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Standlake in the spring of 1835. This is now in my possession, 

 and I have had it set up. 



Gadwall, male and female, " Oxford." These were doubtless 

 shot at Standlake, the male in January, 1833, and the female in 

 the following winter. Male now in my possession. 



Garganey, adult, male. 



Bittern, " Oxford." 



Hen-Harrier, female, " Weston "; now in my possession. 



Red-necked Grebe, adult, in winter dress ; now in my pos- 

 session. 



Common Sandpiper, " Weston," ? 3 June 1834." An in- 

 teresting date for its occurrence in Oxon. 



Hobby, " Weston " (tail worn; had been in confinement). 



Dotterel, adult ; now in my possession. 



Fulmar, "Weston." 



Manx- Shearwater, " Weston." 



17th. — A pair of Red-backed Shrikes in the old place by the 

 railway on the Lessor Farm, Milcomb. All three favourite haunts 

 are occupied this year, but I have not seen any birds elsewhere. 



18th. — My man tells me that a pair of Robins hatched a brood 

 in his garden, and as soon as the young were out of the nest they 

 laid again in the same nest. This brood is now hatched and 

 being fed, he thinks, almost entirely on red currants ! 



19th. — Warblers swarming in the kitchen garden ; Blackcaps, 

 Garden- Warblers, Lesser Whitethroats, and Whitethroats, all 

 feeding on red currants and raspberries. The Robins are as 

 bad as the rest. Very hot, dry weather. 



28th. — Rain has fallen. The Warblers spend a good deal of 

 time in the pea-rows and broad-bean stalks, which are badly 

 " blighted " with a lead-grey or black aphis. 



August 1st. — Garden-Warbler sang several times; unusual 

 at this date. A Green Sandpiper flew low over my head, calling, 

 near Crouch Hill, where there are several small cattle ponds. 

 6th. — Goldfinch singing, and Starling a little. 

 10th. — Saw a Green Sandpiper near Nell Bridge, Adderbury. 

 11th. — Swifts screaming loudly at evening. 

 16th. — A few Swifts only. 

 19th. — Peewits in flock in swede fields. 

 23rd. — Many Ray's Wagtails in Port Meadow, Oxford. 

 29th. — Linnets in flocks of a score or more. 



