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Butterflies Düring 1979 I spent a good deal of time searching waste land adjoining industnal areas in the Lowestoft and Oulton Broad district. Düring these Visits I saw no fewer than ten species of butterflies and several kinds of moths This shows that even small areas of habitat left untouched will enable quite a number of species to thrive. My most rewarding sighting was a speckled wood butterfly at Lound Water Works. This is the first time I have seen this species in Suffolk, and it would appear that it is increasing its ränge from the Breck district, where it has become quite common in recent years. Martin Cooper. Otter I was fishing in the River Blackburn at Eustonwhen the river was clear and shallow and I saw a shoal of roach. As I was creeping quietly up the river bank towards the fish I saw an otter intent on the same purpose. It was definitely not a coypu. I watched it for a minute or two, but as I softly called a friend to see it the otter vanished. I saw an otter at the same place 50 years ago. K. E. G. Culley Snakes Snakes are becoming uncommon in Suffolk but they can sometimes be seen when Ieast expected. For example, G. D. Heathcote saw a grass-snake at Hernngswell on 9th May, 1979 (rather early in the season and in an unusually dry spot to find this snake) when checking spindle bushes for black aphids, and H. E. Chipperfield saw a reddish-brown adder at Westleton Heath on lOth July, 1979 while moth hunting. This would almost certainly have been a female for, although sexual dimorphism is rare in snakes, female adders are generally reddish-brown and males are generally olive with a much more clearly-defined pattern than the female. G.D.H. &H.E.C. Wild tulip at Samundham Tulipa sylvestris L. It is pleasing to hear from the Misses Rhoisia and Bridget Copinger-Hill that the three wild tulip bulbs rescued from the plough on the banks of the River Gipping at Sproughton in 1954 and replanted in the grounds of Park House, Saxmundham (Simpson, 1979), have now increased to about one hundred. They are growing in a light, woodland garden site and have been well looked
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after, being weeded and given fertilizer last summer. This spring, for the first time, three vigorous flowering buds have appeared. Bulbs have been offered to the Cambridge Botanic Garden. Three other bulbs, which I just managed to save when they were exposed by ploughing, I planted in my small garden in Ipswich; they have survived but so far have failed to increase or flower. Reference Simpson, F. W. (1979). Some former sites of Tulipa sylvestris L. in Suffolk. Trans. Suffolk Nat. Soc. 18, 84. F. W. Simpson. Colombian beetle in Suffolk In the summer of 1976, I was given a large, scarab beetle of the Dynastinae which had been found alive by Miss C. Pryke, in carnations received from Colombia by an Ipswich Aorist. Having dissected the aedeagus, I sent it to the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) where Mr. Bacchus kindly determined it as Ancognatha scarabaeoides Er. Species of this genus (tribe Cyclocephalini), unlike many Dynastinae, have no horns or tubercles on either head or thorax, and are chiefly found in the Neotropical Region and southwestern United States. The larvae feed mainly on rotten wood. D. R. Nash. Back numbers of the Transaction Some early issues of the Transactions are hard to come by (e.g. a new member is anxious toobtainPts. 1 and 3 of Vol. 1). If members wish to dispose of back numbers they should contact the Editor or the Secretary who may be able to put them in touch with potential buyers. Errata The following ommissions from the 'Additions to the species of Suffolk' should be noted: Vol. 16 (1972-75) under Coleoptera add Plegaderus vulneratus Pz. (reported on p. 46); under Annelida add Eophila icterica Savigny (reported on p. 240). Vol. 17 (1975-78) under Coleoptera add Leistus rufomarginatus (Duft.) (reported on p. 392); under Hymenoptera add Chelostoma campanularum (reported on p. 379). The whitefly given under Hemiptera in the Index of Vol. 16 should be speit Siphoninus immaculatus (reported on p. 239). Cerastoderma edule is the most recent name for Cardium edule, the common cockle, and it should be S t r u c k off the list in Vol. 17 where it is recorded as an 'Addition' in the Index under Crustaceans. The molluscs listed on p. 106 of Vol. 17 should also be corrected to read Lymnaea (Radix) peregra (MĂźller) and Valvata cristata (MĂźller).
