April 17, 1768
Posted by sydney on Apr 17th, 1768
Rooks have young. Young ravens fledged. Forked-tailed kite lays three eggs. Redstart sings for the first time.
April 9, 1768
Posted by sydney on Apr 9th, 1768
The titlark, Aladua pratorum, first sings. It is a delicate songster; flying from tree to tree, & spreading out it’s wings it chants in it’s descent. It also sings on trees, & on the ground walking in pasture fields.
April 2, 1768
Posted by sydney on Apr 2nd, 1768
Bombylius medius. Musca bombyliiformis dense pilosa nigra abdomine obtuso, ad latera rufo, longissimum spiculum quoddam ceu linguam ex ore protendit. Ray’s Hist: Insect: p. 273
March 31, 1768
Posted by sydney on Mar 31st, 1768
Black weather. Cucumber fruit swells. Rooks sit. This day the dry weather has lasted a month.
March 29, 1768
Posted by sydney on Mar 29th, 1768
Cock pheasant crows. Blue stinking mist.
March 26, 1768
Posted by sydney on Mar 26th, 1768
Ground is all dust. Sowed various sorts of seeds from the physic-garden at Oxford.
March 25
Posted by sydney on Mar 25th, 1768
Apricot is covered with boards. Lucern is 6 inches & 3/4 high; burnet 5 inch. & 1/2.
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