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7th. — 59° in shade. Flock of Meadows-Pipits on grassy hills. 



20th. — Mr. Fowler saw a Chiffchaff at Kingham. 



23rd. — A Song-Thrush's nest in yew-hedge, which was nearly 

 finished on the 7th, and was lined with ice about a week later, 

 had to-day three eggs, although I had thought it was quite 

 deserted. 



27th. — Books sitting ; hedges getting green in very sheltered 

 spots. 



28th. — Wheatear at Milconib on grassy hill with many ant- 

 hills. From one of them it flew and settled on the top of a fair- 

 sized tree, on which I have previously seen spring Wheatears 

 settle. Two Wheatears seen on Bloxham Grove to-day. 



Cold and many slight falls of snow after the early part of the 

 month. 



April 2nd. — Flock of about one hundred Wood-Pigeons ; some 

 Redwings. 



3rd. — Chiffchaff at Broughton sang. Two Sand-Martins 

 passed over Hanwell plantation, where I saw a Pied Wood- 

 pecker ; I also saw the hounds put up a Short-eared Owl from 

 a gorsy coombe near Wroxton. 



7th. — Put up a Snipe from brook-bank. 



9th. — When walking along the Icknield Way, near W T atling- 

 ton, I watched a cock Partridge being mobbed by four Peewits, 

 a good many of which seemed to be breeding along the foot of 

 the hills. I saw a pair of Stonechats, and two pairs the next 

 day towards Lewknor. Again, this year, I noticed Marsh-Tits 

 common about the beech -woods. 



11th. — A really hot day. Walking to Ewelme, I saw a score 

 or more of Bramblings just before I got to Cow Common {vide 

 Zool. 1906, p. 313). I went on to the Thames at Benson, but 

 could not even see a Sand-Martin, and two Chiffchaffs were the 

 only summer birds I noticed all day, although Tortoiseshell and 

 Brimstone butterflies were on the wing in numbers, and I saw a 

 Peacock butterfly at Ewelme. A pair of Goldfinches frequented 

 the firs at Swyncombe cross-roads. 



13th. — Two Swallows here ; seen at Adderbury yesterday. 



14th. — Blackcap and Redstart. A female Stone Curlew shot 

 between Wheatley and Cuddesdon. 



15th.— Willow-Wren. 