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The following meetings have been held since March 1979: 28 April 1979 Staverton Thicks. 19 May 1979 Northfield Wood, led by Mrs. Sheppy. 16 June 1979 Nature Trail at Great Glemham House, led by the Earl of Cranbrook. 7 July 1979 Devil'sDyke and ChippenhamFen, led by Mr. David Jones. 18 Aug. 1979 Felsham Hall Wood, Gedding, led by Mr. Howard Mendel. 22 Sept. 1979 Geological sites in the Gipping Valley, led by Mr. R. Markham. 23 Sept. 1979 Norfolk Broads. Birds. 30 Sept. 1979 Fungus Foray with Bury St. Edmunds Naturalists' Society, led by Dr. G. D. Heathcote and Dr. W. J. Byford. 14 Oct. 1979 Minsmere circuit. Birds. 27 Oct. 1979 Fungus Foray with Bury St. Edmunds Naturalists' Society, led by Dr. G. D. Heathcote and Dr. W. J. Byford. 29 Oct. 1979 The Guildhall, Bury St. Edmunds. Joint meeting with the Bury St. Edmunds Naturalists' Society. Illustrated talk by Mr G. B. T. Abbott entitled "Of Mice and Owls". 5 Nov. 1979 The Lecture Theatre, Stowmarket High School. Joint meeting with the Stowmarket Naturalists' Society. Illustrated talk by Dr. G. D. Heathcote entitled "Viruses and Us". 18 Nov. 1979 Walton, Kirby and Abberton. Birds. 26 Nov. 1979 The Athenaeum Reading Room, Bury St. Edmunds. Joint meting with the Bury St. Edmunds Naturalists' Society. Illustrated talk by Dr. S. K. Eltringham on "Elephant problems in Africa". 13 Jan. 1980 Covehithe and Easton Broads. Birds. 25 Jan. 1980 Red Cross Centre, Woodbridge. Joint meeting with the Woodbridge N.H.S. Illustrated talk by Mr. B. E. Smythies on "Plants of Iberia". 10 Feb. 1980 North Norfolk Coast. Birds. 16 Feb. 1980 Museum Lecture Hall, Ipswich. Illustrated talk by Lieutenant Commander David Emerson on "Pembrokeshire Islands and their Birds." 8 Mar. 1980 The Guildhall, Bury St. Edmunds. Annual General Meeting, followed by the film "Reed Grove" by David Orr. 23 Mar. 1980 Aldeburgh to Iken via Snape. Birds.
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since March 1979 Ayers, E. W. (General, Birds, Flowers), Kimberley, Nacton, Ipswich, IP10 OHE. Ayers, Mrs. S. (General, Birds, Flowers). (rejoined 1980) Beecroft, H. R. (Ornithology, General), Alcedo, Hall Lane, Witnesham, Ipswich. Beecroft, Mrs. M. J. (Ornithology, General). Bush, G. (General), 3 Westholme C)ose, Woodbridge, IP12 4BE. Bush, Mrs. J. V. (General). Chadwick, Mrs. Lee (General), The Studio, Leiston Common, Leiston. Cox, Mrs. Doris (Ornithology), 76 Bury Hill, Woodbridge. Cruickshanks, Mrs. Glenda (Geology, Birds, Entomology), 45 Windsor Road, Reydon, Southwold, IP18 6PQ. Galwey, Mrs. Joan (Botany, General), Tower Cottage, Palmer's Lane, Walberswick, Southwold, IP18 6TQ. Geological Sciences, Institute of, The Library (Serials Section), Exhibition Road, South Kensington, SW7 2DE. Ghosh, Mrs. T. (Birds, Botany), 84 Pearson Road, Ipswich, IP3 8NW. Gosling, Ben (Mycology, Botany), 4 Station Road, Lavenham, Sudbury, COIO 9QB. Green, Martin (General, Botany, Entomology), 28 Alderman Road, Ipswich. Green, Mrs. Carol A. (General, Botany, Entomology). Hamling, Peter (General), 6 