Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe
Lower Ashwelthorpe Wood is the Ramsoms capital of Norfolk.
Spectacular when the sun shone.
Superb old Oak - Quercus robur, at the entrance.
Norfolk Wildlife Trust - Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe
Wood Spurge - Euphorbia amygdaloides
Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula
Wood Speedwell - Veronica montana
A very strange Bluebell - Hyacinthoides non-scriptum
New growth on a Bramble.
Ramsoms - allium ursinum up close.
Wood Sedge - Carex sylvatica
Lower Wood is an ancient woodland and has a high number of Hornbeam.
Hornbeam have these wonderful twig clusters on the trunk.
Kelling Heath
Silver Birch - Betula pendular
Juniper Hair Cap (Polytrichum juniperimum) Male plants
Puffball spp?
Willow Warbler singing this morning.
Short burst of Stonechat song flighting.
Salthouse
Linnet - Linnaria cannabina
Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta
Stonechat - Saxicola rubicola
Blickling Park
Carpet of Bluebells - Hyacinthoides non-scripta
The twists and turns of Sweet Chestnut trunks. - Castanea sativa
Oak - Quercus roubar
Common Lime - Tilia x europea
Wood Sorrell leaves in the grass - Oxalis acetosela
Marsham Heath
Yellow Archangel - Lamium galeobdolon
Herb Robert - Geranium robertanium
A white one.
Sparham Pools
Oak - Quercus robur
Superb old Oaks on the edge of the main pools.
Speckled Wood - Pararge algeria
Herb Robert - Geranium robertianum
Broom - Cytisus scoparius
The curves in Broom are quite spectacular.
Hidden in the Broom bush a Long tailed Tit's nest covered in Lichen.
Dandelion - Taraxacum official
Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis
Orange Tip - Anthocaris cardamons
Foxley Wood
Bluebell - Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Greater Stitchwort - Stellaria holostea
Large Bee-fly - Bombylius major
Common Dog Violet - Viola raviniana
Pendulous Sedge - Carex pendula
and
the
little guys are a micro moth
The Marsh Marigold Moth - Micropterix calthella
What a perfect name. I thought I'd seen them somewhere before.
Thanks to Jim Wheeler of Norfolk Moths for the ID
Early Purple Orchid - Orchis macula
Herb Paris - Paris Quadrifolia
Although in the picture above Paris Pentifolia and there was Sexifolia on Twitter recently.
Nothing to do with Paris but the Latin par meaning pair and the symmetry of the pairs of leaves and flower parts.
Gramborough Hill
View from Gramborough Hill towards Cley. Viewed through about 650mm lens
Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis
Sand Martins back at their nesting site. About ten today.
Whimbrel flew over.
Missed the Great White Egret as it flew over.
Norfolk
An explosive burst of Blackcap, then Chiffchaff, followed by the Blackcap again. A bee floating around as well.
Another burst of Blackcap
Fresh young Oak - Quercus robur, leaves and flowers beginning to open. 
Older Oak - Quercus robur
Male and female Stonechat - Saxicola rubicola
Dartford Warbler - Sylvia undata
Felbrigg
Broad Buckler Fern - Dryopteris dilatata
Annual meadow grass - Poa annua
Wood Sorrell - Oxalis acetosella
Shepherd's Purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Field Speedwell - Veronica persicv
Cuckoo Flower - Cardemine pratensis
Tulip Tree - Liriodendron tulipifera
Greater Pond Sedge - Carex riparia
Chickweed - Stellaria media
and
Two
Swallows
Wayland Wood
Oaks just coming into leaf and flower
Hazel coppice stool
Bird Cherry - Prunus padus
Bluebell - Hyacinthoides non - scripta just beginning to unfurl.
The flowers are really flat and distinctly horizontal which caught my eye.
Lesser Celandine - Ficaria verna
?
?
?
Hornbeam - Carpinus betulus
Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula
A pink shade of Wood Anemone - Anemone nemorosa
Couldn't get over the long legs and how the fly can angle them to get at the different plants of the flower.
The angled knee in the lower picture is extraordinary, particularly with the laid back stretch as well..
