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28th. — In the Swere valley, near Wiggington, were fifteen 

 or twenty Snipe in a wisp, and wild ; a few others. Some Red- 

 wings, the only ones seen this season. A huge flock of Pigeons. 

 Bullfinches common. 



29th. — Saw a Sparrow-Hawk and a male Peregrine Falcon. 

 Large flocks of Larks on stubbles. One Redwing here. 



31st. — Many Pigeons still here. I have seldom seen so 

 many small birds frequenting the stubbles as one sees now. 

 Larks, Starlings, Tree- Sparrows, Greenfinches, and a good many 

 Linnets. The mild wet autumn has kept them here. 



Rainfall, 1*50 in. on fourteen days. 



Rainfall for the year, 37 '11 in. ! From 24 in. to 26 in. is an 

 average fall. 



