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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


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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.