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301 11th April 1946. Another cold day with cold wind, but this now West (& not East). In morning rode to Knockmaroon House to inspect collection of heads of big game offerred to the Museum by Lord Moyne. On way through Phoenix Park heard a very few Chiff Chaffs & many Willow Warblers. 12th & 13th April. Much milder & cloudy, but rain missed us & only a skiff on 13th. 14th April 1946. A most perfect day, without cloud & with very hot sun: no wind in morning but strong SSW breeze sprung up about noon & lasted till sunset. As petrol short, rode on bikes to Gollierstown on Grand Canal, Co. Dublin. Heard Willow Warblers everywhere in abundance, saw one Swallow over canal at Gollierstown & another on Naas road near Clondalkin, but heard only one Chiff-chaff only all day & that in birch wood at Castle Baggot on return journey. Tried sweeping before lunch (12 noon till 1 P.M.) on N. side of canal = 1 & between 2 or 3 P.M on S. side of canal after lunch = 2 302. 14.4.46, cont. Gollierstown, Co. Du., cont. Saw during day very many bees & the following recognized: Bombus locorum, terrestris, lapidarius ♀︎♀︎. Andrena gwynana ♀︎♀︎. Halictus rubicundus, tumulorum (& no doubt other species). Nomada goodeniana ♂︎♂︎ frequent, 1♀︎ certainly seen. Nomada fabriciana & N. flavoguttata, I think, 1♂︎ of each seen. Salius "fuscus" ♂︎ seen. Myrmica ruginodis ☿☿. Lasius flavus & niger ☿☿. Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock & Small White seen. The following hymenoptera swept:- At 1. [6 only mtd. & these labelled 22.2.1949!] Cryptinids 3♂︎♂︎, one of which is a red Atractodes, ant. 22 = Atractodes sp. ♂︎ & 1♀︎ Pezomachus fasciatus: not mtd. Stenomacrus cf. confinis (or pallipes)? 2♂︎♂︎, yellow face, ant. 23 & 24, former with radius ending suddenly in "mid-field" & radial cell therefore open at apex! Aspilota cf. concinna? ♀︎, ant. 17-18, but wings not clear or whitish!!! A. nigrescens 2♂︎♂︎, small, ant. both 20. Dacnusa laevipectus & tibialis miki ♂︎♂︎ frequent, 1♀︎ } none mtd. Chalcids. 2 | none mtd. Cynipids 2 brachypterous specimens } none mtd. P.T.O.