Marsh Road, Boxford, Colchester, C06 5HT. Hazell, Miss J. P. (General), 47 Heath Road, Ipswich, IP4 5RY. Jowsey, Mrs. Hilda M. (General), 7 Ash Close, Woodbridge, IP12 4BP. McArevey, Mrs. M. I. H. (Botany), 28 East Street, Southwold. McPhee, S. (General), Woolverstone Hall School, Woolverstone, Ipswich. Midwinter, Dr. J. E. (General), 10 The Limes, Rushmere, Ipswich. Midwinter, Mrs. J. E. (General). Mills, Peter (Birds), 5 Henley Road, Ipswich, IP1 3SE. Mills, Mrs. Dorothy (Birds). Moss, Dr. A. G. (Ornithology, Botany, General), 79 Castle Road, Lavendon, Olney, Bucks, MK46 4JE. Moss, Mrs. E. A. (Ornithology, Botany, General). Mossman, Mrs. J. D. (General), 15 Beech Way, Woodbridge. Quinn, Peter (General), c/o Kelsale Teachers' Centre, Saxmundham, IP17 2NU. Quinn, Mrs. Patricia (General). Richardson, J. R. (General), Edenhurst, Church Lane, Brantham, Manningtree, CO 11 1QA. Richardson, Mrs. J. R. (General). Turner, J. A. (General), 16 Day's Green, Capel St. Mary, Ipswich. Chantry High School (Biology Department), Mallard Way, Ipswich.
CHANGES OF ADDRESSES i960 Albemarle, The Countess of (Botany, General), Seymours, Leeks Hill, Melton, Woodbridge, IP12 1LW. 1966 Collinson, Ed. Howard (General), Church Lane, Playford, Ipswich IP6 9DR. 1974 Cruickshanks, Ian J. (Geology, Birds, Entomology), 45 Windsor Road, Reydon, Southwold, IP18 6PQ.
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Gilchrist, Kenneth S. C. (Ornithology), 21 Saxmundham Road, Aldeburgh. Greenshields, R. M. (General), c/o Midland Bank Ltd., Diss. Hadfield, John (Ornithology), 2 Quay Street, Woodbridge, IP12 1BX. Harrison, Mrs. P. S. (General), Creek Cottages, 34 Sandy Lane, Woodbridge, IP12 4DG. Hobbs, R. N. (Birds), 15 Greenacres, Westfield, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 4QT. Jenner, H. E. (General), The Wilderness, Herringfleet Road, St. Olaves, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 9HW. Ransome, Geoffrey (Ornithology, Botanv), 80 Station Road, Framlingham, Woodbridge, IP13 9EE. Ransome, Mrs. Penelope (General). Ridgard, J. M. (General), Dennington Place, Dennington, Woodbridge. Ridgard, Mrs. J. M. (General). Smith, Mrs. Geoffrey (General), Beveriche Manor Farm, Yoxford, Samundham, IP17 3LJ. Thurlow, W. George (General), Brick Kiln, Needham Market, Ipswich, IP6 8SA. U.S.A. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. 20560, U.S.Ă„. Lowestoft and North Suffolk Field Naturalists' Club, 17 B Pier Avenue, Southwold, IP18 6BX.
OBITUARY 1960 1966 1933
Albemarle, The Earl of (Geology), Beacon Hill, Woodbridge. Collinson, Mrs. Eileen M. (General), Fox's Corner, Snape, Saxmundham. De Worms, Baron Charles G. M., M.A., Ph.D., F.L.S., F.R.E.S., M.B.O.U. (Botany, Entomology, Ornithology), Three Oaks, Shore's Road, Horsell, Woking, Surrey. 1947 Dow, David, N.D.A., F.L.S., M.B.O.U. (Ornithology), Corner Cottage, Holbrook. 1952 Henniker, The Lord (General), The Red House, Thornham, Eye. 1929 o.M. Riley, Norman, D., C.B.E. F.Z.S., F.R.E.S., 7 McKay Road, Wimbledon, London, SW20. o. M.
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