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8.) 25th March 1934. A glorious morning, with westerly breeze & no clouds : very mild; but a chilly S.E. wind springing up at 10 AM brought on the usual "jam" & after 3 pm. a constant drip. No sun after 10 o'clock. Drove to Athy & down valley to Tankardstown Bridge. Stopped at sandpit at Ardrigh, but nothing seen except gorgeous show of White & purple [[underlined]] Veola oderata [[/underlined]]. Also stopped previously at willows in bloom on roadside (1) N. of Kill, Co. KD., where one [[underlined]] Bombus [[/underlined]] (probably [[underlined]] lucorum [[/underlined]] ) [[female symbol]] & hundreds of [[underlined]] Apis [[/underlined]]; & (2) S. of Kilcullen but nothing seen here at all. Primroses in ditch nearer Kilcullen & Violets, violets all the way. All [[underlined]] V. oderata [[/underlined]]! Below Tankardstown Bridge, west of river Co. QC. swept one [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Aphidius [[/underlined]] in reed-bed & one [[female symbol]] Hemiteles off ivy on abutment of bridge. Also took some beetles, [[underlined]] Trichoniscus vividus [[/underlined]] (v. common) & snail [[underlined]] Zonitoides nitidus [[/underlined]] more common there than ever seen it. [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] seen on willows & others heard. [[left margin note]] [[underlined]] No [[/underlined]] Chiff-chaffs heard! Some willows well out! [[/left margin note]] Later drove on to Castledermot, via Maganey, & back via Kilkea deerpark, Co. KD. where stopped for half an hour & beat Spruce & Silver Fir. One small [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Pimpla macalator [[/underlined]] beaten out of latter (not kept). Then home via Athy & Kilcullen. [[end page]] [[start page]] (9. 28th March 1934. The third sunny day in succession, but strong bitter E. wind. Garden at Harold's Cross, DU. 2 pm. Saw two Small Tortoiseshell butterflies flirting! [[line]] Glenasmole, Co. DU 2.30 4.30 PM. "Coombes" on E. side of lower reservoir! [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]] (several), [[underlined]] terrestris [[/underlined]] (1), [[underlined]] jonellus [[/underlined]] (1), [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] Andrena clarkella [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] (one of later laden with pollen!) [[underlined]] A. apicata [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] abundant, 1 absolutely fresh [[female symbol]] taken. [ [[underlined]] A. praecox [[/underlined]]? some small [[2 male symbols]] seen may have been this species] [[underlined]] Nomada leucophthalma [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] taken. [[side note]] Small Tortiseshells frequent [[underlined]] No [[/underlined]] Chiff-chaffs! [[/side note]] No small hymenoptera now at all! [[line across page]] 30th March 1934 (Good Friday). Very cold E. wind, entirely dull, & dripping at Woodenbridge in afternoon. Drove to Gold Mines Valley, Co. WI. to look for [[underlined]] Dolerus nitens [[/underlined]] but quite hopelessly cold. [[underlined]] Pimpla elegans [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] & [[underlined]] Bracon [[/underlined]] - 1 [[female symbol]] beaten out of same holly bush. Cynipids common & beaten out of holly & swept in woods & marsh 2 spp. brought home. [[side note]] [[underlined]] No [[/underlined]] Chiff chaffs! [[/side note]]
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Checked species and localities. -@siobhanleachman
Made a few minor edits - @meg_shuler