Purple Broomrape ( Orobanche purpurea )





Pyramidal Orchid ( Anacamptis pyramidalis )



Small Skipper ( Thymelicus sylvesfris ) on Red Valerian ( Centranthus ruber )

Tag CloudPyramidalOrchid, SmallSkipper, PurpleBroomrape

Knapweed Broomrape ( Orobanche elatior )



Meadow Brown ( Maniola jurtina )









Ringlet ( Aphantopus hyperantus )





Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava ) on the potatoes.

Tag CloudKnapweedBroomrape, Ringlet, MeadowBrown, YellowWagtail

Purple Broomrape ( Orobanche purpurea )

Thanks to Tony Eadson for the location.









Common Cudweed ( Filago vulgaris )

Tag CloudPurpleBroomrape, CommonCudweed

Dark Green Fritillary ( Argynnis aglaja )











Marbled White ( Melanargia galathea )









Dropwort ( Filependula vulgaris )



Harebell ( Campanula rotundifolia )



Common Centaury ( Centaurium erythraea )



Bloody Crane's- bill ( geranium sanguineum )










Lizard Orchid ( Himantoglossum hircinum )



Pasque Flower ( Pulsatilla vulgaris )



Squinancywort ( Asperula cynanchica )





Meadow Rue ( Thalictrum aquilegifolium )



Pyramidal Orchid ( Anacamptis pyramidalis )





Wild Carrot ( Daucus carota )









Wild Parsnip ( Pastinaca sativa )







Common Red Soldier Beetle ( Rhagonycha fulva )





Small Skipper ( Thymelicus sylvestris )



Stemless Thistle ( Cirsium acaule )








Sanfoin ( Onobrychis viciifolia )

Tag CloudSanfoin, LizardOrchid, Dropwort, Squinancywort, Dropwort, DarkGreenFritillary, MarbledWhite, MeadowRue

Dark Mullein ( Verbascum nigrum )



Mignonette ( Reseda lutea )

Tag CloudMignonette, DarkMullein

Musk Mallow ( Malva Moschata )





Purple Milk Vetch ( Astragalus danicus )

Tag CloudPurpleMilkVetch, MuskMallow

Bramble ( Rubus spp )



Blue-tailed Damselfly ( Ischnura elegans )



Black & Yellow Longhorn Beetle ( Rutpela maculata )





Hoverfly ( Syrphus ribesii )



Azure Damselfly ( Coenagrion puella )





Comma ( Polygonia c-album )



Ruddy Darter ( Sympetrum sanguineum )





Great Reedmace ( Typha latifolia )











Teasel ( Dipsacus fullonum )



Marsh Bedstraw ( Galium palustre )





Large Skipper ( Ochlodes silvanus )



Scorpion Fly ( Panorama communis )





Figwort ( Scrophularia nodosa ) & Cranefly sp (Tipulidae sp ) Apparently very difficult to identify unless put under a microscope. James Emerson per comm

Tag CloudTeasel, Black&YellowLonghornBeetle, Comma, GreatReedmace, RuddyDarter, Hoverfly, Blue-tailedDamselfly, Bramble, AzureDamselfly

Marsh Hellborine ( Epipactis palustris )
















Marsh Fragrant Orchid ( Gymnadenia densiflora )













Lesser Butterfly Orchid ( Plantethera bifolia )










Eyebright ( Euphrasia spp)

Tag CloudLesserButterflyOrchid, FragrantOrchid, MarshHelleborine, Eyebright

Azure Damselfly - female ( Coenagrion pulchella )



Azure Damselfly - male ( Coenagrion pulchella )



Large Skipper ( Ochlodes silvanus )



Blue-tailed Damselfly ( Ischnura elegans )



Variable Damselfly ( Coenagrion pulchellum ) The pale bar between the eye spots.



Black and yellow Longhorn Beetle ( Rutpela maculata )





Bug Spp?



Bug Spp?



Peacock caterpillars ( Aglais io )


Rudy Darter - female ( Sympetrum sanguineum ) All black legs - Common has yellow stripes on the legs.



Comma ( Polygonia c-album )

Emerald Damselfly also present.
also
Keeled Skimmer

Aspen ( Populus tremble ) Stunted growth in the dunes but you can still hear them. What makes an Apsen leaf curl?



