Avocet & Shelduck reaching a standoff



Avocet sheltering her chicks





Green Sandpiper (Tringa ocheropus)









Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Tag CloudWoodSandpiper, Avocet, GreenSandpiper, Avocet&Shelduck

Solitary Wasp Sp

Tag CloudSolitaryWaspSp

Bee Sp









Soldier Fly Sp - Banded General (Stratiomys potamida)

from

Nature Spot

Tag CloudBeeSp, BandedGeneral

Peacock (Aglais io)









Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)


Green Veined White (Pieris napi) feeding on Common Burdock (Arctium minus)

Tag CloudPeacockButterfly, PaintedLady, GreenVeinedWhite, CommonBurdock

On the Fennel at the side of the Coast Road









Solitary Wasp Sp Possibly Symmorphus gracilis





Eupeodes corollae ♂︎ ?



Possibly Scaeva selenitica



Eupeodes latifasciatus ?



Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)





Scaeva pyrastri

Also present at least species of Ichneumon




Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)


Down the track towards the coast



Eriothrix rufomaculata



Leafmine on Cirsium arvense ? A Fly mine but could be one of several possibilities.



Leaf Hopper Sp ?



Araneus diadematus



Eupeodes luniger ?



Blue-bottle Sp ?

As ever thanks to
@Norwichbirder
for help with
Corrections, Confirmations and Unknowns

Tag CloudScaevaSp, Landscape, MarmaladeHoverfly, Eupeodesluniger, Araneusdidiamatus, Eriothrixrufomaculata, Blue-bottleSp, EupeodesSp, SpiderSp, Scaevapyrastri, SolitaryWaspSp

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)



Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

A beautiful morning with some of the birds still present from yesterday's even higher totals of Wood Sand, Curlew Sand & Little Stint

At least 20, probably more, Wood Sandpiper
1 Curlew Sandpiper
1 Little Stint
At least 3 Green Sandpiper
At least 4 Greenshank
At least 3 Common Sandpiper
4 Spoonbill
Numerous Ruff and Black Tailed Godwit
Redshank
Little Ringed Plover

The Coast Road end of the Iron Road



A very inviting ditch

Tag CloudCommonSandpiper, Avocet, Landscape

Avocet with chicks (Recurvirostra avosetta)



Heron (Ardea cinerea)

Avocet attacking a Heron

Tag CloudAvocet, GreyHeron

Tortoise Shield Bug Sp (Eurygaster testudinaria)?

from

British Bugs



Helophilus pendulus



Tetragnatha Sp





Creeping Lady's-tresses (Goodyera repens)

As ever thanks to
@Norwichbirder
for help
with
Corrections, Confirmations and Unknowns

Tag CloudTetragnathaSp, Helophiluspendulus, CreepingLady's-tresses

Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)



Grasshopper Sp



Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens)



Spider Sp














Black Darter (Sympetrum danae)

Tag CloudBlackDarter, CommonDarter, GrasshopperSp, KeeledSkimmer, SpiderSp

Gasteruption jaculator





Gasteruption Sp or is it the male of the one above or ?





Eristalsis Sp





Pipiza Sp ?





Green Shield Bug Nymph (Palomena prasina)





Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)





Spotted Cranefly (Nephrotoma appendiculata) ?







Eriothrix rufomaculata ?

from

NatureSpot



Common Green-bottle Fly (Lucilla sericata)









Cheilosia illustrata







Graphomya maculata ♀︎

from

Nature Spot





Fly Sp ?







Melangyna umbellatarum







Chrysotoxum festivum












Ichneumon Sp





Ichneumon Sp



Eupeodes luniger



Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) but is the unfocussed one to the bottom left of the picture a different species?



Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) ?

from

Norfolk Moths



A mating pair of Ferruginous Bee-grabber (Sicus ferrugineus)

from

Nature Spot



Spider Sp







Chrysotoxum bicinctum











Sawfly Sp Tenthredo Sp











Solitary Wasp Sp Ectemnius Sp



Bird's Foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)



As ever thanks to
@Norwichbirder
for help
with
Corrections, Confirmations and Unknowns

Tag CloudGasteruptionjaculator, EristalsisSp, PipizaSp, GreenShieldBug, EctemniusSp, Bird'sFootTrefoil, SawflySp, NomadBeeSp, FerriginousBee-grabber, Melangynaumbellatarum, Cheilosiaillustrata, CommonGreen-bottleFly, Chrysotoxumbicinctum, MarmaladeHoverfly, Eupeodesluniger, IchneumonSp, Eriothrixrufomaculata, Chrysotoxumfestivum, CommonCarderBee, SpottedCranefly

While hoping the Lesser Emperor would come into focus between the Bur-reed and the wall these two caught my eye.







Ichneumon Sp



Fly Sp

Tag CloudBranchedBur-reed, IchneumonSp, FlySp

Ice Plant (Sedum spectabile)





Giant Knapweed (Centaurea macrocephala) seed head mimicking an oyster.

Where's the pearl?



