which ran from the turf on the
side of the road and flew very
like a Flicker, two Kestrels, several
Whinchats, and a number of large
Pipits which mounted & sang on
wing-their songs feeble & trilling
with some sweet notes. Yellowhammers
common. Heather coming into bloom[.]
  Birds foot trefoil all over the
mountain.
  From the train saw a [female] Mallard
flutter off her nest & a pair
of Partridges feeding not 20
yards from track on smooth
turf in pasture.
  Heard something like the
trill of a toad in a ravine
& saw two Butterflies, one a
rather large species.
  Moors dark olive green, where 
covered with heather, & flecked with
cloud shadows. Wind blew a gale
on mountain. 1 Cormorant, 1 Herring Gull
July 7  Lynton to Ilfracombe
  Cloudy with the usual light showers.
Strong, cold W. wind.
  In A.M. walk about village with G. &
E.R.S. Rest of day writing journal &
letters.
  To Ilfracombe by coach 5 to 7.30 P.M.
Road rises by short, steep pitches to
top of hills following branch of the Lyn
thence rather level over hills, descending
to Ilfracombe by easy grade along
coast cliff. None of the country
traversed as high & wild as that we 
passed over yesterday, in fact about
all of it hedge-divided grass, grain
or potato fields.
  Two Magpies both in open country 
one in road flying to hedge, the other
flying across the road, beautiful
creatures showing black & white, their
long tails lashing about in the strong
wind.
  Small birds numerous, chiefly
Yellow Hammers, Chaffinches