NATURALIST'S CALENDAR. 



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Peziza acetdbnlum ap. 



Helleborus viridis fl. 



Hazel (Corylus avellana) shows its 



female blossoms 



Woodlark (Alauda arbor ed) sings 

 Chaffinch (Fringilla ccelebs) sings 

 Jackdaw (Corvus moneduld) begins 



to come to churches 

 Yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) ap. 

 Honeysuckle (Lonicera perictyme- 



num) 1. 



Field or procumbent speedwell ( Ve- 

 ronica agrestis) fl. 

 Small tortoise-shell butterfly (Papi- 



lio urticcB) ap. 



White wagtail (Motacilla alba) sings 

 Wood snail (Helix nemoralis) ap. 

 Earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) 



engender 



Barren strawberry (Fragaria ste- 

 . rilis) fl. 

 Tomtit (Parus cceruleus) makes its 



spring note 

 Brown wood owl (Strix aluco) 



hoots 

 Hen sits 

 Marsh titmouse (Parus palustris} 



begins his two harsh sharp notes 

 Gossamer floats 

 Musca tenax ap. 

 Laurustine (Viburnum tinus) fl. 

 Butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus) 



fl. 



Fox (Canis vulpes) smells rank 

 Turkey cock struts and gobbles 

 Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) 



sings 

 Brimstone butterfly (Papilio rhamni) 



ap. 

 Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) 



laughs 



Raven (Corvus cor ax) builds 

 Male yew tree (Taxus baccatd) 



sheds its farina 



Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfard) fl. 

 Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) build 

 Partridges (Perdix cinered) pair 

 Peas (Pisum sativum) sown 



