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ME. G. S. BEADY ON THE FLOWEEING OF PLANTS. 





(5) Dates of Sowing and Cutting of Cereal Crops, 



¥• 



GRAIN, &o. 



EODDAM. 



NO. SHIELDS. 



When sown. 



When cut. 



When cut. 





March 30 



March 21 



February 17 



August 16. 

 August 17. 

 September 9 

 July 9 

 October 6 

 October 28 



August 9 

 August 23 

 August 23 



Oats 





Hay 



Potatoes 

 Turnips 







May 2 

 May 25 













(6) Bates of A 



rrival and Departure of Birds. 





MIGRATORY 

 BIRDS. 



EODDAM. 



STAMF'EDHAM 



SEAHAM. 



NO. SHIELDS. 3 



Arrival. 



Depart. 



Arrival. 



Depart. 



Arrival. 



Depart. 



Arrival. 



Black-cap 



Chiff-chaff 

 I Corncrake ,.., 



May 5 

 Apr. 27 



Mar. 7 

 Apr. 21 



Oct. 5 



June 2 



Apr. 29 



Apr. 20 

 Apr. 16 



May 4 



May 30 

 Apr. 18 

 Apr. 29 

 May 5 

 Oct. 16 

 May 10 

 April 

 Apr. 11 

 Oct. 20 

 Mar. 18 



Nov. 

 May 1 



May 30 

 Apr. 29 

 May 10 

 Oct, 15 

 Mar. 1 



Oct, 14 

 Nov. 3 

 August 

 May 1 

 August 

 Nov. 4 

 Sept. 



Jan. 



August 



July 

 Oct.*8 



Sept. 28 



Nov. 5 



May 2 

 April 24 



March 27 

 April 15 

 October 16 





Flycatcher 



Grey Wagtail... 



Norway Crow 

 Pied Wagtail... 



Sedge-warbler 

 Starling 



Swift 





Whitethroat ... 

 Yellow Wagtail 



The Rev. J. P. Bigge remarks — Rooks begin to build March 

 3 1st; Curlew heard first time March 23rd, Plover March 9th, 

 Thrush and Lark February 1st. 



Mr. Draper, of Seaham, writes — Two specimens of the small 

 "Willow "Wren were seen here for the first time this spring on 

 the 19th April, at 4 p.m., and at 8 a.m. on the 20th not less than 

 fourteen specimens were singing in the woods. 



(7) Dates of First Observation of Insects. 



Stamford- 

 ham. 



Worth 

 Shields. 



Sunder- 

 land. 



Seaham. 



Small White Butterfly . 



Orange Tip 



Tortoiseshell 



Brimstone Motli 



Small Dagger 



Cockchafer 



Hive Bees 



Humble Bees 



Wasps 



May 10 



April 8 

 May 17 



May 12 

 May IS 



April 13 



Julie S 



March 14 

 April 7 

 April 20 



March 18 

 March 25 

 April 21 



April 10 

 June 1 

 April 20 



May 27 

 May 27 



March 24 

 May 3 



Mrs. Eoddam says — Yery few butterfiys seen here this season ; 