Two above that show how high it can project itself. A bit like a cat stretching or an old citroen safari with the air suspension.
Just managed a picture of the back legs extended. They are very quick to tuck them in when they land on something.
Large Bee-fly - Bombylius major supping on the Celandines.
Bee-fly life cycle form the Dipterists forum
Most amazing the way the females load the eggs with dirt to camouflage the eggs and make them heavier.
This allows the female to flick them into the burrows of Solitary Mining bees.
The hatched Bee-fly larva then eat the larva of the Mining bees
Water Avens - Geum rivale
Nodding avens, cure all, drooping avens, water flower, indian chocolate
Orange Ladybird - Halyzia sedecimguttata
Apparently closely associated with Ancient Woodland in the past. Likes to feed on the mildew associated with Sycamores. But it's range is increasing as it has adapted to feed on Ash.
Orange Tip
Brimstone
Comma
Holly Blue
Alderford
On the roadside at the edge of this field Cow Parsley is beginning to flower.
Cow Parsley - Anthriscus sylvestris
Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale
East Wretham Heath
In Memory of
SYDNEY HERBERT LONG
of Norwich
Bord 1870 - Died 1939
Founder of
THE NORFOLK NATURALIST TRUST
1926
Superb stand of Scots Pine - Pinus sylvestris
Rook - Corvus frugilegus
Strumpshaw Fen
Wren singing down by the riverside.
Guelder Rose - Viburnum oculus
Mating weevils spp?
Willow 
Blackird - Turdus merula collecting food. 
Carrion Beetle - Oiceoptoma thoracic
Big twigs
Chiffchaff - Phyloscopus collybita collecting nest material.
Blackcap singing nearby.
Mistle Thrush and wren singing as well.
Coltsfoot - Tussilago carrara
Dogwood - Cornus sanguinea
Field Maple - Acer campestris
?
?
Alder Fly - Sails lutaria
Dung Fly - Scathofaga furcata
?
Tapered Drone Fly - Eristalis pertinax
Pale front legs and tapering body.
Grasshopper nymph.
Hop - Humulus Lupulus
Common Lizard - Zootopa vivipara
Horsetail - Equisetum spp
Scorched Carpet - Ligdia adustata
UK Moths
Moths by Family
Palmate Newt - Lisotriton helveticus
Newt identification form Frog life
Shoveller - Anas clypeata
?
?
Comma - Polygonia c-album
Kelling Heath
A lone Silver Birch - Betual pendula
Woodlark - Lullula arborea singing high overhead.
They couldn't have a better Latin name: the heathland resounds with Lullula when they are singing.
Gorse - Ulex europeus
A juicy green caterpillar sunning itself on the gorse. spp?
Fresh young Silver Birch leaves.
Lots of dew laden funnels about this morning.
Super little bristly brown spiders. Spp???
Lots of Linnets - Linaria cannabina singing.
Chiffchaffs singing in profusion.
Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita
Rosary Rd Cemetery
Wood Anemone - Anemone nemorosa Primrose - primula vulgaris
Hornbeam - Carpinus betulus
Beech - Fagus sylvatica
Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale & Yellow Fumitory - Corydalis lutea
Yellow Fumitory - Corydalis lute
Wood Sorrell - Oxalis acetosela
Santon Downham
Mandarin - Aix galericulata
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea
SantonDownham28031710 from Mike Ball on Vimeo.
Wayland Wood
Hazel - Corylus avellana
Hornbeam - Carpinus betulus
Blackthorn - Prunus spinosa
Kelling Heath
Gorse - Ulex europeus
Western Gorse - Ulex gall
Flowers later in the year than one in flower at the moment.
Ling - Calluna vulgaris
Santon Downham
At least two pairs of Mandarin Ducks calling overhead. Just not quite quick enough to get the photo. 
Soft morning colours - just about sunrise.
Looking for Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers - to no vail this morning. But a brilliant soundscape of Redpoll from the Sallows nearby.
Nuthatch - Sitta europaea prospecting nest hole. Having a good old barney with the local Great Tits.
