OCTOBER 213 



CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER. 



October 1st. — Hedge Sparrow sings. 



„ 2nd. — Pheasants wander in search of acorns. 



„ 4th. — Twites or Mountain Linnets flock. 



„ 5th. — Tree Creeper sings. 



„ 7th. — Skylark sings. 



„ 10th. — Cirl Bunting sings. 



„ nth. — Cuckoo (young) last seen. 



„ 12th. — Chiff-chaff last heard. 



„ 15th. — Swallow last seen (average). 



„ 16th. — Chiff-chaff last noted. 



„ 17th. — Hooded Crow arrives. 



„ 18th. — Wheatear last noted. 



„ 19th. — Redwing arrives. 



„ 20th. — Two young Wood Pigeons still in the nest 



„ 22nd. — Brambling or Mountain Finch arrives. 



„ 23rd. — Grey Shrike seen. 



Thrushes heard on migration at night. 

 „ 25th. — Fieldfare arrives. 



House Martin last seen. 

 „ 26th. — Woodcock arrives. 



Black Redstart seen. 

 „ 28th. — Migratory party of Blackbirds seen. 

 „ 30th. — Short-eared Owl arrives. 

 „ 31st. — Bullfinches begin to appear in the lanes and 



hedges. 



