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20th April, 1927, afternoon, less sun, still windy. Swamps, S. of [[strikethrough]] lead [[/strikethrough]] sulphur mine, Avoca, Co. WI. Dolerus black sp. [[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]] [[female symbol]] is [[underlined]] nigratus [[/underlined]] [[checkmark]] RCLP. [[male symbol]] lost track of ? A.W.S. [[line across page]] [[underlined]] SWALLOWS [[/underlined]] seen by M.D.S. at Baravore, & by A.W.S. at Avoca (in aft.) 20.4.27 [[line across page]] 21st April 1927. Another hot sunny day, with strong wind. Morning : went to Glendalough but wind too strong for sawflies & only [[insertion]] ^ [[underlined]] Andrena albicans [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] [[strikethrough]] & [[underlined]] Nomada bifida [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] [[/strikethrough]] [[/insertion]] [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum, B. jonellus [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] Vespa norvegica [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] seen (all at Salix). Midday : worked left bank of Aronmore 2 miles above Clara (at footbridge.) Saw one [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Dolerus madidus [[/underlined]] in rush swamp W. of footbridge, [[underline]] Andrena albicans [[/underline]] [[insertion]] ^ & [[underlined]] Nomada bifeda [[/underlined]] [[/insertion]] [[2 male symbols]], [[underlined]] Vespa vularius [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] & striped Dipturon & two flat beetles at sheep dung. Afternoon : left bank below Clara bridge to sand flat. [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum, jonallus & agrorum [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]]. [[underline]] Andrena albicans [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] at Salix &c, [[underlined]] A. lapponica [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] & 1 [[female symbol]], very fresh at Vaccinium in wood. [[underlined]] Halictus [[/underlined]] rubicundus [[2 female symbols]] in hundreds at sand flat. [[underlined]] H. calceatus [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] Sphecodes divisus [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 83. 21.4.27, cont. Clara cont. [[underlined]] Nomada ruficornis [[/underlines]] [[insertion]] ^ "var." [[checkmark]] RCLP. [[/insertion]] [[male symbol]], [[insertion]] [[strikethrough]] ? leucophthalma [[/strikethrough]] [[/insertion]] in wood, at Vaccinium, & close to where A. lapponica taken! [[underlined]] Vespa norvegica [[/underlined]] [[two female symbols]] flying & examining Anemone flowers! [[underlined]] Salius fuscus [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] at Vaccinium. No sawflies seen! Ichneumonidae [[underlined]] Pimpla maculator [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] at Vaccinium, in wood Ischnocerus [[strikethrough]] sp. [[/strikethrough]] selicornis 2 [[male symbols]] at Vaccinium, in wood. Small sp. vol. 1 Holly Blue, 1 [[male symbol]], seen in wood, near sand-flat. [[line across page]] 22nd April 1927. Blowing a gale from S.W. Little sun : mild. South Strand & quarries &c. N. of Arklow Rock, WI. [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum, terrestris [[/underlined]] (2 or 3 only), [[underlined]] muscorum [[/underlined]] (1) [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] Andrena nigroaena [[/underline]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]], [[underlined]] A. sericea [[/underline]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] Halictus rubicundus [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Amauronematus viduatus [[/underlined]] [[insertion]] [[checkmark]] RCLP. See lett. dated 30.X.27 [[/insertion]] 1 [[female symbol] swept off [[underlined]] Salix repens [[/underlined]] in [[durus?]] along tramway Tryphonia ichneumon [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] common in round hollows [[underlined]] Salix repens [[/underlined]] in full glories & very fine!
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@siobhanleachman - edited for consistency with diary 1 and added additional information. I've put together a spreadsheet of confirmed species names frequently used by Stelfox - see https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_Zc6xt1giFN2mfBuByQ7kpkW1_nLCcFaO_bBm8zjEE/edit?pref=2&pli=1#gid=426229412