Downy Birch ( Betula pubescens )



Catsear ( Hypochaeris radicata )











Heath Rush ( Juncus squarrosus )





Creeping Willow ( Salix repens )











Sand Sedge ( Carex arenaria ) Sheep's Bit Scabious ( Jasione montana ) & Catsear ( Hypochaeris radicata )









Sheep's Bit Scabious ( Jasione montana ) Black ant pollinators.















Cross-leaved Heath ( Erica tetralix )





Stonechat ( Saxicola rubicola )

Tag CloudSandSedge, HeathRush, Aspen, DownyBirch, Sheep'sBitScabious, Catsear, Stonechat

Bog Asphodel ( Narthecium ossifragum )

Tag CloudBogAspodel

Biting Stonecrop ( Sedum acre )



Common Centaury ( Centaurium erythraea )





Hare's Foot Clover ( Trifolium arvense )







Kidney Vetch ( Anthyllis vulneraria )







Proliferous Pink ( Petrorhagia prolifera )











Pyramidal Orchid ( Anacamptis pyramidalis )





Small Heath ( Coenonympha pamphilus )

















Spanish Catchfly ( Silene otites )



Viper's Bugloss ( Echium vulgare )

Tag CloudSpanishCatchfly, BitingStonecrop, CommonCentaury, KidneyVetch, ProliferousPink, PyramidalOrchid, SmallHeath, Viper'sBugloss

Musk Thistle ( Carduus nutans )

Tag CloudMuskThistle

Goat's - beard ( Aruncus dioicus )







Hoverfly ( Eupeodes luniger )? Hook shaped markings.



Viper's Bugloss ( Echium vulgare )



Purple Moor Grass ( Molinia caerulea )











Silver Studded Blue - ( Plebejus argus )






Piri - Piri - Burr ( Acaena novae-zelandiae ) Non - native invasive species.

Tag CloudViper'sBugloss, PurpleMoorGrass, SilverStuddedBlue

Knapweed Broomrape ( Orobanche elatior )



Common Poppy ( Papaver rhoeas )





Meadow Vetchling ( Lathyrus pratensis )







Restharrow ( Ononis repens )





Red Campion ( Silene dioica )



Dock spp



Toadflax ( Linaria vulgaris )





Yarrow ( Alchemilla millefolium ) & Thick-legged Flower Beetle ( Oedemara nobilis )





Meadow Brown ( Maniola jurtina )







Small Tortoiseshell ( Aglais urticae )







Lady's Bedstraw ( Galium verum )









Pied Hoverfly ( Scaeva pyrastri ) A migratory species which arrives in highly variable numbers. Some years it is absent.





Thick-legged Flower Beetle ( Oedemara nobilis )



Great Knapweed ( Centaurea scabiosa ) Buff-tailed Bumblebee ( Bombus terrestris ) ?



Field Bindweed ( Convolvulus arvensis )



Heath Bedstraw ( Galium saxatile )



Six Spot Burnet ( Zygaena filipendulae )



Yellow Shell ( Camptogramma bilineata )



Spp?

Tag CloudKnapweedBroomrape, PiedHoverfly, Lady'sBedstraw, Small Tortoiseshell, MeadowBrown, Yarrow, Toadflax, RedCampion, Restharrow, MeadowVetchling, CommonPoppy

Hay Rattle ( Rhinanthus minor )









Common Centaury ( Centaurium erythraea )







Sheep's Bit Scabious ( Jasione montana )





Grey Hair Grass ( Corynephorus canescens )







Sea Sandwort ( Honckenya peploides )







Sea Holly ( Eryngium maritimum )







Sea Gooseberry ( Pleurobachia bachei )





































Little Tern ( Sternula albifrons )

Tag CloudLittleTern, CommonCentaury, HayRattle, SeaHolly, Landscape, GreyHairGrass, SeaSandwort, SeaGooseBerry, Sheep'sBitScabious

Went to Upton Fen yesterday to see the Fen Orchids but we're not allowed to look this year so a few pictures from last year.

Seems a shame that there's a complete ban perhaps the NWT need to take a leaf from the Rex Hancy reserve.

