Eleanora's Falcon nest on the cliffs at Cap Formentor

One Juv and two adults



2 Black Vultures ( Coragyps atratus )over the Torrent de Pareis





The salt marsh and salt works at d'es Trenc.



Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus ruber )

Black Winged Stilt & Kentish Plover





Samphire ( Crithmum maritimum )



?









Prickly Pear ( Opuntia ficus-indica )





Red Kite ( Milvus milvus)









Adult






2nd Winter







3rd Winter







Juvenile

Yellow Legged Gull ( Larus michahellis )

Tag CloudYellowLeggedGull, Landscape, RedKite, PricklyPear, Samphire, GreaterFlamingo

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A party of about 30 Snow Buntings on the beach today.

One came very, very close.

So close I couldn't focus on it.



























































Just Delightful


Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax nivalis)

Tag CloudLandscape, SnowBunting

Blackheaded Gull ( Chroicocephalus ridibundus )







Common Gull ( Larus canus )









Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus )



Golden Plover ( Pluvialis apricaria )

















Goldfinches charming ( Carduelis carduelis )

Tag CloudLandscape, CommonGull, HerringGull, Goldfinch, BlackHeadedGull, GoldenPlover, Spume&Spray

The rarest moss of the day. ( for Norfolk )

This turned out to probably be Chalk Screw-moss (Tortula vahliana) A first for Norfolk if confirmed by the referee.







Common Yellow Lichen ( Xanthoria parietina )



A mixture of Silver-moss ( Bryan argenteum ) and White-tipped Bristle-moss ( Orthotrichum diaphanum ) ?





Neat Feather-moss ( Pseudoscleropodium purum)



White-tipped Bristle-moss ( Orthotrichum diaphanum ) ?

16 Outer peristome teeth - Silver leaf tips



Salad Burnet ( Sanguisorba minor )

A trip to Cockthorpe Common to discover mosses with the Bryology Group of the N&NNS

Truly extraordinary to hear the discussions over the id of particular mosses.

Cockthorpe Common is situated in the valley of the River Stiffkey, where steep slopes support a diverse chalk grassland flora and it is a designated SSSI.

It is one of the few unimproved chalk downland sites left in Norfolk and contains a rich flora, including a number of uncommon species.

All moss IDs are a work in progress hence ???

Tag CloudLandscape, SaladBurnett, CommonYellowLichen, Bryophytes, Moss, Silver-moss, NeatFeather-moss, White-tippedBristle-moss, ChalkScrew-moss

Pink Footed Goose ( Anser brachyrynchus )

Tag CloudPinkFootedGoose, Landscape

Beech ( Fagus sylvatica )

and
under the beech
and
on the bank
at the side of the road
a
number of mosses
and
liverworts.



Swan's-neck Thyme-moss ( Mnium hornum ) ?





Smaller White Moss ( Leucobryum juniperoideum ) ?



Blunt-leaved Earwort ( Diplophyllum obtusifolium ) ?



Great Pocket Moss (Fissidens taxifolius var pallidicaulis ) ? and Many—fruited Thyme-moss ( Plagiomnium affine) ?



A mixture of

Cypress-leaved Plait-moss ( Hypnum cupressiforme), Blunt-leaved Earwort ( Diplophyllum obtusifolium ) & Swan's-neck Thyme-moss ( Mnium hornum )?

All moss IDs are a work in progress hence ???

Tag CloudLandscape, Beech, Moss, Bryophytes, Liverwort, Swan's-neckThyme-moss, Blunt-leavedEarwort, SmallWhiteMoss, GreatPocketMoss

A glorious rainbow in the rain this morning.

















Pink Totted Goose ( Anser brachyrynchus )



The sound of Pink footed geese gathered in the field.

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and
In the fields to the east of Salthouse.



















Pink Footed Goose ( Anser brachyrynchus )

On little beauty just in front of the pile of Sugar Beet





Pied Wagtail ( Motacilla alba )

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Curlew ( Numenius arquata )







Grey Plover ( Pluvialis squatarola )







Ruff ( Philomachus pugnax )









Black Tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa )

Tag CloudLandscape, GreyPlover, BlacktailedGodwit, Ruff, Curlew

This food is just too muddy.

Let's clean it up a bit.



and
the next one.



It's too far to walk back to the creek that little puddle will do!





Curlew ( Numenius arquata )

Tag CloudLandscape, Curlew , RedShank

Magnificent Oak ( Quercus robur ) on the edge of the field.

The predominant moss on the field.



Cuspidate Earth-moss ( Phascum cuspidatum ) ?

All moss IDs are a work in progress hence ???







Dunlin ( Calidris alpina )

and
a
Grey Phalorope on Simmond's scrape.























Wave studies

Tag CloudSpume&Spray, Moss, Landscape, Dunlin, Bryophytes, Oak

Marsh Harrier ( Circus aeruginosus )





Geese on a wall.



Brent ( Branta bernicla )













Wigeon ( Mareca penelope )

Tag CloudBrent, Wigeon, MarshHarrier, Landscape

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

Amphibious Bistort ( Persicaria amphibia )












Yellow Mellow ( mellitus officinalis )



Bee sp?



Musk Mallow ( Malva moschata )

Tag CloudAmphibiousBistort, YellowMelilot, Landscape, IvyBee

I wonder if these were planted at the same time as ' The Plantation ' on Blakeney point?







Annual Seablite ( Suaeda marítima )



Common Cord Grass ( Spartina anglica )





Shore Crab ( Carcinus maenas )



The purple form



The white form

Both rayed form









The golden yellow rayless form creates a gold carpet on the marsh this time of year.



Sea Aster ( Aster tripolium )



Sea Purslane ( Halimione portulacoides







Sea Wormwood ( Seriphidium maritimum )







Tideline



Grass-leaved Orache ( Atriplex littoralis )





Spear-leaved Orache ( Atriplex prostrate )

A Cattle Egret
at
Stiffkey

4 Curlew Sandpipers, 3 Little Stint & Greenshank at Cley

Tag CloudGrassLeavedOrache, Spearleavedorche, AnnualSeablite, SeaAster, Crab, SeaPurslane, CommonCordGrass, SeaWormwood, Landscape, Tideline

Brief glimpses of an Otter in the main drain.











Bird's-foot trefoil ( Lotus corniculatus )







Buck's Horn Plantain ( Plantago coronopus )









Sea Campion ( Silene uniflora )











Horned Poppy ( Glaucium flavum )

Tag CloudOtter, Buck'sHornPlantain, HornedPoppy, SeaCampion, Landscape