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REPORTS OF MEETINGS
EPPING LOWER FOREST - 24th APRIL 1977
Over 50 members and friends met at North
Weald Station on a fine but breezy and cool
morning.
Greenfinches and Robins were notable
birds present in numbers. Summer migrants
in full song were Chiff Chaff, Willow Warbler
and a few Black Caps. During the lunch break
Swallows were seen collecting mud as nesting
material. This part of Epping Forest
consists mainly of Hornbeam, Oak, Holly and
Hawthorn. The pollarded Hornbeam provides
ideal habitats for the Tree
Creepers and Nuthatches.
Although one part of the
Forest ought to provide a
suitable habitat for Nightin-
gales, none were heard. We
did however see a Great Spotted
Woodpecker. At the end of the
day 29 different species of
birds had been seen or heard,
and excellent total for the
Ornithological Group's
first meeting in 1977.
A list of the Birds
seen has been sent
to the Epping
Forest
Conservation Centre.
M. T. Parker
Nuthatch