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The file includes eight small notebooks, containing a diary of the first African trip, 1963-1964, remarking on the work of Mary Richards and Desmond Vesey-Fitzgerald, detailed notes on the area of Rukwa, with ideas for chapters in Condry's forthcoming African book, Penny Condry's diary for the end of 1963, and camera notes, a typed itinerary for Condry's visit to East Africa in July 1967, brief notes on species seen and photographs required, bird lists, and loose notes on Arusha, describing its designation as a national park and the involvement of Desmond Vesey-Fitzgerald; Condry's diaries of his trip to Arusha, 1971, with a further diary in a different hand, possibly by Vesey-Fitzgerald, covering 1971-1974.

The file consists of two notebooks, the first of which contains a nature diary, 1947-1948, mainly describing the appearances, distribution and habits of birds seen on Jersey, illustrated by occasional sketches, with a few observations made in Cardiganshire and other places on the outward and return journeys, bird lists and useful addresses at the back, with notes by Penny Condry on wild flowers, 1949, and the gardens at Glygyrog Ddu and Felin-y-cwm, 1949-1953. The smaller notebook contains a diary by Penny Condry, autumn 1947, describing the restoration of Ronald Lockley's house, and a few, unrelated notes on Latin accents.