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Saw four hares run one after another down the 
marsh. 
Saw a cuckoo over the ferry ; it is very late for it. 
We have not had very nice weather lately; per- 
haps that is the reason it has not come before. 
A cow broke the school fence down. Frost in the 
night. 
Very wet this morning; the poor little birds are in 
the trees for shelter. Found some speedwell 
dowers. 
Found a lark’s nest with four young birds in it. I 
took some crumbs to the nest and laid them 
there, and I went again and they were gone. 
I suppose she gave them to her young ones. 
Saw some young starlings ; found some little white 
dowers and some sea lavender. 
Saw a wild duck’s nest in a ditch with nine eggs in ; 
the nest was made of straw and feathers. I 
found some May blossoms. 
Saw two sheil-ducks in a ditch. 
Saw a linnet sitting on a fence ; it had a green breast. 
Weather very fine, but rather windy. 
Found a starling’s nest; it had four little blue eggs, 
and when I went again there were little birds 
in it. Very wet day ; a thunderstorm. 
Went down the quay and found some very tiny 
shells, so small that no one would ev'er think 
that once animals lived in them. 
Went round the sea-wall and saw the tide coming in. 
Saw two curlews dying and some sheil-ducks in a 
ditch. 
Found a wild duck’s nest with ten eggs in it. 
Saw a widgeon in a ditch, as I was going to Rose 
Cottage ; it is something like a duck, only a 
little smaller, with webbed teet and long bill. 
Saw a green snake. 
I went round the saltings and found some crabs and 
shells ; the sea pinks and sea lavender are in 
bloom. Weather very hot. There was thunder 
in the afternoon. 
Found some seaweed on the hard ; it felt damp this 
morning. It is the sign of lain. 
Went for a walk ; saw some bluebells out and some 
wild roses, and the elder tree is in blossom. 
Found some speedwell growing by the hedge side; 
it is a small, light blue flower. 
Went for a walk on the saltings ; saw a lot of lakes, 
isthmuses, capes, peninsulas and islands ; saw 
the crabs crawling in the mud. 
