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Essex Naturalist volume (N.S.) No. 40 (2023) £15.00

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  • 224 pages colour throughout Editorial Team: Connop, S.; Gardiner, T.; Gibson, C.; Gibson, J.; Harvey, P. & Knowles, A. (Eds.) Journal of the Essex Field Club

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Inside front cover: Guidance for contributors; inside rear cover: publications for sale
1-6 Obituary, Graham Smith 1948 – 2022
7-34 A geological field guide to Harwich and Dovercourt, Essex Bill George
35-40 Carboniferous limestone and chert corals in Essex Roger A Hewitt
WILDLIFE REVIEW OF THE YEAR
41-69 Essex Ornithological Summary 2022 HOWARD VAUGHAN
70-72 Recent records of ‘Ermine’ Stoats Mustela erminea Linn., 1758 on Wallasea Island John Dobson
73-74 A recent record of the Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Linn., 1758 in Essex John Dobson
74-77 Bats in Essex in 2022 John Dobson
78-80 The first modern record of Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in Essex Dr Chris Gibson
81-82 6-Spotted Pot Beetle Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus (Linnaeus 1758) from Grays, South Essex Yvonne Couch
82-83 Phytomyza anemones Hering, 1925 (Diptera: Agromyzidae) new to Essex Simon Wood
84 The fly Stilpon sublunatus Collin, 1961 (Diptera: Hybotidae) new to Essex Adrian Knowles
85-86 Cylindromyia bicolor (Olivier, 1812) (Diptera: Tachinidae) new to Essex and Britain Phil Collins
86-87 First Record of Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus (Fabricius, 1803) in Essex Yvonne Couch
88-92 Observations on scarce carder bumblebees in Essex, 2023 Ted Benton, John Dobson, Sean Nixon & Bob Seago
93-97 Synanthedon flaviventris (Staudiner, 1883) new to Essex Richard Gibson
98-100 A record of Stigmella minusculella Herrich-Schäffer 1855 in Stones Green, North Essex J.H. Symonds & E. O’Hanlon
101-139 Essex moth highlights 2022 Dougal Urquhart
CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT
140-148 James Bryce and Spartina Peter Wynn
149-153 Discovery of a Ponto-Caspian mysid shrimp Hemimysis anomala in south-east England: Potential for bird mediated dispersal? Christopher Andrews, Kim Wallis & Tom C Cameron
154-168 Comparing the dimensions and growth characteristics of cockles from two different locations Tony Thorn
169-178 Evaluating White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album numbers against an established baseline at Hadleigh Park 2017 Stuart Connop & Caroline Nash
STATUS, DISTRIBUTION and IDENTIFICATION
179-182 The status of Meadow Saxifrage Saxifraga granulata in north-east Essex churchyards Tim Gardiner
183-194 Initial analysis of invertebrate habitat detection and quantification from digital surface model, multispectral and thermal drone imagery at Willow Park, Langdon Charlotte McLachlan
TRANSACTIONS
195-198 Annual Report of Council for 2022-23
199 Income and Expenditure Account Year ended for 2022
200 Balance sheet as at 31 December 2022
201-202 Independent examiner’s report to the Council of Essex Field Club
203-220 Essex Field Club, Annual Exhibition and Social 2022 Compiled by Bill George