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ARKLOW TRIP.  July 1930.

10th July 1930.  Left Dublin, with George, at 2pm. & arrived Arklow at 5pm.  A fine hot day in Dublin, but met a cold E. wind in Glen of the Downs & thence mostly dull.  
Stopped at Ballyhenry quarry, Co. WI. 3-4pm.
[[underlined]] Hylaeus [[strikethrough]] confusus [[strikethrough]] hyalinatus [[/underlined]] [[insertion]] ^ many [[/insertion]] [[2 male symbols]] [[insertion]] ^ & 1 [[female symbol]] [[/insertion]] abundant on stone heap.
[[underlined]] H. confusus [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] on bramble flowers.
No other acaleates seen & no sign of life at "cliff"!

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10.7.30 cont
Walked to 2nd bay N of Arklow after tea!  Took a small ick. in "Merton" on window, & a [[male symbol]] braconid, [[space]] [[female symbol]], in bathroom.

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11th July 1930.  A dull morning, with some rain between 11 AM & 1 PM.  Fine in afternoon, but glorious from 5pm. on & all night.  Stayed at "Merton" all day with George, playing cricket in aft. & evening.

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12th July 1930.  A glorious morning, [[strikethrough]] during [[/strikethrough]] turning dull, with chilly E. wind at intervals for rest of day after 11 AM.  Drove to Ennereilly, & walked along dunes to Mizen Head & back, Co. WI.  11 AM - 1 PM.  Very little sun while there!
[[underlined]] Bombus lapidarius [[/underlined]] [[2 virgin female symbols]] abundant, [[underlined]] agrorum, lucorum [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] muscorum [[/underlined]] also seen, also 1 [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] jonellus [[/underlined]] in car.
[[underlined]] Andrena fucata [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] on spurge near Mizen Hd.
[[underlined]] Colletes picistigma [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] common.
[[underlined]] Hylaeus minutus [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] on spurge, another seen.

[[right margin]] Labelled [[boxed]] Brittas Bay 12.7.30 [[/boxed]] [[/margin]]

[[underlined]] Pompilus plumbeus [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] frequent.
P. gibbus? [[male symbol]] near Mizen Hd. (between this & outlet of river)
[[underlined]] Ceropales maculatus [[/underlined]] common.
[[underlined]] Tachysphex pectinipes [[/underlined]] 1 large [[female symbol]].
[[underlined]] Sphex lutaria [[/underlined]] about 1 doz. [[2 female symbols]] seen.
[[underlined]] Crabro [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] ? [[underlined]] palmipes [[/underlined]] taken near Mizen Hd. but lost!
[[underlined]] Odynerus 3-marginatus [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]] on Sea Pink at Mizen Hd.

[[underlined]] Cladius pectinicornis [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]].
[[underlined]] Lissonota parallela [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] seen.

[[underlined]] Red Admiral [[/underlined]] fide George flew into car on drive home!  Grayling seen.