Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumbria 1997-1999

Summary

Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumbria 1997-1999

Editor: D. Gardner-Medwin

Assistant Editors: D.C. Noble-Rollin, M.A. Patterson

This publication includes Volume 58 (1997/1998) and Volume 59 (1998/1999).

Volume 58

Contents

Part 1

• Annual Report of the Council for the Year Ended 31 July 1997. (pp. 1-35)
  • Officers of the Society (p. 4)
  • Noted that Lord Ridley was appointed President at the November 1996 Annual Meeting (p. 5)
  • Membership (p. 5)
  • Council (p. 6)
  • Publications (p. 6)
  • Staff and Management (pp. 6-7)
  • Hancock Museum (pp. 7-14)
    • Confirmation of new 3 year agreement between the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne and Tyne & Wear Museums regarding the management of the Hancock Museum (p. 8)
    • Current Staffing Complement including list of Volunteers (p. 13)
  • Museum Management Committee (p. 13)
  • Finance (pp. 13-14)
  • Independent Review (p. 15)
  • Library (p. 15)
  • Conservation (pp. 15-16)
  • Activities (pp. 16-21)
  • Gosforth Park Nature Reserve (pp. 21-22)
  • Ringing Group (pp. 22-25)
  • The Fontburn Reservoir Wildlife Advisory Group (p. 25)
  • Coquet Island Management Advisory Committee (p. 25)
  • Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve (pp. 25-26)
  • Final Paragraph (p. 26)
  • Financial Statements 31 July 1997 (pp. 27-32)
    • Statement of Trustees Responsibilities (p. 33)
    • Accounting Policies and Notes (pp. 33-34)
    • Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees (p. 35)

Part 2

• Red Data Book for Northumberland Edited by Lisa Kerslake.  A joint publication of the Northumberland Wildlife Trust and the Natural History Society of Northumbria (pp. 37-322)
  • Foreward by The Viscount Ridley (p. 39)
  • Contents (pp. 40-41)
  • Illustrations (p. 41)
  • Acknowledgements (p. 42)
  • Contributors (pp. 42-44)
  • Introduction by L.J.Kerslake (pp. 45-48)
  • Key to Selection Criteria and Conservation Status (pp. 49-51)
  • Description of the County by A.G. Lunn. (pp. 52-69)
  • Mammals by L.J. Kerslake and J.L. Foster-Smith (marine species). (pp. 70-77)
  • Birds by B. Galloway, L.J. Kerslake, A.G. Lunn, D.C. Noble-Rollin, B.N. Rossiter, R. Sinton (pp. 78-95)
  • Reptiles and Amphibians by L.J. Kerslake and A.M. Tynan (pp. 95-96)
  • Fish by L.J. Kerslake and J.L. Foster-Smith (marine species) (pp. 97-98)
  • Molluscs (pp. 99-100)
    • Annelids (p. 100)
  • Insects (pp. 101-112)
    • Odonata (Damselflies and Dragonflies) by L.J. Kerslake (pp. 103-104)
  • Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) by J.D. Parrack (pp. 113-155)
  • Coleoptera (Beetles) (pp. 156-194)
    • Carabidae (Ground Beetles) by M.L. Luff (pp. 156-166)
    • Other Coleoptera (Beetles) (pp. 166-194)
  • Bees, Wasps and Ants (Hymenoptera) (pp. 195-199)
  • Flies (Diptera) (pp. 200-225)
    • Syrphidae (Hoverflies) by G. Simpson and J.D. Parrack (pp. 210-217)
    • Other Diptera (pp. 218-225)
  • Crustaceans (p. 226)
  • Arachnids (pp. 226-229)
  • Marine Invertebrates by J.L. Foster Smith (p. 230)
  • Vascular Plants by A. G. Lunn (pp. 231-258)
  • Bryophytes by D.N. Mitchell, A. Pickering and A.J. Richards (pp. 259-271)
  • Marine Algae by F.G. Hardy (pp. 272-273)
  • Lichens by O.L. Gilbert and E.C. Smith (pp. 273-288)
  • Fungi by G. Beakes (pp. 289-291)
  • Glossary (pp. 292-293)
  • References (pp. 294-298)
  • Gazetteer by A.E. Wilson and H. Weatherill (pp. 299-303)
  • Index (pp. 304-322)

Part 3

• Birds on the Farne Islands in 1997 compiled by J. Walton and C.P.F. Redfern (ringing report), edited by M.A. Patterson. (pp. 323-345)
  • Systematic List (pp. 324-342)
  • Farne Islands Ringing Report for 1997 (pp. 342-345)

Volume 59

Contents

Part 1

• Annual Report of the Council and Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 1998. (pp. 1-35)
  • Officers of the Society (p. 4)
  • Noted that one of the salient events was the publication of the Red Data Book for Northumberland. (p. 5)
  • Noted the formation, for the first time in the Society’s history, of a Lichenology section led by Mrs Janet Simkin. (p. 5)
  • Membership (pp. 6-7)
  • Council (p. 7)
  • Publications (p. 7)
  • Staff and Management (pp. 7-9)
  • Hancock Museum (pp. 9-14)
  • Museum Management Committee (p. 14)
  • Finance (p. 14-15)
  • Independent Review (p. 15)
  • Library (pp. 15-16)
  • Conservation (p. 16)
  • Activities (pp. 16-21)
  • Gosforth Park Nature Reserve (pp. 21-22)
  • Ringing Group (pp. 22-25)
  • Coquet Island Management Committee (pp. 25-26)
  • Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve (p. 26)
  • Financial Statements (pp. 27-32)
    • Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities (p. 33)
    • Accounting Policies and Notes (pp. 33-34)
  • Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the Natural History Society of Northumbria (p. 35)

Part 2 

• Birds on the Farne Islands in 1998 compiled by John Walton, Michael Maher.  Ringing Report by Chris Redfern.  Edited by Margaret Patterson (pp. 37-61)
  • Systematic List (pp. 38-57)
  • Farne Islands Ringing Report for 1998 (pp. 57-59)
  • Map of the Farne Islands (p. 61)

Part 3

• Contents (p. 63)
• Erratum – Bryophytes of Castle Eden Dene (p. 64)
• Bird Specimens Figured by Thomas Bewick Surviving in the Hancock Museum, Newcastle Upon Tyne by L. Jessop (pp. 65-82)
• George Allan’s Grey-Headed Duck: Two Centuries of Confusion Partly Resolved by L. Jessop (pp. 83-92)
• Northumberland’s Birds in the 18th and Early 19th Centuries: The Contribution of John Wallis (1714-1793) by B.N. Rossiter  (pp. 93-136)
• The Bryophytes of Magnesian Limestone Sea Cliffs, County Durham: A Multivariate Analysis of Community-Environment Relationships by D.N. Mitchell, A.W. Davison and J.A. Cooke (pp. 137-148)
• The Distribution, Abundance and Conservation Management of Butterflies on Magnesian Limestone Grassland Sites in North-East England by S. Ellis (pp. 149-168)
• A Review of the Rainfall of June 1997 in Northumbria by D.A. Wheeler (pp. 169-181)
• Notice to Contributors

Part 4

• Red Data Book for Northumberland 1999 – Supplement and Errata by D. Gardner-Medwin (pp. 183-192)
  • Chapter 1 Errata (p. 184)
  • Chapter Fish by R.D. Hall, L.J. Kerslake and J.L. Foster-Smith (marine species) (pp. 185-187)
  • Chapter 3 Vascular Plants by A.G. Lunn (pp. 188-191)
  • References (p. 192)

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