The Natural History of Selborne

Cut the first cantelupe-melon.

Martins begin to congregate on the maypole.  Ricked my little mead, & finish’d my Hay-making.

Vast aurora borealis.  The white owl has young.  It brings a mouse to its nest about every five minutes beginning at sunset.  Hay in tollerable order.  Cut my little mead.

Young swallows are able to take flies for themselves.

The country is drenched with wet, and quantities of hay were spoiled.

Succade-melons come in heaps.

Grasshopper-lark sings at Bradley.

Thomas brings down Succade-melons from Selborne; & he says he has cut four brace. They are very fine.

Truffles began to be taken for ye first time in my Brother Henry White’s grove; & will continue to be found in great abundance every fort-night till about Lady-day.

Cut my great meadow.