The Natural History of Selborne

An imperfect rainbow on the fog; a more vivid one on the dewy grass.  Grey crows, Cornix cinerea frugilega, near South Wick.  Mrs Snooke’s tortoise begins to scrape an hole in the ground in order for laying up.

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.