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CALENDAR FOR APRIL.

April⁠1st.—Ring Ouzel arrives.
April„⁠3rd.—Blackbird and Ring Dove nest.
April„⁠6th.—Sand Martin arrives.
April„⁠9th.—Stonechat and Moorhen nest.
April„ 10th.—House Sparrow nests.
April„ 12th.—Long-tailed Tit, Magpie and Common Snipe nest.
April„ 13th.—Swallow, Willow Wren and Yellow Wagtail arrive.
⁠Brambling last seen.
April„ 14th.—Carrion Crow and Common Buzzard nest.
⁠Young Rooks heard in the nests.
⁠Hooded Crow last seen.
April„ 15th.—Black-headed Gull nests.
April„ 16th.—Nightingale arrives.
April„ 17th.—Meadow Pipit and Red Grouse nest.
April„ 18th.—Pheasant nests.
⁠Tree Pipit and Redstart arrive.
April„ 19th.—Chaffinch nests.
April„ 20th.—Goldcrest nests.
April„ 22nd.—Ringed Plover nests.
⁠Common Sandpiper arrives.
April„ 23rd.—Linnet, Yellow-hammer, Skylark, Starling, Jackdaw and Curlew nest.
⁠Blackcap arrives.
April„ 24th.—Kingfisher nests.
April„ 25th.—Greenfinch, Pied Wagtail and Kestrel nest.
⁠Whinchat, Common Whitethroat, Grasshopper Warbler, House Martin and Cuckoo arrive.