A fascinating day down the hand lens looking at Bryophytes with N&NNS
Thank you
I need to find a way to photograph the beauty of these small plants.



Bifid Crestwort ( Lophocolea bidentata )



Wild Mignonette ( Reseda lutea )



?



Bank Haircap ( Polytrichastrum formosum )





Waved Silk Moss ( Plagiothecium undulatum )



Wild Basil seed head ( Clinopodium vulgare )



Peziza Sp ?

Possibly slightly old Tarzetta cupularis - the texture on the outer cup is right but the edge of the cup is usually more uniformly toothed.

Many thanks again to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for ID help




Kidney Vetch ( Anthyllis vulneraria )

Tag CloudFungi, Bryophytes, WavedSilkMoss, BankHaircap, PezizaSp, BifidCrestwort, WildBasil, Moss

A very confiding young Caspian Gull at Cromer today.

Saw it yesterday, late afternoon on the Groynes to the East of the pier. An adult was also present.

Went back today for some photographs. No sign early in the morning at a similar state of the tide. Very windy this morning.

Better luck later in the day. Down by the groynes the sun is lost at this time of the day but just a little further out the sun escapes over the top of town.

No sign of the adult today.

It's taken two years to finally be able to recognise these birds since reading about them being at the pier in the autumn / winter.

An interesting article from Bird Guides about summer Caspian Gulls










Pale underwing is distinctive.
























































Caspian Gull ( Larus cachinnans )

Tag CloudCaspianGull

Candlesnuff ( Xylaria hypoxylon )





Lichen - Claydonia Sp ?



Moss Sp?



Moss Sp ?



Moss Sp?





Cypress-leaved Plait- moss ( Hypnum cupressiforme ) ?



Moss Sp?



Scarlet Waxcap ( Hygrocybe coccinea )







Yellow Field Cap ( Bolbitius titubans )



Hairy Crust Fungus ( Stereum hirsutum )







Pettycoat Mottlegill - complete with petticoat ( Panaeolus papilionaceus )

and
the fly
that likes to sit atop of it.







Dapperling Sp



A white bracket fungus coloured by algae ?



Porcelain Fungus ( Oudemansiella mucida )



?





Amethyst Deceiver ( Laccaria amethystina )





Stereum Sp ?



?



Wrinkled Crust ( Phlebia radiata ) possibly



Lichen Sp ?



Bracket fungus Sp?

Many thanks again to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for ID help

Tag CloudFungi, Moss, Lichen, AmethystDeceiver, Candlesnuff, PorcelainFungus, PettycoatMottlegill, WrinkledCrustFungus, DapperlingSp, HairyCrustFungus, YellowFieldCap, CladoniaSp

Corsican Pines ( Pinus nigra var maritima )



A seedling pine





Magnificently fissured bark of the Corsican Pine



Miner's Lettuce ( Claytonia perfoliata )



Ragwort ( Jacobaea vulgaris ) )



Dyer's Mazegill ( Phaeolus schweinitzii )







Wrinkled Crust Fungus ( Phlebia radiata )









Oyster Fungus ( Pleurotus ostreatus ) On rotting pine.



Yellow Stagshorn ( Calocera viscosa ) on rotting pine ?







Peltegera hymnera



Claydonia Sp ?



Cypress-leaved Plait-moss ( Hypnum cupressiforme)





Stereum sp ?



Lichen ?

Many thanks again to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for ID help

Tag CloudCorsicanPine, Miner'sLettuce, Ragwort, Fungi, Lichen, Moss, OysterMushroom, Cypress-leavedPlait-moss, WrinkledCrustFungus, Dyer'sMazegill

Marsh Harrier ( Circus aeruginosus )





Geese on a wall.



Brent ( Branta bernicla )













Wigeon ( Mareca penelope )

Tag CloudBrent, Wigeon, MarshHarrier, Landscape

Sea Buckthorn ( Hippophae rhamnoides )

Tag CloudSeaBuckthorn

Southern Bracket ( Ganoderma australe )



King Alfred's Cakes on Alder ( Daldinia concentrica )

Tag CloudSouthernBracket, KingAlfred'sCakes, Fungi

Aniseed Funnel ( Clitocybe door ) Brilliant scent of aniseed.



Blackfoot Polypore ( Polyporus leptocephalus )



Dung Fungi ( Coprobia granulata )





Blushing Bracket ( Daedaliopsis confragosa )



Caterpillar Club ( Cordyceps militaris )





Clustered Bonnet ( Mycena inclinata )





Meadow Coral ( Clavulinopsis corniculata )





Variable Oysterling ( Crepidotus variabilis ) Possibly - needs spore identification. Confirmed





Oyster Mushroom ( Pleurotus ostreatus )



Parrot Waxcap ( Hygrocybe psittacina )



Scarlet Waxcap ( Hygrocybe coccinea )





Petticoat Mottlegills ( Panaeolus papilionaceous )





Golden Waxcap ( Hygrocybe chlorophana )





Mycena sp Perhaps ( Mycena pearsoniana )








Mycena sp Perhaps ( Mycena adscendens )



?





