Cley

Ratty250817-1

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Water Vole ( Arvicola amphibius )

Comments

Snettisham Beach


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Comments

Upton Fen

BogHoverfly230817-1

BogHoverfly230817-2

BogHoverfly230817-4

BogHoverfly230817-7

Common Bog Hoverfly ( Sericomyia silentis )

Brimstone230817-2

Brimstone ( Gonepteryx rahmni )

Devil'sBitScabious230817-1

Devil'sBitScabious230817-2

Devil'sBitScabious230817-5

Devil'sBitScabious230817-3

Devil'sBitScabious230817-4

Devil's Bit Scabious ( Succisa pratensis )

Eristalsispertinax230817-1

Eristalsispertinax230817-2

Eristalsis nemorum

Eristalis is nemorum (small discreet wing stigma, no wing cloud, hind leg isn't swollen (as in tenax) and front tarsi not yellow (as in pertinax).

Eristalsistenax230817-1

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Eristalsis horticola

Dark wing mark that extends from the wing edge towards the body.

GrassOfParnassus230817-2

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Grass of Parnassus ( Parnassia palustris )

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Honeysuckle ( Lonicera periclymenum )

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Long Hoverfly - female ( Spaerophora sp? )

Thanks again to James Emerson @NorwichBirder for help in identification of the above insects.

MarshSowthistle230817-1

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Marsh Sowthistle ( Sonchus palustris )

StJohn'sWort230817-1

Square Stalked St John's Wort ( Hypericum tetrapterum )

Bee230817-1

Bee230817-3

White Tailed Bumble Bee ( Bombus lucorum )


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Ruddy Darter - Male ( Sympetrum sanguineum )

Thanks to James

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One wonderful spider.



Comments

Cley

Dunlin230817-1

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Ringed Plover ( Charadrius hiatacula )& Dunlin ( Calidris alpina )

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Ruff ( Philomachus pugnax)

and

Yellow Legged Gull
5 Spoonbills
2 Green Sandpiper
Greenshank
Marsh Harrier
Mediterranean Gull

Comments

Cley

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Wave Studies - Cley Beach

An adult Yellow Legged Gull and 3 Green Sandpipers

Comments

West Beckham

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On the road to West Beckham

Comments

Cley

Cley210817-1

Avocet210817-1

Avocet210817-2

Avocet210817-3

Juvenile Avocet ( Avocet recurvirostra )

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Dunlin ( Calidris alpina )

Ruff210817-1

Ruff210817-2

Juvenile Ruff ( Philomachus pugnax )

Shellduck210817-1

Shellduck210817-2

Young Shelduck ( Tadorna tadorna )

Coot210817-1

Coot210817-2

Coot ( Fulica atra )

Hobby210817-1

Hobby ( Falco subbuteo )

BlueTit210817-1

Blue Tit ( Cyanistes caerulius )

CornSowthistle210817-1

CornSowthistle210817-2

C0rn Sowthistle ( Sonchus arvensis )

Umbel210817-1

Umbel210817-2

Umbel210817-3

Umbel210817-4

Wild Celery ( Apium graveolens )

HempAgrimony210817-1

HempAgrimony210817-2

Hemp Agrimony ( Eupatorium cannabinum )

Gypsywort210817-1

Gypsywort ( Licopus europaeus )

and
an
Adult Yellow Legged Gull very early on.

Comments

Cley

Redshank160817-1

Redshank160817-2

Juvenile Redshank ( Tringa totanus )

Greenshank160817-2

Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia )

BlackTailedGodwit160817-1

BlackTailedGodwit160817-3

Black Tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa )

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Lapwing160817-2

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Lapwing ( Vanellus vanellus )

and
a
Curlew Sandpiper
Dunlin
Knot

Comments

Gresham

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Marigold160817-2

Corn Marigold ( Glabionis segetum )

Fool'sParsley160817-1

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Fool's Parsley ( Aethusa cynapium)

Goat'sBeard160817-1

Goat's beard ( Tragopogon pratensis )

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Goldfinches ( Carduelis carduelis ) in various stages of bedraggled moult

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House Martin ( Delichon urbicum ) on the wires with Swallows this morning.

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Cornfield Knotgrass ( Polygonum rurivagum )

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Hairy Tare ( Vicia hirsuta )

FieldPansy160817-1

Field Pansy ( Viola arvensis )

Comments

Southrepps Common

Bluebottle150817-1

Bluebottle ( Lucilla sp )

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( Tachinid sp ) In the region of Epicampocera succincta )

Eyebrigtht150817-1

Eyebright (Euphrasia sp )

GrassOfParnassus150817-2

Grass of Parnassus ( Parnassia palustris )

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Hoverfly ( Volucella inanis )

Thanks again to James Emerson @NorwichBirder for help in identification of the above insects.

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Marsh Thistle ( Cirsium palustre )

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Wild Angelica ( Angelica sylvestris )

Comments

Salthouse

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Sea Aster ( Aster trillium )

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Common Darter ( Sympetrum striolatum )

and
a
Glossy Ibis

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Sea Beet ( Beta vulgaris ) flowers.



