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The Annual General Meeting was held on
30th March, when Mr. Tony Boniface, the
retiring President, gave his Presidential
Address 'The Essex Way' illustrated with
many slides.
In 1985 41 meetings were arranged. There
were 11 General Meetings, including 3 indoor
talks. Mr. Bob Reed gave a lecture on bird
song recording, Mr. Roger Tabor on the wild
life of the domestic cat, and Dr. David
Corke on African mammals.
A trip to Wicken Fen, the Fungus Foray and
entomology at High Wood, Duddenhoe End were
outdoor General Meetings. Dragonflies
were the subject of a successful meeting at
Danbury, and a Boxing Day ramble was organ-
ised.
The Geology Group held two meetings, one in
Sussex and one in the Ipswich area.
Deer and badger watching, and bat netting
were arranged by the Mammal Group, and pond
dipping at the Aubrey Buxton Reserve was
particularly interesting as several great
crested newts were found, which had not been
recorded there. Dr. David Corke gave an
illustrated talk on African mammals. Alto-
gether there were eight Mammal Group meetings
The Ornithology Group arranged eight meetings
throughout the county. Unfortunately
attendances were poor, possibly due to bad
weather. For the first time for many years
a dawn chorus meeting was held.
Nine meetings were held by the Botany Group,
including the first visit for several years