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April. — 



Darlington. — White butterflies, wasps, humble bees, honey 

 bees, thrushes, blackbirds, and starlings were more than com- 

 monly numerous towards the end of the month. 



Wylam. — Willow wren first heard on the 15th. Many female 

 wasps were observed. 



May. — 



Wallington. — Queen wasps were very plentiful in April and 

 May, feeding on a favourite food supplied by the blossoms of the 

 gooseberry bushes. They were well looked after, and nearly 

 three hundred were destroyed. 



Acklam, near Middlesbro'. — Caterpillars of various kinds were 

 very numerous at the end of the month, and gave much trouble 

 on the fruit trees. Eoses suffered much. 



June. — 



Wallington. — The humming-bird hawk moth was seen on the 

 15th. The first swarm of bees on the same day. 



Acklam, near Middlesbro'. — Butterflies and moths were very 

 abundant at the beginning of the month. 



July. — 



North Sunderland. — A white sparrow was seen on the 15th 

 by the Rev. F. R. Simpson in the fields between Falloden and 

 Newton Barns. The colour was not pure but a dirty white. 

 The swallows, blue tits, willow wrens, and flycatchers all had 

 young out of the nest in the second week of July. Flocks of 

 starlings were seen the first week in July. 



August. — 



Wallington. — The turnip fly was very destructive during this 

 month and the latter part of July. Whole fields of young tur- 

 nips were almost destroyed by them. The northern part of 

 Northumberland seems to have been nearly free from this pest. 



Three Galium sphinx moths were taken on the 1st of this 



