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is a species with a patchy County distribution
and not often recorded on our field trips.
On the sea wall, a cock Wheatear was the only other
Spring migrant recorded all day. Surprisingly,
the Blackwater Estuary produced very few birds,
5 Scaup and a single Red-throated Diver being the
only interesting records.
Of the wader species, Grey Plover, Turnstone,
Oystercatcher and Sanderling were present in
good numbers, with rather fewer Curlew, Dunlin,
Ringed Plover and Knot.
Altogether a total of 46 species were recorded.
A little low for the venue, but not surprising
in view of the cold weather.
Martin Henry
Geology Meeting at Folkestone, 17th April, 1983
The morning began wet and only a very small group
of enthusiasts met at Brentwood station, despite
the offer of free lifts to Folkestone. As
we drove through Kent the rain stopped and we
spent a pleasant day walking along the shore and
digging in the Gault clay. Late in the afternoon
we discovered a layer of large ammonites in the
cliff and we spent an exciting hour trying to
extract them intact although most of them were
already broken. We were so engrossed in our
discovery that the arrival of the rain had little
effect. We returned laden with specimens to
clean and examine at home. Below I have printed
some of the information sheet that our leader
David Turner prepared.
Tony Boniface