March 21
Posted by sydney on Mar 21st, 2009
- 1793: March 21, 1793 – Parted the bunches of Hepatica’s, that were got weak, & planted them again round the borders.
- 1791: March 21, 1791 – A hen gross-beak was found almost dead in my outlet it had nothing in it’s craw.
- 1790: March 21, 1790 – Bombylius medius, a hairy fly, with a long projecting snout, appears: they are seen chiefly in March & April. “Os rostro porrecto, setaceo, longissimo, bivalvi.” A dipterous insect, which sucks it’s aliment from blossoms. On the 21st of March, a single bank, or sand-martin was seen hovering & playing round the sand-pit at short heath, where in the summer they abound. I have often suspected that S. martins are the most early among the hirundines.
- 1788: March 21, 1788 – Young squab red-breasts were found this day in a nest built in a hollow tree.
- 1785: March 21, 1785 – Mr Charles Etty sailed from the mother bank, near the Isle of Wight, where they stopped to take in passengers.
- 1782: March 21, 1782 – Vast flocks of Fieldfares appear: they are probably intent on the business of migration.
- 1780: March 21, 1780 – The tortoise is quite awake, & came-out all day long: towards evening it buried itself in part.
- 1775: March 21, 1775 – Mrs Snooke’s old tortoise came out of the ground, but in a few days buried himself as deeps as ever. Earth-worms lie out, & copulate.
- 1769: March 21, 1769 – Goose sits; while the gander with vast assiduity keeps guard; & takes the fiercest sow by the ear & leads her away crying.
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