1 EDITORIAL I hope you have all found meetings to suit your personal interests in the raw programme for 1981. The outdoor meetings began early with a visit to Thorndon Park on a fine day in February to look at winter twigs. There are many more arranged for the future. Please come along and learn more about Essex wild life with us. I would like to thank all the contributors to this issue for writing their articles, and drawing the illustrations, including the excellent cover by Joanna Foley. I will be delighted to print more of your views, observations and experiences in the next issue. Please send them to me, or let me have them in person at one of the meetings Tony Boniface ---oOo--- Information from General Secretary: Mrs. L. Dark, 74 Brentwood Road, Brentwood, Essex Brentwood 214797