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1.5.29 cont.
Marsh in fields West of R. Bann, where road from Gorey to Carnew crosses river, WX. 3.0-4.0 pm.  Very sunny but coldish wind mostly.

[[underlined]] Dolerus oblongus [[/underlined]] [[checkmark]] RCLP. [[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]]
[[underlined]] D. madidus [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]]
[[underlined]] D. palustris [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]]

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2nd May 1929.  A fine day with much sun, except from noon till 3 pm when a lot of clouds about, but very keen wind & little out.  
10-30.  Marsh between road & railway opposite Glenart Woods WI.  Absolutely nothing flying!

11.0 AM till 1pm.  Gold Miners Valley, WI.  Nothing seen but a few Bombus & Holly Blue Butterfly;  but on returning to car took two sawflies at foot of Monaglough Valley in usual marsh
[[underlined]] Dolerus haematodes [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] (headless!)
[[underlined]] D. oblongus [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]]

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2.5.29.  Drove to Clara in afternoon, but almost quite dull till 3 pm & only warm & really sunny after 4 pm, when E. wind dropped.
1.30 till 5pm.  Worked oak-wood from Clara bridge to 1 mile below Croney Burns.
[[underlined]] Bombus lucronum, agrorum & jonellus [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] numerous at Vaccinium flowers; saw one or two [[2 virgin female symbols]] of [[underlined]] jonellus. [[/underlined]] 
[[underlined]] Psithyrus distinctus [[/underlined]] several [[2 female symbols]] seen.
[[underlined]] Andrena albicans [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] seen.
" [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] lapponica [[/underlined]] fresh [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] seen.
[[underlined]] Halictus rubicundus [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] in sand flat.
[[underlined]] Vespa vulgaris, rufa & norvegica [[/underlined]] numerous [[2 female symbols]] most at flowers of [[underlined]] Vaccinium. [[/underlined]]
A few species of icks & one Braconid taken flying on Vaccinium but no trace of [[underlined]] Ichneumon seticornis [[/underlined]] & no Nomada seen with [[underlined]] A. lapponica [[/underlined]].  
Several Holly Blues seen & Speckled Woods common.

Transcription Notes:
(@siobhanleachman) Ichneumon seticornis Tischbein 1868 is original name for Stenichneumon seticornis