The Natural History of Selborne

These ring-ouzels are seen again in the spring in their return to the north.

People are now housing corn after 27 days interruption.

I saw a small Ichneumon-fly laying its eggs on, or in the aurelia of a papilio.

A few of these rare birds (rock-ouzels) appeared, just this time twelve months, in orchards about yew-trees.  I have not been able yet to procure a cock.

Much weat still out, & spoiled.  Much barley and oats spoiled.  Young martins still in their nest.

The whame, or barrel-fly, Oestrus bovis, still lays it’s nits on the horses sides.

Nectarines all water.  Great rain in the night.

A few wasps which spoil ye grapes.

First blanched Celeri.  Wheat still abroad: oats & barley much grown.

Wheat still abroad.  The fields are drencehd with rains, and almost all the spring corn is abroad.  Sheep die.