Otter - Lutra lutra
The most amazing of creatures. Mum, dad and one pup. Had a good walk down the river with them. Just brilliant.
Dad crossed the river, rose up on his legs, to give me a good stare and then floated off.
Redgrave & Lopham Fen
Small Tortoiseshell - Aglais urticae
Shellduck
Bearded Tit
Stonechat
Cavenham Heath
One Stone Curlew head visible above the heather.
Aspen - Populus tremula
Long Tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus
Didn't manage to find an adder or two.
Wayland Wood
So delicately perfect. Almost the Tudor rose.
Barren Strawberry - Potentilla sterilis
Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) just about to flower.
Wood Anemone - Anemone nemorosa
Early Dog-violet - Viola riechenbaciana
The delicate hairs on the leaves really sang in the sunshine today.
Hornbeam - Carpinus betulus
The canopy was in full flower but couldn't stretch that far.
Lolly Moor
Lolly Moor - NWT Reserve
Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus
Early Dog-Violet - Viola reichenbachiana
Opposite Leaved Golden Saxifrage - Chrysosplenium oppositifolia
Honeypot Wood
Honeypot Wood - NWT Reserve
Ash - Fraxinus excelsior
Super old coppice stools in the wood. Ash, Hazel and 
Wood Anemone - Anemone nemorosa
Lesser Celandine - Ficaria verna
Dog's Mercury - Mercurialis perennis
Hoe Rough
At least 330 years old apparently.
Magnificent trees
The brilliant touch of red to the trees at the moment.
Female Poplar catkins.
Super old oak in the sunshine.
Oak - Quercus robur
Brambling - Fringilla monitfringilla
in the trees this morning nibbling at the new shoots
characteristically wheezing.
Lakenheath Fen
The poplars very shallow rooted with a root mass of about 20 ft across.
The poplars glow red at this time of year from the female catkins. Perfect.
Common Crane - Grus grus
Very distant but distinctive silhouettes but nice to hear them bugling.
Wayland Wood
Hornbeam - Carpinus betulus
Just coppiced
One year coppice?
Willow - Salix spp?
Bird Cherry - Prunus pads
Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyne
Yellow Star of Bethlehem - Gagea lutea
Comma - Polygonia c-album
Brimstone butterflies on the wing.
Chiffchaff singing
Great Spotted and Green Woodpeckers
Marsh Tit
Kelling Heath
2 singing Chiffchaffs this morning
4 Dartford Warblers
+
Wood Lark singing
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Linnets singing away
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Yellow Hammers getting into the groove.
Green Woodpecker
Buzzard
At least a 100 Redwing passing through.
and
a
Blackbird on a post
Cromer-Overstrand&Back
Crocus. One of naturalised group at the top of the cliff at the edge of Cromer.
Magpie - Pica pica
Wet soggy clay cliffs just right for Coltsfoot.
Looking towards Cromer from Overstrand.
Coltsfoot - Tussilago farfara
Glaucous Gull (Juvenile) - Larus hyperboreus
Kelling Heath
Looking towards Cley
Woodlark singing
and
a
snatch of Dartford Warbler song.
and
a
Yellow Hammer tuning up for the Spring
Santon Downham
Largely grey and blustery. Just occasionally the sun shone through.
Willow - Salix spp?
Wonderful green bracket fungus. Spp??
Alder (Alnus glutinous) caught between blusters of wind - just.
Redpoll, Siskin, Grey Wagtail
Cley
Looking towards Salthouse from Cley East Bank
Little Egret - Egretta garzetta
Strumpshaw Fen
Alder - Alnus glutinous catkins just about to unfurl
Those delicious new shoots
Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Coot - Fulica atra
Shoveller - Anser clypeata
Fungi??
Marsh Tit - Poecile palustris
Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudates
Cherry Plum - Prunus cerasifera
At least four Marsh Harriers
A pair of Chinese Water Deer
and
a
Fox
Wayland Wood
Oak standards (Quercus robur )
Hazel - Corylus avellana
At least three ages of Hazel coppice across the wood
Elf Cup?
Bracket Fungus?
