April 14

Posted by sydney on Apr 14th, 2009
  • 1789: April 14, 1789 – Pulled down the old forsaken martin’s nests in some of which we found dead young.  They grow fetid, & foul from long use.  Redstart appears in my tall hedges.
  • 1786: April 14, 1786 – Timothy heaves up the mould, & comes out of his hibernacula under the wall-nut tree.
  • 1779: April 14, 1779 – Two cuckows appear in my outlet.  The mole-cricket jars.  The wry-neck appears, & pipes.
  • 1774: April 14, 1774 – The blackcap begins to sing in my fields: a most punctual bird in it’s return. * In the season of nidifcation the wildest birds are comparatively rare. Thus the ringdove breeds in my fields tho’ they are continually frequented: & the missel-thrush, tho’ most shy in the autumn & winter, builds in my garden close to a walk where people are passing all day long.
  • 1772: April 14, 1772 – Began mowing the grass walks.
  • 1771: April 14, 1771 – Swallow appears as last year amidst frost & snow!
  • 1770: April 14, 1770 – Butterflies abound. Flies swarm. Grass lamb. Cut a brace more of large cucumbers. Ants appear. Primula veris. Drabaverna.

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