Bottom left the similar Physcia tenella can be seen.
Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Tuesday, 11 January 2022
Xanthoria smut at Holme Dunes
The lichenicolous fungi, sometimes known as 'Xanthoria smut' was found in numbers on its host Xanthoria parietina, in the large sycamores in the car park today.
Tuesday, 4 January 2022
Off patch at Brancaster Harbour
A late end to the day at Brancaster Harbour produced this obliging curlew, lucky to get this operating at very low shutter speeds.
Saturday, 11 December 2021
Little Auk, Black-throated Diver and Fulmar past Holme, December 10th 2021.
Black-throated Diver - Holme 10th December 2021 - Theo de Clermont
Fulmar Holme 10th December 2021 - Theo de Clermont
Little Auk, Holme 10th December 2021 - Theo de Clermont
Thursday, 25 March 2021
Early spring in the Downs
Comma, Ringstead Downs, 25th March 2021
Red Dead-nettle, Ringstead Downs, 25th March 2021
Whitlow Grass, Ringstead Downs, 25th March 2021
Lesser Celandine, Ringstead Downs, 25th March 2021
Cliff Mining Bee, Andrena thoracica, female, Ringstead Downs, 25th March 2021
Black Oil Beetle, Meloe proscarabaeus, Ringstead Downs, 25th March 2021
Cheilosia caerulescens - a new hoverfly for the patch
Cheilosia caerulescens, Hunstanton, 24th March 2021, found on house leeks by Joan Fox
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Pallas's Warbler and Red-flanked Bluetail at Holme
Pallas's Warbler, Holme NWT, 14th October 2020
Red-flanked Bluetail, Holme village car park, 14th October 2020
Friday, 2 October 2020
Blyth's Reed Warbler at Holme
Blyth's Reed Warbler, Holme NOA, 1st October 2020 - the first for the patch.
Monday, 13 July 2020
Off Patch: Seven from Courtyard Farm
Gatekeeper, Courtyard Farm, 13th July 2020
Eucosma hohenwartiana, Courtyard Farm, 13th July 2020
Common Stiletto, Thereva nobilitata, Courtyard Farm, 13th July 2020
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri, Courtyard Farm, 13th July 2020
Large Scabious Mining Bee, Andrea hattorfiana, Courtyard Farm, 13th July 2020
Brassy Longhorn, Nemophora metallica, Courtyard Farm, 13th July 2020
Forester, Adscita statices, Courtyard Farm, 13th July 2020
A walk at Ringstead Downs
I visited Ringstead Downs today to walk my weekly butterfly transect. This year there are carpets of sweet-smelling Lady's Bedstraw but some plants such as Small Scabious seem to be less abundant than previous years. I found 3 small plants of White Horehound and about 25 small plants of Basil Thyme in flower.
Basil Thyme
Ringlets are very numerous at the moment, especially in the long grass on the south-east bank. Also good numbers of Meadow Brown and Small/Essex Skippers. This week I had 5 fresh Commas on the transect. Last week I found a Comma perched on a dead Pheasant amongst the scarab beetles.
Comma
Today, although quite common, it was nice to see an Ear Moth feeding on Small Scabious (difficult to photograph as the flowers were blowing in the wind).
Ear Moth
Basil Thyme
Ringlets are very numerous at the moment, especially in the long grass on the south-east bank. Also good numbers of Meadow Brown and Small/Essex Skippers. This week I had 5 fresh Commas on the transect. Last week I found a Comma perched on a dead Pheasant amongst the scarab beetles.
Comma
Today, although quite common, it was nice to see an Ear Moth feeding on Small Scabious (difficult to photograph as the flowers were blowing in the wind).
Ear Moth
Monday, 29 June 2020
Holmhurst Track, 27th June
Orange-spot Piercer, Pammene aurana, Holmhurst Track, 27th June 2020
Ellipteroides lateralis, Holmhurst track, 27th June 2020
Banded General, Stratiomys potamida, Holmhurst track, 27th June 2020
Saturday, 20 June 2020
Off Patch: Dingy White Plume
Dingy White Plume Merrifieldia baliodactylus, Narborough NWT, 19th June 2020
Monday, 15 June 2020
Pirri-pirri-bur at Ringstead Downs
While walking my butterfly transect at Ringstead Downs today I noticed a patch of Pirri-pirri-bur Acaena novae-zelandiae on the north-west bank. I hadn't noticed it previously when it was in flower but the fruits, with their barbed red spines are very distinctive. It is believed that the Pirri-pirri-bur came to this country via wool from Australia and New Zealand in about 1900.
Thursday, 4 June 2020
Off Patch: Violet Black-legged Robberfly
Violet Black-legged Robberfly, Dioctria atricapilla, Warham Camp, 18th May 2020
Off Patch: unlocked at Narborough
Cryptocephalus aureolus, Narborough NWT, 20th May 2020
The Sawfly Cephus pygmaeus, Narborough NWT, 20th May 2020
Black-striped Longhorn, Stenurella melanura, Narborough NWT, 20th May 2020
The Sawfly Cephus pygmaeus, Narborough NWT, 20th May 2020
Black-striped Longhorn, Stenurella melanura, Narborough NWT, 20th May 2020
Laced Border, Narborough NWT, 20th May 2020
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