Toothed Crust Fungus ( Basidioradulum radula ) - Possibly

Became

Jupiter's Beard ( Hyphodontia barba-jovis )



Stereum sp



Beech Woodwart (Hypoxylon fragiforme )



Glistening Inkcap ( Coprinellus micaceus )



Brittle Cinder ( Kretzschmaria deusta )





Clouded Funnel ( Clitocybe nebularis )





Snowy Waxcap ( Cuphophyllus virgineus )
the lower picture shows a parasitised ( Paecilomyces marquandii ) specimen that has turned the gills purple





Southern Bracket ( Ganoderma austral )





Stinkhorn egg ( Phallus impudicus )







Wood Blewit ( Lepista or Clitocybe nuda )



Spindle ( Clavulinopsis fusiformis ) Possibly - needs spore identification. Confirmed

Many thanks again to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for ID help

A great day with the N&NNS

Tag CloudFungi, WoodBlewit, ScarletWaxcap, BeechWoodwart, Stinkhorn, BlackfootPolypore, DungFungi, SouthernBracket, BlushingBracket, CloudedFunnel, ParrotWaxcap, SnowyWaxcap, OysterMushroom, GoldenWaxcap, VariableOysterling, MeadowCoral, ClusteredBonnet, CaterpillarClub, AniseedFunnel, PetticoatMottlegills, ToothedCrustFungus, StereumSp, MycenaSp, CloudedFunnel, BrittleCInder, Jupiter'sBeard

Lapwing ( Vanellus vanellus )



A bevy of Shoveller in the spectacular morning light ( Anas clypeata )





A lone Pinkfooted Goose ( Anser brachyrynchus )





Pied Wagtail ( Moticilla alba ) keeping half an eye on the sky.

11 Little Stint
Marsh Harrier
3 Greenshank

Tag CloudShoveller, PiedWagtail, Lapwing, PinkFootedGoose

Common Puffball ( Lycoperdon perlatum )





Entoloma sp - Probably Star Pinkgill ( Entoloma conferendum )





Blackening Wax Cap ( Hygrocybe conica )



Meadow Waxcap ( Hygrocybe pratensis )







?







Golden Wax Cap or Butter Waxcap. Must remember to take photos of the gills.





Yellow, Apricot or Handsome Club Fungus ? Apparently, they require microscopy to differentiate them.









Probably Scarlet Waxcap but could be Crimson Waxcap. Apparently they require microscopy to differentiate them.



This little one could be something quite different. One of five species.









Holm Oak ( Quercus Ilex )



Xanthora or Caloplacas

Many thanks again to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for ID help

Tag CloudFungi, CommonEarthBall

Broad Buckler Fern ( Dryopteris dilatata )







Deer Shield ( Pluteus cervinus )











Jelly Ear ( Auricularia auricula-judae )



Polytrichum Sp ?



Moss Sp ?











Porcelain Fungus ( Oudemansiella mucida )



Stereum sp







False Chanterelle or possibly Tawny Funnel. The age makes it difficult to separate them.







Black Bulgar ( Bulgaria iniquinans )
Gum Mushroom - Bachelor's Buttons - Rubber Buttons



Oysterling Sp ( Crepidotus sp )



Smoky Bracket ( Bjerkandera adusta (









Deathcap ( Amanita phalloides )





Common Bonnet ( Mycena galericulata ) ?



Beechwood Sickener ( Russell nobilis )

Under Beech





Stinkhorn ( Phallus impudicus )

Many thanks again to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for ID help

Tag CloudFungi, BroadBucklerFern, DeerShield, JellyEar, Moss, PorcelainFungus, StereumSp, BlackBulgar, OysterlingsSp

Hairy Curtain Crust ( Stereum Hirsutum )







Old Honey Fungus ?
On dead Beech







Honey Fungus ( Armillaria mellea )
On Beech







Porcelain Fungus ( Oudemansiella mucida )
On Beech







Oyster Mushroom ( Pleurotus ostreatus )
On Beech





?
On Beech









Oyster Mushroom ( Pleurotus ostreatus )
On Beech



Hairy Curtain Crust ( Stereum Hirsutum )
On Beech




Amethyst Deceiver ( Laccaria amethystina )



Young Honey Fungus
On Oak

Many thanks again to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for ID help

Tag CloudFungi, Slug, AmethystDeceiver, HairyCurtainCrust, HoneyFungus, PorcelainFungus, OysterMushroom

Teal ( Anas crécca )



Heron ( Ardea cinerea )




























Gannets ( Morus bassanus ) fishing off the coastguards






Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus )

Tag CloudTeal, Heron, Gannet, HerringGull

Old Amethyst Deceivers







Deer Shield ( Pluteus cervinus )



Twig Parachute ( Marasmius ramealis )



Slime Mold sp ( Myxomycete sp )



Something likes to eat these?



?



Sulphur Tuft ( Hypholoma fasciculare )



Many thanks again to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for ID help

Tag CloudFungi, AmethystDeceiver, DeerShield, TwigParachute, SlimeMold, SulphurTuft

Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta )













Red Necked Phalarope ( Phalaropus lobatus )













At least 3 Spotted Redshank ( Tringa erythropus )

Curlew Sandpiper
Greenshank
Ruff

Tag CloudLittleEgret, SpottedRedshank, RedNeckedPhalarope

?





