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THE ZOOLOGIST. 



February 8th. — No Fieldfares and Redwings to be seen. 

 Some Bramblings. Thrush song very fine now. 



14th. — Chaffinch, Yellow Bunting, and many Larks singing. 

 Saw one Fieldfare. 



20th. — Thousands of Wood-Pigeons reported feeding on seed- 

 grass and clover-fields about South Newington hills. Saw a 

 Siskin in cypress in Banbury, where several have been seen for 

 some days. 



21st. — Blackbird singing. Great increase of Chaffinches in 

 the last week. 



28th. — Snowstorm and frost. 



29th. — Sharp frost. A great many Bullfinches in the garden, 

 six in one plum-tree. Some Bramblings in the garden ; frequent 

 stackyards this weather. 



A very dry month. 



March 1st. — Heavy snowstorm. 



5th. — Notwithstanding wintry weather the Rooks have a lot 

 of nests built. 



6th. — Violent storm and deluge of rain. 



7th. — A Thrush's nest in garden finished externally. 



8th. — Mistle-Thrush sings finely now in the daytime, but I 

 do not notice it in the evening, when the Song-Thrush is at 

 its best. 



13th. — Song-Thrush laid one egg. Found in yew-hedge 

 Blackbird's nest with four eggs partly incubated. Some Field- 

 fares about again. 



15th. — Some snow. Apricot blossom. 



23rd. — The first spring-like day. Peewits in the ploughings. 

 26th.— Big floods. 



31st.— Although I went over a great deal of ploughed land 

 about Wroxton when out with the Basset hounds, I could see no 

 Wheatears. 



A rough, cold month, with much high wind and over 3J in. 

 of rain or snow. 



April 3rd. — Chiffehaff in song. 

 4th. — Young Robins hatched. 



17th. — Swallow. Male Lesser Redpoll about some alders 

 above Upper Grove Mill. A late spring. 

 19th.— Some snow. 



