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3rd. — Some Meadow-Pipits ; early. 



5th. — Linnets in flocks of a hundred or more. 



10th. — Flocks of from one to two hundred Linnets. 



13th. — Heard two Chiffchaffs. 



22nd. — News from Mr. G. W. Bradshaw that he saw yester- 

 day a fine adult male Hobby, in the flesh, shot on Goring Heath. 

 Weighed 5£ oz. 



October 1st. — Saw many Goldfinches in different places during 

 a day's shooting, chiefly on Milcomb Hills. This bird, except just 

 after a long severe winter, is by no means uncommon in this part 

 of Oxfordshire. 



3rd. — Blackbird singing in a low tone. 



4th. — Again. 



8th. — Again. 



12th. — Flock of about a hundred Greenfinches entirely by 

 themselves. 



17th. — A Royston Crow shot about this time near Banbury. 

 Mr. Bartlett told me that about fifteen years ago he had a dozen 

 to preserve in one winter; but it is quite uncommon in this 

 county. 



24th. — Pied Wagtail singing. 



November. — Swallows departed very early this year. I took 

 no notes on the subject, until I remarked that the birds were all 

 gone. But I do not recollect seeing even one in October. 

 Nevertheless, two were reported as seen at Sibford on the 24th 

 November (' Banbury Advertiser'). 



2nd. — Fieldfares flew over garden. 



3rd. — Starling eating pyracanthus berries. 



4th. — Many Redwings and one Brambling. Goldfinches in 

 small charms, several times and places in course of a day's 

 shooting. 



6th. — A Golden Plover shot in a ploughed field at South 

 Newington Hill. 



13th. — Snow fell in the night. 



16th. — Half a score of Siskins in some alders. 



17th. — A most destructive frost last night. Thermometer 

 down to 14 deg., and stood at 22 deg. at 10 a.m. to-day. 



19th. — When we were shooting in a gale of wind from W.S.W., 

 a male Peregrine-Falcon tried to carry off a Red-legged Partridge, 



