FLOWERING OF PLANTS, ETC. 



181 



May 2nd ; Thrush sings February 26th ; Crows begin to build 

 March 1st. Two Swallows and three House Martins seen at 

 Stanifordhani November 21st." 



(6) Dates of First Observation of Insects. 



INSECTS. 



SEAHAM. 



NORTH 

 SHIELDS. 



STAM- 

 FORDHAM. 



First seen. 



First seen. 



First seen. | 



Small White Butterfly 



May 4 

 May 30 

 May 12 



May 2 



April 22 

 May 22 

 April 11 

 June 19 









Holly Blue ,, 







April 6 

 June 27 

 April 7 

 April 27 







April 1 

 April 1 

 April 3 



March 30 I 

 April 7 

 April 8 









The Rev. J. F. Bigge remarks — "Killed ninety-six queen 

 wasps ; consequently during the summer there was scarcely a 

 wasp to be seen. Mr. Draper says that wasps were not numer- 

 ous, though many queens were seen in April and May. 



The observations recorded in the Meteorological Report and 

 Climatological Tables have this year been furnished by the fol- 

 lowing contributors : — 



Allenheads and Bywell .... Mr. T. J. Bewick, Haydon Bridge. 

 Bingfield (Captain Orde) > 



Howick Hall (Earl Grey) J „ , ' T „ 



T-n m ,t, T „ ,,. , x, . f Communicated by the Eev. J. I. 



Lilburn Tower (E.J. Collmgwood, Esq.) \ „. 



i Di o *o*e 



Eoddam Hall (Wm. Roddain, Esq.) ... \ . °° ' 



Glanton Pike (F. "W. Collingwood, Esq.) / 



Cresswell Henry Cresswell, Esq., Cresswell, Morpeth. 



Darlington Mr. John Richardson, Southend. 



Gateshead George "Wailes, Esq., Burghtield Grange. 



Newcastle The Literary and Philosophical Society. 



North Shields f '• Coppin, Esq., M.A. 



( Robt. Spence, Esq. 



Otterburn Rev. Timothy "Wearing. (Communicated by 



the Rev. R. F. Wheeler.) 

 North Tyne Matthew Ridley, Esq., Park End. 



( Mr. R. Draper, Seaham Hall Gardens. 



Seaham < 



( Mr. James Kitts, Londonderry Office. 



Stamfordham Rev. J. F. Bigge. 



( Rev. Geo. Uiff, The Hall. 

 Sunderland .. \ _ _ , T _, TT . _..,, 



J. W. Mounsey, Esq., Hendon Hill. 



