Monday, 20 October 2014
Saturday, 18 October 2014
Panageus bipustulatus....a smart ground beetle from Holme
Panageus bipustulatus, Holme NWT, 18th October 2014
Fungi at last..........
Dune Cavalier, Melanoleuca cinereifolia, Holme NWT, 18th October 2014
Glistening Inkcap, Ringstead Downs, 18th October 2014
Porcelain Fungus, Oudemansiella mucida, Ringstead Downs, 18th October 2014
Candlesnuff Fungus, Xylaria hypoxylon, Ringstead Downs, 18th October 2014
Beech Jellydisc, Neobulgaria plura, Ringstead Downs, 18th October 2014
Lemon Disco, Bisporella citrina, Ringstead Downs, 18th October 2014
Coral Spot, Nectria cinnabarina, Ringstead Downs, 18th October 2014
Stump Puffball, Lycoperdon pyriforme, Ringstead Downs, 18th October 2014
Beefsteak Fungus, Fistulina hepatica, Ringstead Downs, 18th October 2014
???? growing on recently burnt ground, Ringstead Downs, 18th October 2014
Friday, 17 October 2014
Another spider........
Continuing with the spider-fest, here's a shot of a Diaea dorsata, found 17th October 2014 along the Holmhurst Track
2 Garden Spiders?
At Holme Dunes on Wednesday I came across a Garden Spider Araneus diadematus walking across the path from the VC to the pines. I have had lots in my garden over the last few weeks (and probably all year) but not recorded them. This one was a typical colour form with a distinctive white cross on its abdomen.
On Monday I had come across another spider walking across a pavement in Hunstanton during the short dry spell in the afternoon. It looked so unusual that I took it home and sent some photos to the county spider recorder, Pip Collyer. From looking at the photos he said that he thought that it was a different colour form of Araneus diadematus and could just make out the faint signs of a white cross. Apparently there are many colour forms of this species and no-one has really studied them in detail and why they vary so much. Now I know why I don't usually try to identify spiders! This one is now somewhere in my back garden.
Garden Spider Araneus diadematus
On Monday I had come across another spider walking across a pavement in Hunstanton during the short dry spell in the afternoon. It looked so unusual that I took it home and sent some photos to the county spider recorder, Pip Collyer. From looking at the photos he said that he thought that it was a different colour form of Araneus diadematus and could just make out the faint signs of a white cross. Apparently there are many colour forms of this species and no-one has really studied them in detail and why they vary so much. Now I know why I don't usually try to identify spiders! This one is now somewhere in my back garden.
Three October Beetles.....
Lesser Thorn-tipped Longhorn, Holmhurst Track, 17th October 2014
18-Spot Ladybird, Holme NOA (pines), 17th October 2014
Donacia marginata, Redwell, 17th October 2014
Four October Moths....
Rusty-dot Pearl, Hunstanton, 16th October 2014
White-shouldered House Moth, Hunstanton, 16th October 2014
Feathered Thorn, Hunstanton, 17th October 2014
Brindled Flat Body, Holmhurst Track, 17th October 2014
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Some Dune Fungi
A walk through the pines at Holme and the dunes to their East produced some interesting fungi today. These are ones I was able to identify.
Scaly Stalkball Tulostoma melanocyclum near the coastal footpath
Dune Waxcap Hygrocybe conicoides scattered throughout the dunes
Sand Stinkhorn Phallus hadriani on a sandy path through the dunes
Dune Cavalier Melanoleuca cinereifolia on bare sand in new dunes
A small bracket fungus Postia balsamea growing on a pine stump
Milky Bonnet Hemimycena lactea on pine needle litter
Collared Earthstar Geastrum triplex in pine litter
Scaly Stalkball Tulostoma melanocyclum near the coastal footpath
Dune Waxcap Hygrocybe conicoides scattered throughout the dunes
Sand Stinkhorn Phallus hadriani on a sandy path through the dunes
Dune Cavalier Melanoleuca cinereifolia on bare sand in new dunes
A small bracket fungus Postia balsamea growing on a pine stump
Milky Bonnet Hemimycena lactea on pine needle litter
Monday, 13 October 2014
Invasion at Heacham!
Just a bit out of our patch, but . . .
When visiting the recycling centre at Heacham last week I noticed a sizeable patch of Japanese Knotweed growing at the bottom of the approach road. I don't know why I hadn't noticed it before. Let's hope it doesn't spread!
When visiting the recycling centre at Heacham last week I noticed a sizeable patch of Japanese Knotweed growing at the bottom of the approach road. I don't know why I hadn't noticed it before. Let's hope it doesn't spread!
Japanese Knotweed
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