Moss? ground layer
Martham Broad
Martham Broad. Windmill on the north side.
Looking towards the sea from Martham Broad
Looking toward Martham Broad from the Horsey Rd.
Looking across the fields towards Martham Broad from the Horsey Rd.
Pink-footed Geese - Anser brachyrynchus
Three Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) and a Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Foxley Wood
Oak standards (Quercus robur) with Hazel (Corylus Javellana) understorey.
Bracket Fungi?
Hazel Bark
Red Hazel flower
Male catkins below the female flower.
Hazel - Corylus avellana
Honeysuckle shoots - Lonicera periclymenum
Kelling Heath
Gorse - Ulex europaeus
Roe Deer - Capreolus capreolus
Silver Birch - Betula pendula
Santon Downham
River Ouse at Santon Downham
Coppice Alder (Alnus glutinosa) in the late afternoon sunlight on the river bank.
Old Poplar (Populus nigra 'Italica') full of nesting holes.
Marsh Tit on the river bank
Siskin, Brambling, Grey Wagtail, Dabchick
Earlier in the day at Grime's Graves Woodlark singing in the sunshine.
Blickling
A Telegraph pole tree on the way to Ingworth
Just North of Blickling Park
Robin - Erithacus rubella
Hazel Corylus avellana
Scarlet Elf Cup? - Sarcoscypha coccinea
Guelder Rose - Viburnum opulus
Just the skins left.
Haddiscoe Island
At least five flying around the marsh.
Rough Legged Buzzard
A pair of Kestrels harrying the Short Eared Owls
Marsh Harrier
Barn Owl
Just a perfect morning.
Not a breath of wind.
A derelict, rusting old crane.
Weybourne
Pinkfeet - Anser brachyrynchus
Although the front five have orange legs.
There were
Thirteen Bean Geese
(Anser fabalis)
and
Two White- fronted Geese
(Anser albifrons)
in
amongst
the
Pinkfeet
Magnificent in the sunshine
and
dripping with
skylarks
buoyant in the morning air.
Down at the Church the snowdrops are in bloom.
Snowdrop - Galanthus nivalis
Hanworth
Early morning and the first Song Thrush is tentatively exploring the spring with a Crow for an accompaniment.
Kelling Heath
Just still and calm today
with the odd car in the distance
The high pitched plaintive call with a little trill at the end of Long Tailed Tits
The even higher pitch of the occasional Goldcrest
and
the
occasional
short churr of a Dartford Warbler
Gorse - Ulex europeus
Hickling Broad
Hickling Broad - Weaver's Way.
Marsh Harrier - Circus aeruginosus
The NWT side. Stub Mill in the background.
Winter willow
Sidestrand
Sidestrand beach this morning to look for Glaucous Gulls.
A Little Bit of 'Cabin Porn' this morning.
Two marvellous cabins at Overstrand: one overlooking the beach.
Pretty much the view from the cabin.
and the other on the street.
Two juvenile Glaucous Gulls - Larus hyperboreus
Glaucous from the Latin - ' a bluish-green or grey.
Larus from the Latin - probably - 'a gull or large seabird.'
hyperboreus is the Latin for 'northern' from the Ancient Greek Huperboreoi - 'people from the far north'.
Black Headed Gulls - Larus ridibundus
and in the background
Herring Gull - Larus argentatus
Pink-footed geese - Anser brachyrynchus
Winter heliotrope - Petasites fragrans
A member of the daisy family and a close relative of Coltsfoot apparently.
Sometimes known as Sweet-scented Coltsfoot or Sweet Colt's-foot.
Delicious marzipan scent.
It was introduced to the UK in 1806. It is
native to south-western and south-eastern Europe
and North Africa
BSBI Online Atlas
and
a
Red Admiral
on the cliff top
Cromer
Fulmar - Fulmarus glacialis
Already prospecting on the cliffs
Turnstone - Arenaria interpres
Stiffkey
Looking towards 
Linnets - Linaria cannabina
Brent - Branta bernicla
Cromer
The calm after the storm.
Calm windless morning with a delicate haze off the water.
