Common Bog Hoverfly ( Sericomyia silentis )



Brimstone ( Gonepteryx rahmni )











Devil's Bit Scabious ( Succisa pratensis )





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).





Eristalsis horticola

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





Grass of Parnassus ( Parnassia palustris )







Honeysuckle ( Lonicera periclymenum )





Long Hoverfly - female ( Spaerophora sp? )

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





Marsh Sowthistle ( Sonchus palustris )



Square Stalked St John's Wort ( Hypericum tetrapterum )





White Tailed Bumble Bee ( Bombus lucorum )




Ruddy Darter - Male ( Sympetrum sanguineum )

Thanks to James



One wonderful spider.

Tag CloudHoverfly, MarshSowthistle, RuddyDarter, Bee, GrassOfParnassus, SquareStalkedStJohn'sWort, Honeysuckle, Devil'sBitScabious, Brimstone

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