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49. 14th April 1952. EASTER MONDAY. After a beautiful morning drizzle came on about midday & lasted all afternoon & evening & night - sometimes heavy - sometimes light. Did not go out, 15th April. After a dull forenoon, a very nice afternoon. Drove in afternoon to Larch Hill & walked up the lane on to E. slope of Tibraddon at +1,000 ft & back. Did not collect. Saw huge flock of Sand Martins about the sandpits at Larch Hill gate. 16th April. After a misty morning, a lovely warm sunny afternoon with gentle E. breeze. In afternoon drove to Glenasmole & left car at Murphy's. Then walked up to upper dam & up to old school on E. side of glen & south along road & across fields to head of upper reservoir & so back to car along the W. side of upper lake where many of the willows have been cut to allow fishermen to flog the water. Swept a little here & there en route - mostly at head of upper lake & along path on very back, & took the following species. Dacnusa areolaris 5 normal sized ♀︎♀︎ & 1 large ♂︎ with almost red & black legs: these last only mounted! Ant. 21(♂︎), 22(♀︎). Aphidius sp. with piceo-black legs & black pronotum; small (under 2mm.) 3♂︎♂︎ (ant. 16, 17 & 18); 2♀︎♀︎ (ant. 16 & 17). Monoctonus caricis 2♀︎♀︎. Cynipids 3 Also saw many ♀︎ Bombus at Silex & 1♀︎ Psithyrus distinctus sunning itself. Saw ♂︎ & ♀︎ Scaup ducks on upper reservoir! 50. 17th April 1952. A lovely day after early morning rain. In afternoon drove to Ballinascorney Gap & walked up to head of Brittas River, where saw the Lycopodium clavatum discovered there last year & then cut across moor to N. shoulder of Ballymorefin hill, down ridge to overflow channel S. of Slievenabawnoge & so back to car at the upper quarry. Saw five Red Grouse! 18th April. A most perfect summer's day: all very hot sun & gentle E.SE breeze. Left home at 11.30 & drove to Glen of the Downs, where climbed to the top of W. side & had lunch there in hot sun. At 2 PM, went on to Greystones & spent an hour & a half with Una Palmer. Saw Swallows in Greystones. Tried a little sweeping on way up side of the Glen of the Downs, which produced only 2 small icks:- Phygadeuon? sp.? ♂︎, ant. 23. Pezomachus sp.? ♂︎,ant. 23. Saw Bombus lapidarius, lucorum & agrorum ♀︎♀︎. 21st April. Terrific thunderstorm lasting about 3 hours in afternoon following heavy fall in flass & broken weather. 22nd April. Much hot sun & blue sky, with showers in afternoon, when during sunny interval at 3 P.M. saw a ♀︎ Bombus pratorum on Flowering Currant in back garden 25th April. In afternoon took bus to Whitechurch & walked up to 900 ft. on Kilmashogue & coll. some mosses for Miss Thomson, where weather fine though all afternoon an E x S x W jam over Dublin & heavy & continuous rain there.