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Saturday, aft. 3th May 1924. Cold & windy, with showers but sunny bursts. Dunes at Portmarnock Co. Du.
[[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]] B. terrestris [[/underlined]], [[underlined]] B. muscorum [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] B. agrorum [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] All at willow. No other bees seen! 
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NB [[underlined]] Salix repens [[/underlined]] almost at its best. 
Dunes at Portmarnock Du.! [[line]]

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Sunday, morning ; very hot & sunny 4th May 1924.
Bank of upper road from the Scalp facing Enniskerry, Co. WI.
[[underlined]] Halictus rubicundus [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] on Dandelion.
" [[Ditto for: Halictus]] [[underlined]] tumulorum [[/underlined]] ? [[female symbol]] seen at gate to glen.
[[underlined]] Andrena albicans [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] abundant at Dandelion.
" [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] jacobi [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]]
" [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] minutula [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] [[checkmark]] R.C.L.P. Common on Dandelion & nesting on roadside by gate into glen.
" [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] gwynana [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] seen on Dandelion.
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[[underlined]] Nomada bifida [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] on Dandelion.
[[underlined]] Bombus hortorum [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] repeatedly visting Primroses.
[[underlined]] B. agronum, B. lucorum [[/underlined]] also seen.

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Sunday, [[strikethrough]] midday [[/strikethrough]] morning, 4/5/24. Sunny & hot.
Roadside at Kilmalin, above Enniskerry.
[[underlined]] Vespa rufa [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]]
[[underlined]] Andrena albicans [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] abundant on Dandelion.
[[underlined]] A. gwgnana [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] on Dandelion.
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[[underlined]] Nomada bifida [[/underlined]] 2 [[male symbols]] searching : one with truncate mandibles similar to those of [[underlined]] N. hillana [[/underlined]].

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Sunday, 4/5/24, midday & early afternoon.
Hot, with much sun, turning dull about 4 pm.
[[underlined]] Salius fuscus [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] very small; [[female symbol]] seen
[[underlined]] Halictus rubicundus [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] at willows
" [[Ditto for: Halictus]] [[underlined]] frygessneri [[/underlined]] 2 [[female symbols]]
[[underlined]] Andrena jabobi [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] at willows

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Glencree Co. Wicklow.
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" [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] lapponica [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] searching; [[2 female symbols]] sunning. [[checkmark]] R.C.L.P. [[underlined]] Vaccinium [[/underlined]] just out!
" [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] gwynana [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]]
" [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] praecox [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] at willows: rather faded [[checkmark]] R.C.L.P. 
" [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] apicata [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] at willows: very faded [[checkmark]] R.C.L.P.  
" [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] clarkella [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] at willows: fairly fresh.
" [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] albicans [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] [[insertion]] ^ searching [[/insertion]] & [[2 female symbols]] at willows: everywhere 
Nomada (? [[underlined]] ruficorus [[/underlined]]/seen.
[[circled]] more likely [[underlined]] bifide [[/underlined]] or [[underlined]] leucophthalma [[/underlined]] ![[/circled]] 
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