1891.
July 25.
Winchester, England.
Clear, still, and rather warm.
A Wren singing in a garden opposite the hotel at Salisbury.
  We left Salisbury at 10.40 train for Winchester, changing
cars at East Junction and reaching our destination about 1 P.M.
Saw about 200 Rooks, two Partridges, and a few Skylarks and
Yellow Hammers from the train. 
  To Royal George an old inn lately remodeled. To Cathedral
immediately after arrival, fine building in perfect preservation.
  Lunch at 2 P.M. At 4 start. for old school. Beautiful
cloisters with time roofs, many Swallows nesting among the
chestnut timbers over 500 years old. In the town saw a pair of
Swallows enter a chimney. They skimmed close over it once or
twice then fluttered down dropping out of sight very slowly and
gently. One alighted on cap and twittered.
  To old hospital. Large enclosure behind with turf, elms,
and a little river, brimfull, with tall reeds and choked with
aquatic plants, the water very clear but looking as if frozen
to the bottom. I noticed this same curious glint in the water
of the Avon yesterday. Spotted Flycatchers here; also a Green
Finch singing. 
  Dinner at 7 P.M. afterwards walked around Cathedral, very 
impressive A Throstle singing strongly in a garden. Wood Pigeon
in market at 9d.