At the end of the meeting, 30 different species of
birds had been seen or heard - a good total.
Mike Parker
May 23rd. Danbury Common (Birds)
This meeting was attended by 15 members, who braved
the drizzle, lack of sunshine, and in the afternoon a
heavy downpour I
Before the meeting, members heard tape recordings
made in Thorndon Park, of the garden warbler, blackcap
and redstart.
34 different species of bird were seen or heard*
Interesting birds seen were redpolls, tree pipit, linnet,
yellow hammer and blackcap. A visit was made to the
Backwardens Reserves in the afternoon.
Interesting plants noted were milkwort, lesser
spearwort and a species of Corydalis.
Mike Parker
May 28th to 31st. Geology Weekend - Derbyshire
The Geology Group held another very successful weekend
outing, choosing Derbyshire as the area this year. The
party numbered over 40, and occupied two small hotels,
one in Matlock and one in Matlock Bath. These two small
towns lie in the valley of the Derwent, the latter built
on the steep sides of a gorge, tree-clad save for the
vertical faces of the limestone cliffs.
The weather promised to be rather a mixture, but
Saturday was reasonable, with some bright periods. The
convoy of cars left Matlock in the morning and stopped at
Ashover, where the leader, Peter Allen was able to point
out the geological structure of the Peak District anticline,
with its rim of Millstone Grit and the exposed central dome
of Carboniferous Limestone.
In a quarry a little further on was an exposure of
volcanic Tuffs.
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