Hunting Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl, Holme NWT, 13th November 2016

A leaf-mined Houndstongue leaf

Agromyza abiens (Diptera) mine in Hounstongue, Holme NWT, 13th November 2016 

Beasties from the patch: 7th November 2016

Panageus bipustulatus, Holme NOA, 7th November 2016

Bristly Millipede Polyxenus lagurus, Holme Churchyard, 7th November 2016

Painted Woodlouse Porcellio spinicornis, Holme Churchyard, 7th November 2016

Lithobius melanops,  Holme Churchyard, 7th November 2016

Ocys quinquestriatus, Holme Churchyard, 7th November 2016

Discus rotundatus, Holme NOA, 7th November 2016

Cliffs: visible migration Friday 4th November 2016

Counting period: 06:35 - 09:10 Count type: coastal vismig (landbased birds only) Weather: wind SW2, cloud-cover 1/8, temperature 7 ℃ Observers: Andy Brown, Gary Hibberd, Frank Branch and David Hawkins S N S N S N Pink-footed Goose    340    -    Waxwing    92    -    Richard's Pipit    1    -    Red-breasted Merganser    3    -    Skylark    4    -    Meadow Pipit    8    -    Little Egret    1    1    Starling    3329    -    Rock Pipit    4    1    Lapwing    11    -    Blackbird    16    -    Chaffinch    42    -    Snipe    1    -    Fieldfare    32    -    Linnet    1    -    Woodpigeon    16    -    Redwing    5    -    Goldfinch    5    -    Jackdaw    4    -    Grey Wagtail    1    -       Totals: 3918 individuals, 20 species, 2:35 hours Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number) Comments: A single flock of 75 Waxwings and a Richard's Pipit make up for poor numbers. The front that passed through in the night was over the North Sea as we counted!

Jack Snipe on Holme Marsh

Jack Snipe, Holme Marsh, 5th November 2016

Cliffs: visible migration Thursday 3rd November 2016

Counting period: 06:30 - 09:00 Count type: coastal vismig (landbased birds only) Weather: wind SW1, cloud-cover 1/8 Observers: Andy Brown and Gary Hibberd S N S N S N Wigeon    20    -    Skylark    10    -    Chaffinch    350    -    Little Egret    2    -    Shore Lark    1    -    Brambling    20    -    Lapwing    24    -    Starling    6220    -    Greenfinch    8    -    Snipe    2    -    Blackbird    14    -    redpoll sp.    3    -    Woodpigeon    287    -    Fieldfare    955    -    Goldfinch    7    -    Collared Dove    4    -    Redwing    28    -    Siskin    5    -    Jackdaw    59    -    Grey Wagtail    2    -    Reed Bunting    1    -    Rook    12    -    Meadow Pipit    58    -    Lapland Bunting    3    -    Waxwing    223    -    Rock Pipit    6    -       Totals: 8324 individuals, 26 species, 2:30 hours Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number) Comments: It was a cold start compared with late, clearly some birds responded, none more dramatically than the waxwing. The following flocks passed through: 3, 14, 31, 25, 38, 42, 69 and 1 totalling 223 birds. This could possibly be the largest single movement recorded along the Norfolk coast and is the third largest ever reported in Britain and the thirteenth largest ever reported in Europe via the Trektellen.nl visible migration website.

Bordered Tortoise Beetle - new for the patch

Bordered Tortoise Beetle, Cassida vittata, Holme NWT, 31st October 2016

November Moth, Bordered Sallow and The Satellite

November Moth (aggregate), Holme NWT, 22nd October 2016

Satellite, Hunstanton, 31st October 2016

Bordered Sallow, Hunstanton, 31st October 2016

The Luminous Centipede

Luminous Centipede, Geophilus carpophagus, NOA moth trap, 22nd October 2016

Sea-fishing Little Egrets and Sanderling at the tide's edge

Sea-fishing Little Egrets, Hunstanton, 28th October 2016

Sanderling, Holme, 28th October 2016