Box Bug (Gonocerus acuteangulatus))

Thanks to @Norwichbirder for id

Tag CloudBoxBug

Scorpion Fly (Panorpis communis)











Silver Washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)



Syrphus Sp

Tag CloudScorpionFly , SilverWashedFritillary, SyrphusSp

Bee Sp









Comma (Polygonia c-album)





Syrphus Sp & Bee Sp







Syrphus Sp



Volucella inflata







Spider Sp

Tag CloudBeeSp, Comma, SyrphusSp, Volucellainflata

Myathropa florea ♂︎



Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)





Large Pied Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens)



Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)



Syrphus Sp

Tag CloudEristalsisSp, LargePiedHoverfly, PaintedLady, SyrphusSp, RedAdmiral

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)

In the Hedge by Anterton Hill







Flea Beetle Sp

Thanks to @NorwichBirder for suggestion.



Thick Kneed Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)



Fly Sp









Hawthorn Shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale)













Tiger Cranefly (Nephrotoma flavescens)



Bee Sp?





Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis)

Tag CloudReedWarbler, Thick-legged FlowerBeetle, FleaBeetleSp, TigerCranefly, HawthornShieldbug, PyramidalOrchid

Pondweed



Soldier Beetle Cantharis Cryptica

ID features - Pale tips to the palps and the mixture of flat and standing hairs on the elytra.

Soldier Beetle id from Nature Spot

Thanks to @Norwich Birder for help with id



Cranefly Sp Tipula Sp











Pellucid Hoverfly or Great Pied Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens)

Lay their eggs in Wasp nests and the larvae scavenge on remains.

Stephen Falk's Pellucid Hoverfly page.



Hairy Flapped Syrphs Syrphus Sp

Stephen Falks Syrphus Album







Bumble Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)

Stephen Falk's page





Eristalsis Sp



Spruce-stump Hoverfly (Xylota jakutorum)

Stephen Falk's page

Thanks to @NorwichBirder for help with id







Orange-belted Hoverfly (Xylota segnis)

Stephen Falk's page





Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)



Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)



Large Skipper (Ochlodes silvanus)



Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Tag CloudGreatPiedHoverfly, BumblebeeHoverfly, SoldierBeetleSp , Orange-beltedHoverfly, Spruce-stumpHoverfly, LargeSkipper, PaintedLady, RedAdmiral, SyrphusSp

Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) An interesting variety









Bee Orchid Var belgarum (Ophrys apifera var belgarum)











Hoary Mullein (Verbascum pulverulentum)







Musk Mallow (Malva moschata)

Tag CloudBeeOrchid, MuskMallow, HoaryMullein

Lucky enough to see this even though clearly going over.







Bee Orchid Var belgarum (Ophrys apifera var belgarum)



Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)

Tag CloudBeeOrchid

Syrphus Sp











Eupeodes luniger











Eristalsis tenax



?





Spaerophoria Sp ♀︎





Speckled Bush Cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima)



Bee Sp





Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus)



Blue Tailed Damselfly ♂︎(Ischnura elegans)





Malachite Beetle (Malachius bipustulatus)










Spaerophoria Sp ♂︎







Twist-tailed Hovefly Sp Spaerophoria Sp ♂︎Possibly (Sphaerophora interrupta?)

Stephen Falk's Spaerophoria interrupta page

Stephen Falk's Spaerophoria albums

Thanks to @NorwichBirder for help with id











Meadow Brown ♀︎ (Maniola jurtina)



Ringlet ♂︎ (Aphantopus hyperantus)



Potato Capsid? (Closterotomus norwegicus)?





Syritta pipiens

Tag CloudSyrphusSp, Eupeodesluniger, Eristalsistenax, MalachiteBeetle, Twist-tailedHoverflySp, Syrittapipiens, PotatoCapsid, MeadowBrown, BlueTailedDamselfly, DockBug, SpaerophoriaSp

Bee Sp





Helophilus pendulus






Parahelophilus frutetorun/versicolor



Eristalsis Sp







Syrphus Sp







Longhorn Beetle (Rutpela maculata)



Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)



Scorpion Fly (Panorpa communis)



Spider Sp

























Swallowtail (Papilio machaon subsp britannicus )

Tag CloudBeeSp, Helophiluspendulus, Parahelophilusfrutetorum/versicolor, EristalsisSp, SyrphusSp, ScorpionFly, LonghornBeetle

Peacock Butterfly Caterpillars (Inachis io)



Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)



Ivy Duckweed (Lemna trisulca)



Upright Hedge Parsley (Torilis japonica)





Sphaerophoria Sp















Syrphus Sp enjoying Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre)







Soft Rush (Juncus effusus)





!4 Spot Ladybird (Propylea quattuordecimpunctata)



Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)







Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)



Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

Tag CloudPeacockButterfly, AzureDamselfly, IvyDuckweed, Small Tortoiseshell, PaintedLady, 14SpotLadybird, SoftRush, SyrphusSp, SpaerophoriaSp, UprightHedgeParsley

Broad Bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa)







Lesser Butterfly Orchid (Platanthera bifolia)





Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)



Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)







Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)











A Parent Bug (Elasmucha grisea) doing what Parent Bug's do. Looking after young instars on Birch catkins.





Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuschii)





Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)



Blunt FloweredRush (Juncus subnodulosus)



Hay Rattle (Rhinanthus minor)

Tag CloudLesserButterflyOrchid, BroadBodiedChaser, LargeRedDamselfly, BluntFloweredRush, WhiteBeak-Sedge, Thick-legged FlowerBeetle, Hayrattle, CommonSpottedOrchid, MarmaladeHoverfly

And then there were four.







Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)





Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)



Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) in the Visitor Centre Car Park.

Tag CloudAvocet, LittleRingedPlover, LittleEgret

Avocet (Revurvirostra avosetta)



Bar Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)



Bar Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) and Black Tailed Godwit (limosa limosa)







Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa & Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)







Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)







Green Winged Teal (Anas carolinenesis)



Little Egret (Egret garzetta)



Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Tag CloudAvocet, BartailedGodwit, BlacktailedGodwit, GreenWingedTeal, LittleEgret

Bee Orchid (Orchis apifera)

Tag CloudBeeOrchid

And then there were three.

















Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)



Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)



Green Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)



Teal (Anas crecca) But in the top right of the picture a Green Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)



Quite a family of Shellduck (Tadorna tadorna)



Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)



Redshank (Tringa totanus)



Pied Wagtail (Moticilla alba yarelli)



Little Egret (Egret garzetta)











Knot (Calidris canutus)



Club Rush (Schoenoplectus lacustris)



Pondweed Sp

Tag CloudAvocet, GreenWingedTeal, ReedBunting, LittleEgret, BlacktailedGodwit, Redshank, PiedWagtail, Knot, Teal, Shellduck

Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)



Ichneumon Wasp Sp?



Sawfly Sp (Tenthredo livida)

Thanks to @Norwichbirder for id





Click Beetle (Athous haemorrhoidalis) Very otter like in part.







Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerurm)



Tachina fera



Ladybird larva. Eyed Ladybird possibly because of white markings.

Thanks to @Norwichbirder for id









Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)


Stephen Falk's page



Syrphus torvus (Hairy eyes)

Thanks to @Norwichbirder for id









Meliscaeva auricollis?



Hoverfly - Bee mimic Volucella bombylans var plumata





Yellow - barred Long - horn (Nephorma degeerella)



Nettle (Urtica dioica)





Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

there's been quite an influx over the last few days. Clearly tatty and has
spent the spring and summer flying across the Sahara and then through southern Europe to reach the shores of Norfolk.

The Worldwide Painted Lady Citizen Science Project



British Ecological Society

Painted lady’s roundtrip migratory flight is longest recorded in butterflies

Dog Rose (Rosa canina)



Final Instar Red-legged Shieldbug

Info from British Bugs





Red-eyed Damselfly (Erythromma najas)



Wood Avens seed head. (Geum urbanum)



Southern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa)

Tag CloudAzureDamselfly, CommonBlueDamselfly, Episyrphusbalteatus, SawflySp, Tachinafera, SouthernMarshOrchid, Red-leggedShieldBug, Yellow-barredLong-horn, Maliscaevaauricollis, Volucellabombylans, Eupeodeslatifasciatus

Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)









Lucerne Bug (Adelphocoris lineolatus)







Closterotomus trivialis

Id confirmed by record





Southern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa)



Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuschii)

Tag CloudBeeOrchid, SouthernMarshOrchid, CommonSpottedOrchid, LucerneBug

Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus acris)





Marsh Clubmoss (Lycopodiella inundata)



Cricket Sp





Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerurm)





Bog Hair Grass (Deschampsia setacea)





Sweet Vernal Grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)



Marsh Horsetail (Equisitum palustre)



Marsh Valerian (Valeriana dioica)



Moss Sp









A mixture of Marsh Orchid & Common Spotted Orchid





Quaking Grass (Briza media)



Ragged Robin (Lychnis flos-culculi)



Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)



Soft Rush (Juncus effusus)





Slender Club Rush (Isolepis cernua)



Carnation Sedge (Carex panicea)





Black Snipe Fly (Chrysophilus cristatus)



Tetragnatha Sp with Ichneumon larva plus mites

Thanks to @Norwichbirder for id









Spider Sp



Springtail Sp





Round - leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)





Meadow Thistle (Cirsium dissectum)

Tag CloudMeadowButtercup, MarshClubmoss, MarshHorsetail, TetragnathaSp, CommonSorrel, SoftRush, SlenderClubRush, BogHairGrass, CarnationSedge, BlackSnipeFly, MarshOrchid, MarshValerian, QuakingGrass, CommonBlueDamselfly, Round-leavedSundew, MeadowThistle, RaggedRobin

Bramble (Rubus fruticosus)



A raggedy Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) One of a number on the cliff top. Presumably just arrived.



