June 29, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jun 29th, 1768

Ricked my St foin in good order.  The ears of wheat in general are very long.  Wheat blows still.

June 28, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jun 28th, 1768

Showers about.  Dryed & cocked my st. foin.

June 17, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jun 17th, 1768

Wheat that was lodged rises again.

June 12, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jun 12th, 1768

Glow-worms abound.  Phallus stinks in the hedges.

June 10, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jun 10th, 1768

The nightingale, having young, leaves off singing, & makes a plaintive & a jarring noise.

June 3, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jun 3rd, 1768

The reed-sparrow, passer troquatus in aurundinetis nidificans, sings at Liss, near Mrs. Cole’s ponds.  It sings night and day while breeding & has a fine variety of notes.

*As it appears since, this was the passer arundicnaceus minor of Ray: a thin-billed bird, and probably a bird of summer passage.

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