Fairy Bonnets ( Coprinus disseminatus )







The Sickener ( Russula emetica )













False Deathcap ( Amanita citrina )





Amethyst Deceiver ( Laccaria amethystina )



Ochre Brittlegill ( Russularia ochroleuca )



Common Bonnet ( Mycena galericulata )

Many thanks again to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for ID help

Tag CloudFungi, TheSickener, FalseDeathcap, AmethystDeceiver, OchreBrittlegill

Tag CloudLandscape

A very grey sunless morning
but
the
Whoosh
Ah
The Whoosh
filled the sky
at the moment
of
high tide
and
the sky was filled
with
a cast of thousands













Bar Tailed Godwit ( Limos lapponica )







Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ostralegus )



Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta )



Wheatear ( Oenanthe oenanthe )



























Knot ( Calidris canutus )



Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis )
and
Two Swallows

Tag CloudBarTailedGodwit, Oystercatcher, Knot, LittleEgret, Wheatear, Goldfinch, Landscape

One Powerful bull
The Grey Heron
&
a
Red Necked Phalarope







Grey Heron ( Area cinerea )









Red Necked Phalarope ( Phalaropus lobatus )

Tag CloudRedNeckedPhalarope, GreyHeron

Stinkhorn ( Phallus impudicus )







Yellow Stagshorn ( Calocera viscosa )



Mycena sp Possibly Milking Bonnet ( Mycaena gallops ) Break stem to see if it exudes droplets.



?



Candlesnuff ( Xylaria hypoxylon )





Spotted Toughshank ( Rhodocollybia maculata )



False Deathcap ( Amanita citrina )





Sulphur Tuft ( Hypholoma fasciculare )



Common Earthball ( Old Specimens ) ( Scleroderma citrina )



Tubaria sp





Earthfan ( Thelophora terrestris )



Buttercap ( Rhodocollybia butyracea )



?



?



Very poor picture but many of these had a sentry sitting quietly on top.

Many thanks again to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for ID help

Tag CloudFungi, Stinkhorn, YellowStagshorn, MycenaSp, Buttercap, Earthfan, TubariaSp, SulfurTuft, FalseDeathcap, SpottedToughshank, Candlesnuff, CommonEarthBall

Shaggy Parasol ( Lepiota rhacodes )











Common Earth Ball ( Scleroderma citrinum )



?



?



?











Milkcap sp



Sulphur Tuft ( Hypholoma fasciculare )



?



Amethyst Deceiver ( Laccaria amethystina )



Tawny Grisette ( Amanita fulva )



?









Common Bonnet ( Mycena galericulata )



Brown Rollrim ( Paxillus involutus )

A huge debt of gratitude to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for help with the id



A Yew ( Taxus baccata ) seedling

Many thanks again to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for ID help

Tag CloudFungi, ShaggyParasol, MilkcapSp, SulphurTuft, CommonEarthBall, TawnyGrisette, CommonBonnet, BrownRollrim, AmethystDeceiver, Yew

I really don't know any fungi except a few obvious ones so something new.
Most of which will remain unidentified for a while I'm quite sure.

Thanks to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for putting names to these.



?





Pestle Puffball ( Handkea excipuliformis )



?



Fibrecap ( Inocybe) sp












Birch Bracket 0r Razor strop ( Fomitopsis betulina )



Stereum sp



The Deceiver ( Laccaria lacata )



False Death Cap ( Amanita citrina )







Ochre Brittlegill ( Russula ochroleuca )





Amethyst Deceiver ( Laccaria amethystina )

Many thanks again to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for ID help

Tag CloudFungi, AmethystDeceiver, OchreBrittlegill, TheDeceiver, BirchBracket, Fibrecap, PestlePuffball

Alexanders ( Smynium olusatrum ) seeds









Lesser Burdock ( Arctium minus )







Common Darter ( Sympetrum striolatum )



Eristalsis sp



Eupeodes luniger





Heliophilus pendulum













Ivy Bee ( Colletes hederae )





Red Admiral ( Vanessa atalanta )











Rough Chervil ( Chaerophyllum temulum )







Hornet Mimic ( Volucella zonaria )

On the hedge, on the field side of Old Woman Lane

Thanks to James Emerson @Norwichbirder for help with insect identification.












Pink-footed Geese ( Anser brachyrynchus )



Little Stint ( Calidris minuta ) & Dunlin ( Calidris alpina )



Dunlin ( Calidris alpina ) on Pat's Pool





Sea Beet ( Beta vulgarisms subs maritima ) still in flower Just on the edge of the reserve by the side of the road.

Tag CloudHoverfly, DroneFly, IvyBee, Dunlin, RoughChervil, SeaBeet, PinkFootedGoose, LittleStint, Burdock, RedAdmiral, Alexanders, CommonDarter

Black Tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa )



Curlew Sandpiper ( Calidris ferruginea )



Dunlin ( Calidris alpina )

Tag CloudDunlin, BlacktailedGodwit, CurlewSandpiper