15 Bees members attended our Indoor meeting today. Unfortunately several of the group had cancelled due to illness. Julia gave some positive feedback following the survey. We then enjoyed digital presentations by John and Margaret. John showed us images of the orchids he had seen on a holiday to Northumberland in 2009 including the Lindisfarne Helleborine (a distinct sub species) but similar to the Dune helleborine (seen in Ainsdale). Margaret showed us images taken on two Scottish natural history holidays.The first was to the Ardnamurchen peninsula in Scotland(visited in August 2014) which contained mammal as well as floral, birding and geological interest. The second presentation was of images of her visit to the islands of Islay and Jura in June 2015 famed for birdlife and whisky.
Our afternoon concluded with a much anticipated quiz devised by John which we all found thoroughly entertaining. Thanks go to Dania for taking care of the venue on our behalf, Marilyn for tea making and Julia for all her support.
Margaret