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10th April 1945 (Tuesday).

After a dull morning a beautiful sunny afternoon but strong cool E. wind.  In afternoon rode on bikes to Esker for eggs.  On way there turned up Grand Canal at Clondalkin to Ballymakaily Mill & thence to Esker.  Tried sweeping by drain parallel drain S. of canal 1/2 a mile up canal & just S. of gate to dairy farm, but east wind made collecting practically useless & after two sweeps gave up.  For insects taken here see below:-
  
Willow Warblers everywhere along canal, with Chiffchaffs, & we met a Swallow coming down canal in full song - another (perhaps the same one) seen by Daisy later.
  
Cardamine pratensis in flower by canal & drain.  Hawthorn nearly, but not quite out.
    
Insects swept by drain S. of dairy farm gate, Grand Canal, Clondalkin, Co. DU,

Ichneumonids  2♂︎♂︎ of a sp. of Phygadenonid, red abdomen, which is usually very common early in season: not kept.
Braconid = Ephedrus lacertosus ♂︎, ant. 11 {labelled 2.2.1948!}


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11th-16th April 1945. 

Mainly very fine, with much very hot sun (like a real summer sun!) with some rain & considerable wind at times - mainly from SW.

All vegetation far advanced as normally in mid May.  Potatoes all up by 16th.  Flowers on many Mossy Saxifrages by 15th including Sax. Drucei from top of Brandon.  First flower open on Norway Veronica saxatilis;  Rubus saxatilis;  Orchis majalis v. t'oides Pugsley in tub on 15th.  Saw one Swallow on the Poddle on lower Kimmage Rd. at 2 P.M. on 11th but no other during this period.  Willow Warbler singing (as last year!) in garden somewhere S. of 14 Clareville Rd.  Dryas octopetala also in flower by 16th in front garden.

Aspilota vesparum?  ♀︎ taken in motor house on 16th April ant. 18-segmented.

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