Some early-summer flowers

 

Ground-ivy on the North bank at Ringstead Downs

Common Rock-rose at Ringstead Downs

Hairy Rock-cress at Ringstead Downs

 

Long-stalked Crane's-bill at Ringstead Downs

Horseshoe Vetch at Ringstead Downs

Common Bird's-foot-trefoil at Hunstanton Community Orchard

 

Henbit Dead-nettle in Old Hunstanton Churchyard

Holly in Old Hunstanton Churchyard

Bay in Old Hunstanton Churchyard

Ivy-leaved Toadflax at Old Hunstanton

Meadow Saxifrage at Old Hunstanton Churchyard



Sand Sedge at Holme Dunes

A Hawthorn Gall at Holme

Dysaphis crataegi, a gall-forming aphid on Hawthorn, Holme NWT, 10th May 2015

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Name this micromoth?

A little moth I found in my front garden yesterday - sorry, no idea what it is! Its Sulphur Tubic !

Ant Beetle!!!

Ladies & gentleman, I present to you the Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius...

Holme-next-the-Sea, 10th May 2015

Frosted Green

A good local rarity.  Holme Obs, 8th May 2015

Migration at Hunstanton Cliffs

Saturday 9 May 2015

Counting period: 05:30 - 09:00 Weather: wind WSW5, cloud-cover 4/8, temperature 6 ℃ Observers: Andy Brown & Chris Mills S N S N S N Hobby    1    1    Swallow    3782    -    Jackdaw    23    -    Greenshank    1    -    House Martin    946    -    Greenfinch    1    -    Woodpigeon    2    -    Tree Pipit    1    -    Goldfinch    25    -    Collared Dove    3    -    flava wagtail sp.    18    -    Siskin    1    -    Swift    618    -    alba wagtail sp.    6    -    Linnet    11    -    Sand Martin    38    -    Wheatear    2    -       Totals: 5480 individuals, 17 species, 3:30 hours Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number) Comments: An unexpectedly superb morning, with a site-record passage of Swallows the highlight

Migration at Hunstanton Cliffs

Friday 8 May 2015

Counting period: 05:25 - 06:25 Weather: wind var0, cloud-cover 3/8, temperature 7 ℃ Observers: Andy Brown S N S N Woodpigeon    40    -    Jackdaw    2    -    Swallow    3    -    Rook    -    1    House Martin    1    -    Goldfinch    3    -    flava wagtail sp.    4    -    Siskin    1    -    Totals: 55 individuals, 8 species, 1:00 hours Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)

Migration at Hunstanton Cliffs

Thursday 7 May 2015

Counting period: 05:15 - 07:15 Weather: wind WSW3, temperature 5 ℃ Observers: Andy Brown S N S N S N Merlin    1    -    Sand Martin    7    -    Rook    1    -    Hobby    2    -    Swallow    278    -    Carrion Crow    1    -    Grey Plover    55    -    House Martin    89    -    Greenfinch    2    -    Woodpigeon    22    -    flava wagtail sp.    47    -    Goldfinch    16    -    Collared Dove    8    -    Grey Wagtail    1    -    Linnet    14    -    Turtle Dove    2    -    alba wagtail sp.    3    -       Swift    101    -    Jackdaw    14    -       Totals: 664 individuals, 19 species, 2:00 hours Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)

Migration at Hunstanton Cliffs

Wednesday 6 May 2015

Counting period: 05:20 - 07:20 Weather: wind SW5, cloud-cover 2/8, temperature 8 ℃ Observers: Andy Brown S N S N S N Shelduck    1    -    House Martin    247    -    Carrion Crow    4    -    Whimbrel    1    -    Tree Pipit    2    -    Chaffinch    2    -    Lesser Black-backed Gull    4    -    Meadow Pipit    5    -    Greenfinch    2    -    Woodpigeon    10    -    flava wagtail sp.    184    -    Goldfinch    73    -    Swift    99    -    alba wagtail sp.    5    -    Siskin    7    -    Sand Martin    15    -    Wheatear    1    -    Linnet    56    -    Swallow    756    -    Jackdaw    31    -       Totals: 1505 individuals, 20 species, 2:00 hours Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)

Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus - new for the patch

Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus, Baker's Carr, 4th May 2015