus syriacus) fl. 

 Great fritillary {Papilio paphid) ap. 

 Willow red under-wing moth {Phalcena 



pacta) ap. 

 Stone curlew {Otis cedicnentus) clamours 

 Phcelana russula ap. 

 Grapes ripen 

 Wood owls hoot 



Saffron butterfly {Papilio hyale) ap. 

 Ring ousel appears on its autumnal visit 

 Flycatcher {Muscicapa grisola) last seen 

 Beans {Vicia faba) cut 

 Ivy {Hedera helix) fl. 



Aug. 18 



Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

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Aug. 



Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 



Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 



Nov. 



July 25 



Aug. 22. Nov. 8 



May 22. July 26 

 Apr. 21. July 18 



Sept. 17 Sept. 1-15 



Sept. 22 I Sept. 5-29 



I July 19. Aug. 23 



Sept. 12 i Aug. 18. Sept. 18 



29 



30. Sept. 2 



30 



31 



I 



4- 



4- 



4 



4-30 



6-29 



TI 



12. 



Nov. 7 



Oct. 24 

 Nov. 9 



Oct. 



Apr. II. Aug. 20 

 July 20. Sept. 28 



June 17 



Aug. 31. Nov. 4 



Aug. 5. Sept. 26 



Sept. 4-30 

 Aug. 9. Oct. 14 

 Sept. 18. Oct. 28 



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