Mallorca
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 )
Salthouse
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)
Cley
Blackheaded Gull ( Chroicocephalus ridibundus )
Common Gull ( Larus canus )
Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus )
Golden Plover ( Pluvialis apricaria )
Goldfinches charming ( Carduelis carduelis )
Cockthorpe Common
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 ???
Felbrigg
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 ???
Salthouse
A glorious rainbow in the rain this morning.
Pink Totted Goose ( Anser brachyrynchus )
The sound of Pink footed geese gathered in the field.
Salthouse
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 )
Titchwell
Curlew ( Numenius arquata )
Grey Plover ( Pluvialis squatarola )
Ruff ( Philomachus pugnax )
Black Tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa )
Thornham
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 )
Cley
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
Cley
Marsh Harrier ( Circus aeruginosus )
Geese on a wall.
Brent ( Branta bernicla )
Wigeon ( Mareca penelope )
Snettisham Beach
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
Carlton Marshes
Amphibious Bistort ( Persicaria amphibia )
Yellow Mellow ( mellitus officinalis )
Bee sp?
Musk Mallow ( Malva moschata )
Stiffkey
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