My first good garden find at our new abode in Kessingland, East Suffolk - the nationally scarce diving beetle Hydaticus seminiger π
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My first good garden find at our new abode in Kessingland, East Suffolk - the nationally scarce diving beetle Hydaticus seminiger π
Kessingland shore pools - now 5 Shorelarks, 3 Snow Buntings, 1 Rock Pipit, 4 pairs of Ringed Plovers
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Some great wildfowling at SWT Carlton Marshes today - American Wigeon, Tundra Bean Goose and Russian White-fronted Goose
Mezereon (aka Daphne!) - one of the absolute delights of late winter. Enough to brighten the greyest of days - and weβve had a few of those! Breckland yesterday
My very first Harvest Mouse seen last night! Found with use of a thermal. Dodgy picture but at least I got its arse and nose!
Good to catch up with the wintering Green Sandpiper at Dickleburgh Moor this morning @norfolknats.bsky.social
c55 Snow Buntings on Kessingland North Beach, Suffolk this afternoon
My annual visit to see 2 of our rarer snowdrops - Green Snowdrop, Galanthus woronowii and Greater Snowdrop, Galanthus elwesii π
Water Rail showing well this pm from Morrisons carpark in Diss, Norfolk! π
I do love a holloway! January has seen us walking many of the green lanes and byways of South Norfolk. And weβve hardly met a soul!
Awesome! Happy New Year to you all!
I found it there last year! Mine was on the cut end of a big log π
Get well soon Vanna
Just in case you havenβt already seen enough pics of the Sheringham Eastern Black Redstart! Never in my wildest dreams did I think Iβd see a βNorfolk tickβ Great Shearwater about half an hour later. Utter madness!
The stunning and rare Butterfly Coquette seen at Manu Biolodge in SE Peru on my recent trip. Even our guide could hardly contain himself with this one!
Red-and-White Antpitta - a major target on our SE Peru trip. Absolutely mega views of this difficult bird π
No trip to the Andes would be complete without a visit to an Andean Cock of the Rock lek! ππ
Thanks John.
Iβm afraid I wonβt be giving site details though - sorry
Pepper Pot Earthstar - I was privileged to see this rarest of rare fungi at its only UK site this weekend. Once thought to be extinct here for 100+ years!
A few nice fungal bits and pieces on a walk from home in South Norfolk this afternoon. Stubble Rosegill, Oak Bracket, Sulphur Disco and Wet Rot
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Goldleaf Shield, Pluteus romellii. A nice find by the mere at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk today π
Yep - I think so! ππ»
Contorted Pipe Club, Typhula contorta. The arboreal version of Pipe Club. Seen at Cavenham Heath, Suffolk yesterday.
Absolutely fascinating to watch this wood wasp sp ovipositing into a beech log on the Earsham Estate in South Norfolk yesterday
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The 1w Brown Shrike on Upper Hollesley Common, Suffolk today. Never close but some decent scope views and the odd photo.
Marram Grass Chelifer, Dactylochelifer latreillii found by @vannabartlett.bsky.social in Holkham Dunes last week
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What on earth is going on? Snowdrops in full flower in Suffolk! π₯΄
More fungi from Suffolk, specifically Ickworth House NT - Hen of the Woods, more Verdigris Roundheads, Dyerβs Mazegill and Weeping Widow
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