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Spur Leaved Orache ( Atriplex prostrata )

Comments

Salthouse

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Sowthistle140817-1

Corn Sowthistle ( Sonchus arvensis )

Fennel140817-1

Fennel140817-2

Fennel140817-3

Fennel140817-4

Fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare )

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Sea Club Rush ( Bolboschoenus maritimus )

SeaAster140817-1

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SeaAster140817-7

Sea Aster ( Aster tripolium )

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Red Clover ( Trifolium pratense )

and
a
Green Sandpiper

Comments

West Beckham

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BlackBindweed140817-2

Black Bindweed ( Fallopia convolvulus )

CommonOrache140817-1

CommonOrache140817-2

Common Orache ( Atriplex patula )

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Cornfield Knotgrass ( Polyganum rurivagum )

Dock140817-1

Broad Leaved Dock ( Rumex obtusifolius )

Hogweed140817-1

Hogweed ( Heracleum sphondylium )

Mayweed140817-1

Scentless Mayweed ( Tripleurospermum inodorum )

PalePersicaria140817-2

Pale Persicaria ( Persicaria lapathifolia )

RedClover140817-1

RedClover140817-2

Red Clover ( Trifolium pratense )

Redleg140817-1

Redleg ( Persicaria maculosa )

SoftBrome140817-1

Soft Brome ( Bromus hordeaceus )

Wormwood140817-1

Mugwort ( Artemesia vulgaris )

Comments

Santon Downham

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Poplars at Santon Downham

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Black Bindweed ( Fallopia convolvulus )

Comments

Thetford

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Mullein ( Verbascum thapsus ) on the roadside near Thetford.


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Unopened flowers have a blue purple tinge

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Sickle Medic ( Medicago sativa ) on a roundabout in Thetford

Comments

Southrepps Common

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Pantaloon Bee ( Dasypoda hirtipes )

The amount of pollen masks the large tawny pollen hairs on the hind leg.

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Patchwork Leaf-cutter bee ( Megachile centuncularis )

The only medium sized bee to have pollen collecting hairs under the body.

Thanks for help with identification and information from James Emerson @Norwichbirder


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Grass of Parnassus ( Parnassia palustris )

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Upright Hedge Parsley ( Torilis japonica )

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Hoverfly050817-3

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Common Fleabane ( Pulicaria dysenterica ) & Hoverfly ( Spaerophoria sp )

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WildAngelica050817-1

WildAngelica050817-2

Wild Angelica ( Angelica sylvestris )

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Meadowsweet050817-5

Meadowsweet ( Filipendula ulmaria )

Comments

Cley

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Mixed Flock of Avocet (Avocetta recurvirostra ) & Black Tailed Godwits ( Limosa limosa )

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Avocet ( Avocetta recurvirostra ) aerobatics

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Ruff ( Calidris pugnax ) & Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa )

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Black Tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa )

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Caspian Gull - Adult

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Caspian Gull - Juvenile ( Larus cachinnans )


Avocets at Cley 03/08/17 from Mike Ball on Vimeo.

Comments

Hanworth

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Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes )

Comments

Titchwell

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And the sun came out after a very grey early morning.

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Scything the mud.

Avocet ( Avocetta recurvirostra )

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Black Tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa )

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Ruff (

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Growing up is hard to do.

Mum! Where's my food??

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Come on mum.
Get it yourself.

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And the temper tantrum ensued.

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Black Headed Gull ( Larus ridibundus )

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Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo )

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Ringed Plover ( Charadrius hiaticula )

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Walking down the beach towards Thornham a creek stops one going all the way.
But following the edge of the creek as it turns back towards Titchwell; this wonderful sight appeared in front of me.
Immediately they began to scamper back towards the water.
Thankfully, all it took was to stop and kneel down.
Still visible to them as you can see from the photograph above but enough for them to hold fast.
Gradually they calmed, realising I was going to go any further towards them.
Well, only a little after about fifteen minutes of stillness so I could get clearer pictures.

They continued in their sunbathing and gradually made their way back up the bank to lie on the vegetation.

One or two kept a watchful eye
but sunbathing was the order of day.
Except for one younger one who preferred to splash about in the shallows.

Managed to retire after about an hour without further disturbance.

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After about an hour, retired to leave them to their day.

Common Seal ( Phoca vitulina )

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Insignificant little plant on the side of the track, but so beautiful.

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SpreadingHedgeParsley280717-11

Hedge Parsley ( Torilis arvensis )

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Whale280717-2

The vertebrae of a dead ?


Avocet280717-10 from Mike Ball on Vimeo.


Comments

Holkham Pines

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Common Darter ( Sympetrum striolatum )

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Mating Kite-tailed Robberfly ( Machimus atricapillus )

Thanks to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for help with identification.

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CarlineThistle280717-4

Carline Thistle ( Carlina vulgaris )

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Spear Thistle ( Cirsium vulgare )

Dark Green Fritillary
but

couldn't find the
Creeping Lady's Tresses

Comments