Hop Trefoil (Trifolium campestre)









Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)

Tag CloudBeeOrchid, PaintedLady, Bramble, HopTrefoil

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)





Black Hoverfly Sp (Tropidia scita)

NatureSpot pictures for comparison

Thanks to the Judd family for id.



Cuckoo Spit





Marsh Pea (Lathyrus palustris)



Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre)



Snail Sp







Alder Buckthorn ( Frangula alnus)







Puccinia coronata

Quite a worldwide problem for Oats & now barley. Has it's sexual phase on Rhamnus species.

Thanks to @Norwichbirder for id.



Vestal Cuckoo Bee (Bombus vestalis)



Hoverfly Sp (Parhelophilus frutetorum/versicolor)



Hoverfly Sp (Eupeodes luniger)



Eristalsis intricaria

Thanks to @Norwichbirder for id confirmation





Snipe Fly Sp (Rhagio scolopaceus?)

NatureSpot pictures for comparison

Thanks to the Judd family for id.



Black Snipe Fly (Chrysophilus cristatus)

Naturespot



Vestal Cuckoo Bee (Bombus vestalis)





Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)



Azure Damselfly ♀︎ (Blue form) (Coenagrion lunulatum)



Black Tailed Skimmer ♂︎ (Orthetrum cancellatum)







Four Spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)



Hairy Dragonfly ♀︎ (Brachyton pratense)







Scarce Chaser ♀︎ (Libellula fulva)







Fen Orchid (Liparis loeselii)

Tag CloudAlderBuckthorn, CommonBlue, BeeSp, CuckooSpit, BlackSnipeFly, Tropidiascita, ParhelophilusSp, Eupeodesluniger, BlacktailedSkimmer, HairyDragonfly, FourSpottedChaser, ScarceChaser, FenOrchid, CommonBlueDamselfly, HoverflySp, SnailSp, MarshPea

Flag Iris (Iris pseudochorus)



Robin (Erithacus rubecula)



Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)



Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)



A trio of mating pairs. Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)



Black Tailed Skimmer ♀︎ (Orthetrum cancellatum)

Tag CloudRobin, BlacktailedSkimmer, TuftedDuck, FlagIris, AzureDamselfly

A Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocops major) flew into the conservatory this morning.

Tag CloudGreatSpottedWoodpecker

Marmot (Marmota marmota)

Not the best of photos but we did spend an excellent morning watching two family parties playing on the mountain side.

Just as we were leaving a pair of Griffon Vultures floated by.







Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)

Tag CloudMarmot, GrIffonVulture

Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa)



Corydalis Sp





Wood Spurge (Euphorbia amygdaloloides)





Fern Sp



Gaultheria procumbens



Spring Gentian (Gentiana verna)



?



?









Hoverfly Sp (Sphaerophoria Sp ♀︎





Juniper (Juniperus communis)



Spring Gentian (Gentiana verna)



Lungwort (Pulminaria officinalis)





Moonwort (Botrychium lunaria)









Moss Sp



Mossy Saxifrage (Saxifraga bryoides)



?



Primula allionii





Sempervivum Sp



Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)



Pyrenean Squill ( Scilla liliohyacinthus)



Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa)



Wood Sorrell (Oxalis acetosella)

Tag CloudLandscape , Moonwort, MossSp, Bryophytes, WoodAnemone, PyraneanSquill, WoodSorrell, SempervivumSp, PrimulaSp, CorydalisSp, FernSp, Euphorbiaamypdaloides, Juniper, HoverflySp, SpringGentian

Opposite Leaved Golden Saxifrage (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium)



London Pride (Saxifraga umbrosa)

Tag CloudLandscape, OppositeLeavedGoldenSaxifrage, LondonPride

Draba aizoides?



?







Moss Sps





Alpine Toadflax (Linaria alpina)





Androsace italians

Tag CloudLandscape, Drabaaizoides, Moss , Bryophytes, Androsacevitaliana, AlpineToadflax

Rock Jasmine (Androsace villosa)



?



Koch's Gentian (Gentiana acaulis)



Ice melting



?



Pyrenean Buttercup (Ranunculus pyrenaeus)



Speedwell Sp?





Spring gentian (Gentiana verna)

Tag CloudLandscape, RockJasmine, Koch'sGentian, SpringGentian, PyreneanButtercup, SpeedwellSp

Shield Bug Sp



Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae)





Pyranean Fritillary ( Fritillaria pyrenaica)



Hellebore Sp







Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula)









?





Crab Spider Sp



Thyme (Thymus polytrichus)

Tag CloudLandscape, ShieldBugSp, GrIzzledSkipper, PyraneanFritillary, CrabSpider, HelleboreSp