1891.
Aug. 21.  
Lincoln to York, England.
  Forenoon cloudy with showers. P.M. clear.
  Left Lincoln for York by 2.37 train, changing at Doncaster.
Country flat, open, under high cultivation; much of it reclaim-
ed fens with a few small tracts of primeval bog with stagnant
pools surrounded by cat-tails. Passed a very broad canal down
which a heavily-laden barge was progressing under sail. Saw two
flocks of Lapwings (on a perfect cloud of birds - not less than
three hundred) in low-lying pastures. Went to Station Hotel,
modern, comfortable uninteresting. Walked about a mile on top
of ancient city walls. Many Swallows skimming about but no
Swifts.