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172.) 8th April continued. Very good ground at Ileclash, 1 1/2 mile below Fermoy, EC. & at Moor Park (along cliffs on left bank of Funshion River. [[underlined]] Lathraea squamaria [[/underlined]] abundant at Ileclash, on laurel [[insertion]] [[underlined]] Orobanche hederae [[/underlined]] on summit of Miss Bourke's Castle. Ileclash [[/insertion]] &c along cliffs. [[underlined]] 9th April 1928. [[/underlined]] Went to Cappagh in forenoon & then drove to Arklow, dropping Tratman at Enniscorthy! Saw an abundance of [[underlined]] Ranunculus auricomus [[/underlined]] in flowers at Stack's Hazel Copse near Ballinamintra, WA., and when leaving Cappagh in motor saw flock of 4 or 5 Swallows along road to Dungarvan! Rain from S.E. all day. [[underlined]] 10th April 1928. [[/underlined]] Rain in morning from S.E. & strong wind: some sun along coast in aft. Went to Webb's Glen, Ferrybank in aft. but saw nothing but 1 [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Bombus hortorum [[/underlined]] at Primrose & several other [[underlined]] Bombi [[/underlined]] heard of which one was probably [[underlined]] lucorum [[/underlined]] & 1 [[underlined]] jonellus [[/underlined]]. [[strikethrough]] MDS saw Swallows at Merton [[/strikethrough]] Plenty of Willow Wrens about! [[end page]] [[start page]] (173. 11th April 1928. [[insertion]] Took Trichioson cocoon on a small birch twig above Meeting of the Waters in afternoon! From which a [[male symbol]] emerged on 25/4/28! [[/insertion]] A fine day with hot sun, but clouds. Foot of Gold Mines & Monaglough Valleys, WI. [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]] 1 or 2 [[2 female symbols]]; [[underlined]] B. jonellus [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] at [[underlined]] Vaccinium [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Andrena praecox [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & fresh [[2 female symbols]] at willows; & sunning [[underlined]] A. albicans [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]], fresh. [[underlined]] A. jacobi [[/underlined]] 1 fresh [[male symbol]]. Dolerus oblongus 5 [[checkmark]] R.C.L.P. 5 [[strikethrough]] 6 [[/strikethrough]] [[2 male symbols]] in marsh just above where Valleys meet & in latter. [[right margin]] Above labelled [[boxed]] Monaglogh Co. WI. AWS 11.4.28 [[/boxed]] [[/right margin]] [[left margin note applying to next two species]] ? which in woods and which in marsh [[/left margin note]] [[underlined]] D. [[strikethrough]] rugulosa [[/strikethrough]] 1 [[male symbol]] = [[underlined]] rugosulus [[/underlined]]! [[underlined]] D. nigratus [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] in woods in Gold Mine Valley. Ichneumon suspiciosus [[neuter symbol]] " " [[Dittos for: Gold Mine Valley]] [[Agrypon?]] ? sp. ? 2 [[2 male symbols]] " " [[Dittos for: Gold Mine Valley]] 2 or 3 other spp. " " [[Dittos for: Gold Mine Valley]] [[right margin]] Labelled [[boxed]] G.M.Val. Monaglogh Co. WI. AWS. 11.4.28 [[/boxed]] Snail [[underlined]] [[Aranthmula?]] lamellatus [[/underlined]] seen in Gold Miner Valley! Peacock Butterflies frequent! Holly Blue seen by M.D.S. & George at foot of Monaglough Valley! [[line across page]] 12th April 1928. Dull & rainy till 3 pm; then sunny. Saw [[underlined]] Bombus agrorum [[/underlined]] in garden at Merton, Arklow & M.D.S. saw Swallows at 10 AM: I also saw one at 1 pm. Spent afternoon in sandhill with "guides" showing them plants. Also saw [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Bombus terrestris [[/underlined]] near Inch, Co. WX. in morning before rain. Sea pink in flower! [[line across page]] 13th April 1928. Overcast & cold, NE wind all day. Plenty of Swallows about Arklow. 14th April 1928. Overcast all day & gale from NE Returned to Dublin 15th April 1928. Very cold, NE wind (half gale) some sun. Drove to Arklow & back but saw nothing!
