JUNE 133 



common thing to find a "raven tree," containing, 

 amongst its upper branches, a huge pile of sticks, 

 tenanted each year by a pair of Ravens from a date 

 beyond the memory of the oldest inhabitant. Few 

 such now remain, but fortunately quite a number of 

 heronries survive, many of them dating back to the 

 days when knight and dame with hawk on wrist rode 

 through the forest glades. 



CALENDAR FOR JUNE. 



June 1st. — Corncrake nests. 



Young Starlings leave the nest. 

 „ 2nd. — Young Wheatears leave the nest. 

 „ 3rd. — Turtle Dove and Reed Warbler nest. 



Greenfinch nests for the second time. 

 ,, 4th. — Young Magpies leave the nest. 

 „ 6th. — Nightjar nests. 

 ,, 7th. — Young Jackdaws leave the nest. 

 „ 10th. — Young Jays leave the nest. 

 „ nth. — Young Goldfinches leave the nest. 

 „ 12th. — Young Willow Wrens leave the nest. 

 „ 15th. — Common Partridge hatches. 



Young Common Whitethroats leave the nest. 

 „ 16th. — Nightingale ceases to sing. 

 „ 25th. — Cuckoos becoming silent. 

 „ 26th. — Young Spotted Flycatchers leave the nest. 



