27th, light, W. and S.W., cirri N.W.; early light fog, later thick; evening, clear.--_Curruca_, Redstarts, and Warblers as Chats, all tolerable, but not many; also _Mus. luctuosa_, young male and female. _Mot. flava_, _Anth. arborea_, and _Emb. hortulana_, pretty many. _Col. turtur_ and _Crex pratensis_, some.
28th, southerly, light, fine, clear, highest little clouds, and cirri from W. and W. by N., warm; P.M. and in evening S.S.E., clouds from W.--Early, very many _curruca_, _cinerea_, _hortensis_. _atricapilla_, and _trochilus_ singing by hundreds in the gardens. Later on _Lanius major_, one male. _Mus. grisola_, many. _Luctuosa_, the same, the latter mostly females. _Mot. flava_, few females. _Anth. arborea_, many. _Emb. hortulana_, but single. _Cypselus_, pretty many. _Hir. rustica_ and _urbica_, the same. _Caprimulgus_, a couple. _Col. turtur_, strikingly many, ten to fifteen being shot.
29th, S.S.E. and S., light, clouds from W.; noon, wind suddenly N.W., violent, clear, thunderstorm clouds from S. by W.--All those as yesterday, but much fewer. _Falco subbuteo_, male. _Tinnunculus_, female. 31. _grisola_, many. _Luctuosa_, fewer, most female. Hir. rustica, urbica, and riparia, as _Cypselus_, pretty many. _Cuc. canorus_, one. _Col. turtur_, very many; these latter do not mind violent wind.
30th, S.W. fresh, clear, cirri W. and W. by N.--Early, nothing at all. The whole day nothing.
31st, S.W., violent, thick low speedy rain clouds; in evening, N.W., cold.--Of course not a single bird.
1st and 2d, N.W., fresh, very cold.--Nothing.
3d and 4th, S.S.W., lighter; in evening, 4° calm, very warm, clear.--Few. _Sy. hypolais_, one. _Mus. grisola_, pretty many. _Col. turtur_, very many, up to forty.
5th, S.S.W., light, clear, hot, every day outermost cirri, N.W., 26° C.--Seen, a great Grey Shrike, uniform coloured ash grey, band through eye scarcely marked. _Mus. grisola_, _Hir. rustica_ and _riparia_, scattered. _Col. turtur_, many. _Pyrrhula rosea?_ yellowish-green, white band on wings, larger than _P. erythrinus_, not obtained.
6th, S.S.W., clear, fine; P.M., N. and N. by E., overcast; in evening, cool.--_Mus. grisola_, singly; _Hirundo_, some. _Col. turtur_, several.
7th, E. by N. slight, early overcast; P.M., thunderstorm, rain, W.; in night fog.--Nothing. _Sy. cinerea_ and _Mus. grisola_, quite few.