NATURALIST'S CALENDAR. 



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Golden crested wren (Regulus cris- 



tatus) sings 



Aspen (Populus tremula) fl. 

 Common elder (Sambucus nigra) 1. 

 Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) fl. 

 Chrysomela gottingensis ap. 

 Black ant (Formica nigra) ap. 

 Ephemera biseta ap. 

 Gooseberry (Ribes grossularid) 1. 

 Common stitch wort (Stellaria holo- 



stea) fl. 

 Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa) 



fl. 

 Blackbird (Turdus meruld) sits 



Raven (Corvus corax) sits 

 Wheatear (Sylvia oenanthe) returns 

 Muskwood crowfoot (Adoxa moscha- 



tellina) fl. 

 Small uncrested willow wren ap. 



Fumaria bulbosa fl. 

 Elm (Ulmus campestris) fl. 

 Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) lays 

 House pigeon (Columba domesticd) 



sits 



Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris} fl. 

 Buzz-fly (Bombylius medius) ap. 

 Sand martin (Hirundo riparia) ap. 



Snake (Coluber natrix) ap. 



Horse ant (Formica herculanea) ap. 



Greenfinch (Loxia chloris) sings 

 Ivy (Hedera helix) berries ripe 

 Periwinkle ( Vinca minor) fl. 

 Spurge laurel (Daphne laureola) fl. 

 Swallow (Hirundo rustica) ap. 



Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilld) whistles 



Ducks hatched 



Golden saxifrage ( Chrysosplenium 

 oppositifoliwn) fl. 



