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March 26 . . . 

 B. ChiffchafiE. 



March 27 



March 28 . . . 

 B. Chiffchaft". 



March 29 



B. Wheatear. 

 Chiffchatr. 



March 30 



A. Ring-Ouzel. 



B. Wheatear. 

 Chiffchaff. 



March 31 



A. Ring-Ouzel. 



B. Wheatear. 

 Chift'chaff. 



April 1 



B. Wheatear. 



Chiffchaff. 



Willow- Warbler 

 D. Wryneck. 



April 2 



B. Wheatear. 



Chiffchaff. 



D. Wryneck. 



Similar to previous day, but the wind had backed 

 to the westward over the lower half of the 

 Iberian Peninsula and western half of the 

 Mediterranean, though still moderate or strong 

 from N. or N.E. over rest of the area. 



Rain rather than snow over the southern half of 

 Great Britain. Winds still N.E. or E. 



Barometer : gradients steep from 30-2 over North 

 of Scotland to 29-4 the centre of a depression 

 situated in the North of Spain. 



Strong N.E. winds over English Channel, but 

 bright clear weather over the area generally, 

 with slightly warmer weather. 



Barometer : generally of anticyclonic type, the 

 highest readings being over the West of Ireland 



Temperature rising a little, but still under 40° F. 

 throughout Western Europe, with the excep- 

 tion of Western Spain and Portugal and the 

 Mediterranean. Northerly winds everywhere. 



Barometer : the anticyclonic system travelling 

 eastwards and dominating the whole of our 

 area from Holland to South Spain. 



Fine but cold over Iberian Peninsula and France ; 

 and temperature in our Islands and neighbour- 

 hood kept low by the winds from the north 

 circling round the dominating anticyclone. 



Conditions much the same as on previous day. 



Overcast in Iberian Peninsula, France, and Great 

 Britain. Winds still northerly over our area, 

 but decreasing in force as the centre of the 

 anticyclone became situated over our Islands. 



The centre of the anticyclone situated over 

 Holland causing easterly currents over Spain, 

 France, and Great Britain, somewhat warmer 

 and brishter. 



