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As rain stopped about 2 P.M. walked up valley to Lough Avoonane into teeth of gale, round base of cliffs, and, at head of lake and home at 6:30.  

Pasture fields in valley full of purple Marsh Orchids - presumably O. majalis v. occidentalis Pugsley but I doubt if this really differs from the Scottish O. purpurella Steph.  [[?Pungwood]] grandiflora also abundant & very curious to see this growing within a yard of Cowslips, which are also abundant in the old pastures or hayfields.  Sax. umbrosa also a common roadside plant, with many clumps of Osmunda.  Acres of wet marsh below & around L. Avoonane full of Schoenus nigricans & one plant of Pinguicula lusitanuca, just in flower, seen near outlet from  from L. [[Crutho?]], where also gathered a curious moss with fruits like -> [[image]], bright yellowish orange ([[strikethrough]] ? owing to recent drought [[/strikethrough]] No!) & purple stems = Splachnum ampullaceum fide Meikle.

Sax. Geum the prevailing Saxifrage about L. Avoonane;  & 100 yards above where its outlet reaches the road in valley a luxuriant form with huge leaves grows on S. bank of the stream.  
[[margin]] Leaves of Sax. Geum much eaten by larvae of Gooseberry moth (grossulariata) most of which had pupated but 2 larvae brought away & fed on S. geum pupated & emerged on 2 & 12.7.1946, rather pale forms. [[/margin]]

Much Thyme seen at base of cliffs S. of lake, 


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on the face of which is a patch of oak scrub (& no doubt other shrubs also).  A few patches of Oxyria digyna & a few plants of Sedum rosea seen on cliffs, also one seedling Hieracium, alone represented the "Alpines".  Many lowland plants, such as Fragaria, seen at base of cliffs.  Collected a few mosses & hepatics for Meikle & Miss Thomson.  Failed to find any Trichomanes radicans where my plant taken in 1914.


29.5.46, evening.

After supper went to bridge to look for Tree Sparrows, as we had seen "Sparrows" there in afternoon (as requested by Major P.F. Ruttledge), but none visible.  Those seen in afternoon seemed to have "grey heads" & therefore in my opinion were House Sparrows, yet all were ♂︎♂︎ if this species.  Perhaps hens were sitting!
- No Tree Sparrows now at Cloghane! AWS. 20.6.46.

Went on across Owenmore for half a mile & then home.  Saw ♀︎ Bombus lucorum & two ♀︎♀︎ of B. agrorum though chilly, drizzling & after 9 P.M.