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12.4.42 cont.
Wood Sorrel in flower in plantation on Dowry;  Stitchwort in flower near Saggart & Blackthorn in full flower E. of Tallaght & evidently out some time. 

14th April 1942. 
Dull in morning, after a wet day on 13th, but gloriously sunny in afternoon, though a cool E. breeze.  First of the potatoes planted on 26th March above ground; ♂︎ flowers of Carex stricta out (probably out on 13th!);  first flower on Ranunculus auricomus open;  white currants in full flower & first flowers open on 11th or 12th;  fronds of Cystopteris coming up.  First Ich. seen in garden at 7.30 P.M.:  probably a ♂︎ Campoplegid, but not caught.

15th April 1942.
A glorious sunny day, with strong cool E. wind.  In afternoon rode to Glenasmole & stayed till after six o'clock.  Very few insects out & fierce wind blowing down valley with "white-horses" on both lakes.  Went up to "Willow Glade" (= 1), now much overgrown & destroyed, opposite Mr. Moores, and here took one Anomalia ick on ♂︎ willow catkin & possibly saw 2 or 3 sawflies but none taken.  On way back swept upper dam & took 4 or 5 small hymenoptera (= 2).  Willows very backward & few with any leaves out yet.  Wood Anemone well out by lower lake plantation.


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15.4.42, cont.  Glenasmole, Co. DU., cont.

Bombus lucorum & lapidarius:  former common, 2 of latter at 1.
Andrena clarkella & apicata  ♀︎♀︎ at willows at 1.
Dacnusa areolaris?  2♂︎♂︎, rather dark legs & rather long radial cell, at 2.
Monoctonus caricis  1♀︎, at 2.
Aphidius sp.  ♂︎, blackish legs, at 2.
None of the Braconids kept.!

Anomalid ♀︎ at 1 =

Willow Wrens everywhere & Swallows (& Sand Martins), probably both, seen over Dodder below Templeogue Bridge at 7.0 P.M.


16th April 1942.

Another almost perfect day, all sunny & much hotter, as E. breeze much lighter.

In evening saw many ♂︎ Andrena albicans & 1♂︎ A. gwynana in back garden, as well as ♀︎♀︎ of Bombus terrestris (on Mediterranean Heath), B. lucorum, & Vespa germanica.

First flowers open on Snowdon sea-pink:  first white Saxifrage out on W. border of front garden.


18th April 1942.

The 4th all sunny day in succession, with east wind, although barometer has fallen steadily since 15th.  Many ♂︎ Andrena albicans in back garden at 1.30 P.M. & at least 1♂︎ A. nigroaena seen & what looked like a ♀︎ of the last also seen in distance.  Bombus agrorum & B. lucorum ♀︎♀︎ seen also.