CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER.
October1st.—Hedge Sparrow sings.
October„2nd.—Pheasants wander in search of acorns.
October„4th.—Twites or Mountain Linnets flock.
October„5th.—Tree Creeper sings.
October„7th.—Skylark sings.
October„ 10th.—Cirl Bunting sings.
October„ 11th.—Cuckoo (young) last seen.
October„ 12th.—Chiff-chaff last heard.
October„ 15th.—Swallow last seen (average).
October„ 16th.—Chiff-chaff last noted.
October„ 17th.—Hooded Crow arrives.
October„ 18th.—Wheatear last noted.
October„ 19th.—Redwing arrives.
October„ 20th.—Two young Wood Pigeons still in the nest.
October„ 22nd.—Brambling or Mountain Finch arrives.
October„ 23rd.—Grey Shrike seen.
Thrushes heard on migration at night.
October„ 25th.—Fieldfare arrives.
House Martin last seen.
October„ 26th.—Woodcock arrives.
Black Redstart seen.
October„ 28th.—Migratory party of Blackbirds seen.
October„ 30th.—Short-eared Owl arrives.
October„ 31st.—Bullfinches begin to appear in the lanes and hedges.
