June 1999
The Suffolk Argus
1999AGM The 1999 AGM at the Butterfly Hotel, Bury St. Edmunds, started with a full account of recent activities by Chairman James Mann. Each Branch officer then gave a separate report and these included the presentation and acceptance of the annual financial statement. Our guest speaker for the evening was Mike Hall who gave us a wonderful slide show presentation and talk on garden insects. He talked at length about their life cycles and how they interacted with each other in the garden environment. He
Balance Sheet as at 31/03/99
stressed the need for a balance in the garden between what we would call 'fiends' or 'foes' and how this can be easily upset by the use of insecticides, pesticides, sprays etc. The meeting concluded with refreshments and a chance not just to talk but also take copies of several new posters and leaflets available. Once again we are extremely grateful to our hosts, the Butterfly Hotel, for providing the room, and there was an increase in attendance this year, nineteen in fact, six being committee members. Please don't be put off by the word AGM, which invariably acts as a 'turn off to many who might possible come? Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions to improve future attendance.
Income & Expenses Report
01/04/98 to 31/03/99 Assets
Total
Bank and Cash Accounts 918.30 Girobank 10.35 Petty Cash Total Bank & Cash Accounts 928.65 Other Assets Accounts Receivable Plant and Equipment Stock for Resale Total Other Assets Total Assets
1,413.14
Liabilities
Total
Other Liabilities Accounts Payable Total Other Liabilities
60.60 60.60
Total Liabilities
60.60
Net Worth
4
0.00 364.99 119.50 484.49
1.352.54
Category Income General Donations Grants Membership Subs Sales Revenue, Zero VAT Income - Unassigned Total Income
Total 149.85 164.50 779.00 13.89 0.00
1,107.24
Expenses Conference Exps Exhibition Costs Members Night Newsletters Office Expenses, Zero VAT Photocopy Purchases,Std Rate Repairs & Renewals Room Hire std VAT Subscriptions Sundry Expense - Unassigned
50.00 50.00 47.50 489.15 22.75 2.05 77.87 31.39 69.00 12.50 58.75 6.00
Total Expenses
916.96
Income less Expenses
190.28
The Wall
not definitely known. At present the Wall Brown is recorded in 305 tetrads during the survey-for main recorders there has been one extra late record, TM3484 since the booklet was published. The flight period is from May to October, with a few gaps and I am asking all members to try the coastal strip areas in the hope that between us we can raise the total to a 'plus', which needs another 38 records in the new tetrads. These are the current coastal gaps; note chat I have included areas slightly inland as well. If all produced new sightings, and were added to just a sprinkling of extra inland records, the target would be acheived: 1834 Lower Holbrook; 1843, 1836 Harkstead; 1838 Woolverstone; 2034, 2036 Erwarton; 2038 Chelmondiston; 2040 Nacton; 2238 Nacton; 2438 Levington; 2638, 2838 Trimley St.Martin; 3442 Alderton; 3648 Boyton; 3852 Chillesford; 4060, 4062 Friston; 4064, 4066 near Kelsale; 4068 Middleton; 4264, 4266 Theberton; 4070, 4072 Darsham; 4272, 4472 Bramfield-Dunwich; 4676 Blythburgh; 4876, 4878 Reydon; 5290 Lowestoft; rest vices county Suffolk. i.e. 5098, 5002, 5202, 5204, 5206, 5008.
Brown in
Suffolk by Richard Stewart (County Butterfly Recorder)
As indicated in the report for 1998, there are now just five species below the number of tetrads recorded in the previous mideighties survey. The Wall Brown is one of these and is something of an enigma since, to my knowledge, there has never been a detailed survey of this species and its requirements. The only one I know is a site article about its breeding at Minsmere. As you may have noted, it features in the current BC National magazine with the comment, on page 7 chat 'Over the last few years some branch conservation officers and recorders have been expressing concern for the Wall Brown's fast decline'. The WALL Laslommalame11Bnl Suffolk Branch has been at ReCOfded_ln 305 teltads the forefront of this concern ......... ~u_nd_•~r-r_eco<de~"'"d"'", ~ca=us~•°""'°'~co~n~ce_rn_. --·+ 0 and I raised it at the last Branches meeting in London, in the presence of most of the Conservation Office staff. a Others supported me. So what can we do in Suffolk? If you look at the distribution map, and the one in the 'Butterflies of Suffolk' (Mendel and Piotrowski) there is a definite preference for coastal sites or along esturies. Why this occurs is 3 6 8
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