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Apis inanicata ap. 
Swallow-tailed butterfly (papilio machaon) ap. 
Whame or burrel fly (oestrus bovis) lays eggs on 
horses 
Sow-thistle (sotichus arvensis) fl. 
Plantain fritillary (militaea cinxia) ap. 
Yellow succory (picris hieracioides) fl. 
Musca mystacea ap. 
Canterbury bells (campanula medium) fl. 
Mentha longifol. fl, 
Carline thistle (carlina vulgaris) fl. 
Venetian sumach (rhus cotinus) fl. 
Ptinus pectinicornis ap. 
Burdock (arctium lappa) fl. 
Fell-wort (gentiana amarella) fl. 
Wormwood (artemisia al)sinthium) fl. 
Mugwort (artemisia vulgaris) fl. 
St. Barnaby's thistle (centaurea solstit.) fl. 
Meadow saffron (colchicum autumnale) fl. 
Michaelmas daisy (aster tradescanti) fl. 
Meadow rue (thalictrum flavum) fl. 
Sea holly (eryngium marit.) fl. 
China aster (aster chineusis) fl. 
Boletus albus ap. 
Less Venus looking glass (campanula hybrida) fl. 
Carthamus tinctor. fl. 
Goldfinch (carduelis elegans) young broods ap. 
Lapwings (vanellus cristatus) congregate 
Black-eyed marble butterfly (hipparchia semele) ap, 
Birds reassume their spring notes. 
DeviPs-bit (scabiosa succisa) fl. 
Thistle down floats 
Ploughman's spikenard (conyza squarrosa) fl. 
Autumnal dandelion (leontodon autumnale) fl. 
Flies abound in windows 
Linnets (linaria cannabina) congregate 
Bulls make their shrill autumnal noise 
Aster amellus fl. 
Balsam (impatiens balsamina) fl. 
Milk thistle (carduus mariauus) fl. 
Hop picking begins 
Beech (fagus sylvatica) turns yellow 
Soapwort (saponaria officinalis) fl. 
Ladies traces (ophrys spiralis) fl. 
Small golden black-spotted butterfly (lycaena 
phlaeas) ap. 
Swallow (hirundo garrula) sings 
Althaea frutex (hibiscus syriacus) fl. 
Great fritillary (argynnis paphia) ap. 
Willow red under-wing moth (catocala pacta) ap. 
European thicknee (oedicnemus Europaeus) cla- 
• mours Sept. 
Phalaena russula ap. Sept. 
Grapes ripen Sept. 
Wood owls hoot Sept. 
Saff'ron butterfly (colias edusa) ap. Sept. 
Ring ouzel appears on its autumnal visit Sept. 
Flycatcher (muscicapa grisola) last seen Sept. 
Beans (vicia faba) cut Sept. 
Ivy (hedera helix) fl. Sept. 
Stares congregate Sept. 
Wild honeysuckles fl. a second time Sept. 
Woodlark sings Sept. 
Woodcock (rusticola Europaea, returns Sept. 
Aug. 2. 
Aug. 2. 
Aug. 3—19. 
Aug. .3. 
Aug 3. 
Aug. 4. 
Aug. 5. 
Aug. 5. 
Aug. 7. 
Aug. 7. 
Aug. 7. 
Aug. 8. 
Aug. 8. Sept. 3. 
Aug, 8. 
Aug. J 
Aug. ] 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. ] 
Aug. ] 
Aug. 14. Sept. 28. 
Aug. 14. 
Aug. 1.5. 
Aug. 15. 
Aug. 
Aug 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Strawberry-tree (arbutus unedo) fl. 
Wheat sown 
. 10. 
. 10, Sept. 13. 
. 12. Sept. 27. 
. 14. 
. 14. 
. 15. 
. 15. Sept. 12. 
17. 
17 Sept. 10. 
24. 
24, Sept. 17. 
24. Sept. 22. 
25. 
27. Sept. 12. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 29. 
Aug. 29. 
Aug. no. Sept. 2. 
Aug. 3" 
Aug. r 
. 31. 
1. Nov. 7. 
1. 
4. Oct. 24. 
4. Nov. 9. 
4. 
4—30. 
6—29. 
11. 
12. Oct. 2, 
12. Nov. 1. 
25. 
28. Oct, 24. 
29. Nov. 11.' 
Oct. 1. 
Oct. 3. Nov. 9, 
MARKWICK. 
April 20. June 7- last seen 
[Aug. 28. 
June 17. July 21. 
June 6—25. 
June 5. Aug. 11. 
July 21. Aug. 18. 
June 5. July 20. 
June 17. Aug. 4. 
July 22. Aug. 21. 
July 9. Aug. 10. 
Aug. 15. Sept. 29. 
Aug. 11. Oct. 8. 
Aug. 6. Oct. 2. 
May 10. 
May 14. 
June 15. 
iept. 25. Feb. 4. 
June 22. Aug. 23. 
July 25. 
Aug. 22. Nov. 8. 
May 22. July 26. 
April 21. July 18. 
Sept. 1—15. 
Sept. 6—29. 
July 19. Aug. 23. 
Aug. 18. Sept. 18. 
April 11. Aug. 20. 
July 20. Sept. 28. 
June 17. 
Aug. 31. Nov. 4. 
Aug. 5. Sept. 26. 
Sept. 4—30. 
Aug. 9. Oct 14. 
Sept. 18. Oct.;28. 
June 4. March 21. 
Oct. 1. Nov. Ir. young 
ones April 28, last seen 
April 11. 
May 21. Dec. 10. 
Sept. 23. Oct. 19. 
