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On the final day, Monday, we looked at the rocks
nearer Swanage and in particular the Mammal beds above the
Purbeck Marble at Peveril Point. The rock was hard, and the
mammal fossils confined to a stratum only a few inches thick,
but several teeth and bits of bone were carefully hammered out.
The weather, the scenery, the geology and the good
company, all helped to make this Swanage Trip well worth while,
but the spade-work put in on our behalf by our leader, Ron
Coates, turned it into a success. And now we look forward to
next year's trip, which I am told might be to Derbyshire.....
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WRYNECKS IN ESSEX — An ornithological note from
Mike Parker
Two wrynecks were reported seen in a garden in Brentwood
on 26th July, 1970. These birds were seen on a bird-table.
Another report came from Copfold Hall, near Margaretting.
WHINCHATS & WHEATEARS Two whinchats and two Wheatears
were seen near Margaretting Church on the 4th September, 1970.
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