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colony of gorillas in the world. The design
of the enclosures, together with the rapport
shown between the staff and these animals,
is indeed pleasing to see. In the last few
months several young have been born. A
donation was recently made to the Fauna Pre-
servation Society Gorilla Fund to aid the
preservation of the mountain gorillas in
Rwanda.
We all thoroughly enjoyed our day out.
SUE NASH
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GENERAL MEETING No. 1245
EPPING LOWER FOREST - 22nd APRIL 1979
53 members and friends met at North
Weald Station. On arrival at the Coopersale
Road we were greeted by the songs of Nuthatch,
a Marsh Tit - sounding like a Great Tit -
Blue Tits and Coal Tits. The large group
split up into three groups, each proceeding
in different directions. The weather was
fine but overcast and cloudy with a few bursts
of sunshine.
During our walk into the Forest we were
soon able to hear Chiff Chaff and Willow
Warbler quite distinctly. Very soon we had
all heard again most of the Tit family,
except for Long Tailed and the Willow Tit.
One group were fortunate in being able to
hear their first Black Cap. One bird that
gave its wide range of calls was the Nuthatch
and every member would have heard these wood-
land tree birds. Tree Creepers were seen and
the Great Spotted and Green Woodpeckers were
heard but not seen. At one end of the Lower