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Sth.— Wren sang. 
9th.—Report of Woodcock killed in first week of month. 
12th.—Harvest late; beans still being cut. A few Swallows 
and Martins here. 
15th.—Six or seven Martins together. 
16th.—A very heavy rainfall, causing floods. 
19th.—Two Martins. | 
21st.—A Ring-Ouzel near Tew. Lots of Tortoiseshell Butter- 
flies about. 
24th.—Great many Starlings hawking for flies in the warm 
noon. 
25th.—About a score of Fieldfares flew over, going S.W. 
27th.—News of a Peregrine killed at Stanton Harcourt, and 
another adult at Middleton Stoney Park during the past week ; 
both, from their size, appear to have been females. Also of an 
adult male and a young Hobby, killed about a month or six 
weeks ago near Sandford, where I have no doubt they bred. 
29th.—-Song-Thrush sings a little. 
Nearly 53 in. of rain this month; wind chiefly from 8.W., 
and season very mild. 
November 3rd.—Some plums still on wall-trees. 
13th.—Wood-Pigeons only just fully fledged. 
16th.—Song-Thrushes singing fairly well the last week. 
21st.—Redwings for first time. 
25th.—A good many now. 
28th.—Heavy floods. 
29th.—When we were having a stubble-field at the top of the 
hill above Milcomb gorse driven, the beaters sent a Jack-Snipe 
(which was killed) over the guns. Later, when walking another 
stubble on a hillside, another got up at our feet. A Wood- 
Pigeon only just full-feathered. 
Rainfall about 13 in.; wind N. to a great extent. 
December 4th.—Heavy floods. 
Sth.—Report of a young (live) Hobby in Oxford Market, said 
to have been taken near there. 
13th.—Many Fieldfares and Redwings; a good crop of haws. 
Rooks have built many nests this autumn. 
17th.—The floods at Oxford are very large, and it is nearly 
isolated on three sides. 
