In Wiltshire it was said that dunpickles, or moor buzzards, came down in great numbers on the downs before rain. Forster gave the saying in a long list of country weather signs drawn from birds and beasts.
Dunpickles on the downs
12 July · Wiltshire
Lore and belief
It is said in Wiltshire, that the Dunpickles or Moor Buzzards alight in great numbers on the downs before Rain.
From Forster's Perennial Calendar, p. 339. Read the original
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