The Natural History of Selborne

White frost, cloudless.  Curlews have cryed here within these few days.  Haws fail here.

White frost, sun, tempest.  Vast rain & wind.

Sprinkling rain & rumbling wind.

Mild, & sun.  Sweet day, large halo round the moon.

Some swallows.  Grapes large & black, but not high-flavoured yet.  Several martins.

Stormy winds, & gluts of rain.  Floods.

Several swallows & martins.

White frost, grey, & clouds.  Ashen leaves begin to fall.

Grapes turn black.  Vetches, & seed-clover housed.  Baromr sinks very fast.  Ring-ouzels.  Ring-ouzels affect to perch on the top twigs of tall trees, like field-fares.  When they flie off they chatter like black birds.  Apples are gathering.

Woodlark whistles.  Few swallows.  One martin’s nest with young in it.  Some few martins about.