Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 20th – 22nd April 1922
As Viola grows older, she makes fewer entries in her dairy and there are larger gaps between entries. This probably reflects a busier life with school work and friendships taking […]
As Viola grows older, she makes fewer entries in her dairy and there are larger gaps between entries. This probably reflects a busier life with school work and friendships taking […]
Viola is out and about on another spring day and spots a Goldcrest and a Firecrest. These birds are cousins of each other but the Firecrest is much rarer. She […]
Viola records in her diary that St Swithin’s day, the 15th of July, has been fine. She makes this note because of the belief connected with the name day of […]
Viola notes the daffodils blooming at the back of Gargunnock House on the 24th of February. The next day, Viola records having found ‘tadpoles or rather tadpole spawn’ which she […]
Viola once again refers to the stuffing of creatures. Instead of bats, this time she has shot a great tit, presumably for the sole reason of stuffing and displaying it. […]
Although Viola obviously loves nature and the animals she sees in it, she is not at all sentimental about the creatures that she observes. She is clearly extremely curious about […]
It is likely that Viola was on holiday from her school for Easter at this point in her diary. She is on holiday in the East Neuk of Fife and […]
There is some confusion with dates at this point in the diary, Viola begins with the 4th of December but then goes on to the 5th and other dates in […]
When reading Viola’s latest entry, it is useful to remind ourselves that she is only twelve years of age. She writes about witnessing shooting of hares, although it is unknown […]
In this short diary entry, Viola describes seeing a large flock of pigeons “800 or 900 birds”. These are most likely to be Wood Pigeons, commonly found in Scotland. But […]