Great views of Goshawk and Hobby.

Grasshopper warbler reeling briefly.

















Fen Orchid ( Liparis loeselli )









Poplar Leaf Beetle ( Chrysomela populi )



Marsh Pea ( Lathyrus palustris )



Common Spotted Orchid ( Dactylorhiza fuchsii )



Beetle spp ?





Large Wintergreen ( Pyrola rotundifolia )








Skullcap ( Scutellaria galericulata )

Tag CloudFenOrchid, PoplarLeafBettle, FlagIris, Skullcap, MarshPea, Beetle, CommonWintergreen

Bird's Nest Orchid ( Neottia nidus-avis )

Tag CloudBird'sNestOrchid

Bee Orchid ( Ophris apifera )

Tag CloudBeeOrchid

Knapweed Broomrape ( Orobanche elatior )







White Plume Moth ( Pterophorus pentadactyla )

Tag CloudKnapweedBroomrape, PlumeMoth

Twayblade ( Listera ovata )









Ichneumon Wasp spp? pollinating Twayblade ( Listera ovata )





Common Spotted Orchid ( Dactylorhiza fuschii )



Crested Dog's Tail ( Cynosorus cristatus )







Black Bryony - Male Flowers ( Dioscorea communis )







Agrimony ( Agrimonia eupatoria )

Tag CloudTwayblade, IchneumonWasp, CommonSpottedOrchid, CrestedDog'sTail, BlackBryony, Agrimony

Meadow Thistle ( Cirsium dissectum )









White Robin ( Lychnis flos-cuculi )



















Black Bryony - female flowers ( Dioscorea communis )

Tag CloudRaggedRobin, BlackBryony, MeadowThistle

Bee Orchid ( Orchis apifera )

Tag CloudBeeOrchid

Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree ( Lycium barbarum )

Tag CloudDukeOfArgyll'sTeaTree

Brooklime ( Veronica beccabunga )



Broad-bodied Chaser ( Libellula depressa )



Scorpion Fly - Female ( Panorama communis )









Marsh Orchid ( Dactylorhiza spp )




Marsh Thistle ( Cirsium palustre )





Bittersweet ( Solanum dulcamara )





Fairy Flax ( Linum catharticum )

Tag CloudBrooklime, Broad-bodiedChaser, MarshOrchid, ScorpionFly, MarshThistle, Bittersweet

Bee Orchid ( Orchis apifera )

Tag CloudBeeOrchid

Wood Warbler singing in Brandon

( Phylloscopus sybilatrix )

Tag CloudWoodWarbler

A fresh young starling on the clifftop

( Sternus vulgaris )

















Effortlessly gliding along the cliff top at Hunstanton

Fulmar ( Fulmarus glacialis )

Tag CloudFulmar, Starling

Early Marsh Orchid ( Dactylorhiza incarnata sbsp coccinea )



Elephant Hawk Moth ( Deilephila elpenor )



Eyed Hawk Moth (



Small Elephant Hawk Moth ( Deilephila porcellus )

Very lucky to there when the warden was emptying last nights' moth haul.

Thank you





Small Heath ( Coenonympha pamphilus )











Hound's Tongue ( Cynoglossum officinale )









Mouse-eared Hawkweed ( Hieracium pilosella _

Tag CloudEarlyMarshOrchid, ElephantHawkMoth, SmallElephantHawkMoth, EyedHawkMoth, Hound'sTongue, SmallHeath

Common Red Poppy ( Papaver rhoeas )









Field Scabious ( Knautia arvensis )





















Great Knapweed ( Centaurea scabiosa )

Tag CloudPoppy, GreatKnapweed, FieldScabious

Brimstone ( Gonepteryx rahmni )





Keeled Skimmer - Female ( Orthetrum coerulescens )







Low Sedge ( Cares demissa )





Marsh orchid spp





Pugsley's Marsh Orchid ( Possibly - Loose flowers facing one way ) ( Dactylorhiza transteinerioides )



Ranunculus spp



Club Rush spp?



Star Sedge ( Carex echinacea )

Tag CloudBrimstone, KeeledSkimmer, LowSedge, MarshOrchid, Pugsley'sMarshOrchid, ClubRush, StarSedge