BY THE KEY. R. F. WHEELER, M.A. 



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crop ; plums were scarce. There was a great abundance of both 

 blackberries and elderberries. The leaves of the hazel have been 

 much eaten by the caterpillar Chiematobia brumata. 



Wylam. — On January 21st Gloire- de-Dijon rose fully out in 

 blossom and quite fragrant. This was, of course, quite accidental. 

 On February 25th the apricot trees on a cold wall were in blos- 

 som. On May 24th white thorn out. On May 26th Grloire-de- 

 Dijon rose in flower; gooseberries gathered for the first time. 

 On June 24th wild roses in hedges out in flower, and also the 

 standard roses in the "garden. On June 28th laurels in flower, 

 and strawberries ripe. 



North Shields. — Crocus in flower February 6th ; hepatica, 

 January 27th ; auricula, March 31st; pansy in garden, January 

 17th; polyanthus, January 28th. Pears were ripe on September 

 14th; apples, -September 28th. Barley first cut on August 17th; 

 and wheat on August 27th. 



Stamfordham. — Barley was cut on September 11th: oats sown 

 April 16th were cut on October 31st. 



(2) Bates of Arrival and Departure of Birds. 



Black-cap .... 

 Chiff-chaff .... 

 Corncrake .... 



Cuckoo 



Fieldfare 



Redwing 



Swift 



Swallow 



Wheatear 



Whitethroat . 

 Willow Wren . 

 Woodcock .... 



SEAHAM. 





STAM- 

 FORD'M. 



Arrival. 



Depar 



ure. 



Arrival. 



June 27 

 April 21 







Sept. 



27 



May 19 

 May 12 

 May 3 



April 26 

 Oct. 17 

 Oct. 20 

 May 9 

 May 7 

 May 

 April 30 

 April 17 

 Oct. 18 



Aug. 

 Feb. 

 Feb. 

 Sept. 

 Oct. 

 July. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 



4 



13 



6 



1 



13 





May 18 

 April 14 



April 21 











Seaham. — The Corncrake was not heard this season. No Red- 

 starts were observed. The Whitethroat was very rare. 



Stamfordham. — The Plover was heard on February the 27th. 

 Larks were singing on March the 16th. The Curlew was ob- 

 served on January the 28th. Wood-pigeons cooing on March 

 the 22nd. 