Giant Knapweed & Bug





Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis)

Tag CloudIcePlant, FieldScabious, GiantKnapweed, BugSp

Very fortunate to have one of the three youngsters low down this morning.





















Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)

Tag CloudPeregrine

Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

Tag CloudGreenSandpiper

Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum)



Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)















Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens)



Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)

Tag CloudCommonDarter, KeeledSkimmer, AzureDamselfly, RuddyDarter

Common Blue Damselfly (Enellagma cyathigerurm)
























Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)







Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris)









Red-eyed Damselfly (Erythromma najas)


And a
Lesser Emperor
seen.

Tag CloudCommonBlueDamselfly, EmperorDragonfly, PondSkater, Red-eyedDamselfly

Mallard Duckling (Anas platyrhnchos)









A young Shelduck sifting the mud. (Tadorna tadorna)



Spotted Redshank & Common Sandpiper

Tag CloudMallard, Shelduck, Landscape

Bee Sp





Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)

from
Bumble Bee Conservation Trust







Turnip Sawfly (Athalia rosae)
A migratory species of which large numbers have arrived recently.

A very common (Japan to Europe) but fascinating creature.
This from
Earthling Nature





Roesel's Bush-cricket (Metrioptera roeselii)



Painted Lady Caterpillar (Vanessa cardui)



Caterpillar Sp



Long-winged Conehead (Conocephalus fuscus)



Chironomus plumosus



Blue Tailed Damselfly♀︎ (Ischnura elegans ruffescens)









Twin-lobed Deer Fly (Chrysops relictus)

from

Naturspot





Common Green Colonel (Oplodontha viridula)

from

NatureSpot



Cleg Sp



Lyme Grass (Elymus arenarius)



Ichneumon Sp



















This is likely to be Pimpla ruffipes

seems to fit the pictures
and
description from the

NHM Brief Guide to Ichneumon



Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)

from

Norfolk Moths



Moth Sp



Common Orache with leaf spot fungus possibly Ascochyta caulina



Creeping Thistle Leaf - Damage caused by a Thistle Tortoise Beetle

Which in itself is a fascinating creature in that the male reproductive organ is almost as long as its body because of the curious coiled shape in part of the female reproductive organ.
According to wikipedia a research project into this remarkable organ that does not buckle or rapture on this scale may have implications in the development of catheters for use with humans.




Orache Sp











Common Orache (Atriplex patula)



Spider Sp



Spider Sp


Spider Sp



Spider Sp



Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)











Goat's-beard (Tragopogon pratensis)

As ever thanks to
@Norwichbirder
for reviewing page for
comments, corrections and unknowns

Tag CloudBeeSp, ClegSp, Rosel'sBush-cricket, CommonFootman, LeafSpotFungus, LymeGrass, PaintedLady, Pimplarufipes, CommonCarderBee, Long-wingedConehead, OracheSp, Twin-lobedDeerFly, CommonOrache, CommonGreenColonel, CaterpillarSp, DeerFlySp, TurnipSawfly, IchneumonSp, SpearThistle, Blue-tailedDamselfly

Black Tailed Godwit & Avocet





Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)



Mallard ducklings (Anas platyrynchos)





Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)





Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)





Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

Tag CloudBlacktailedGodwit&Avocet, BlacktailedGodwit, Goldfinch, Ruff, Lapwing, Mallard

Juvenile Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)



Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)





Juvenile Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)





Juvenile Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)



Juvenile Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)



Moulting Wigeon (Anas penelope)

Tag CloudAvocet, Lapwing, BlacktailedGodwit, Wigeon, ReedBunting, Shelduck, Wigeon

Bar Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)












































Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

Tag CloudBartailedGodwit, BlacktailedGodwit

Water Lily (Nymphéa alba)







Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)

Tag CloudWaterLily, EmperorDragonfly

Eristalsis intricaria



Rust on Blackberry Impossible to identify at this stage apparently because they can go through 2-4 different life stages, some being identical.



Bramble Leaf with the purple spots of a Phragmidium rust







Helophilus hybridus

The yellow merges on T2 & T3

Frons dusting extends to ocellar triangle

Hind tibia half black







White Admiral (Limentis camilla)


As ever thanks to
@Norwichbirder
for reviewing page for
comments, corrections and unknowns

Tag CloudWhiteAdmiral, Helophilushybridus, Bramble, RustSp, Eristalsisintricaria

Spider Sp



Chrysotoxum bicinctum

Tag CloudSpiderSp, Chrysotoxumbicinctum

Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)

Tag CloudWildCarrot

Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)





Roesel's Bush-cricket (Metrioptera roeselii)



Helophilus pendulus





Chrysotoxum bicinctum



Xylota segnis



Chironomus plumosus ?

Tag CloudBlacktailedGodwit, Roesel'sBush-cricket, Helophiluspendulus, Xylotasegnis, Chrysotoxumbicinctum

Juvenile Black headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)












Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucus)













Hare (Lepus europaeus)











Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)







Freshly fledged Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobanus)









Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

Tag CloudSpoonbill, CommonSandpiper, SedgeWarbler, Hare, BlackHeadedGull

Nest building on the 10th June.

A previous attempt had failed.








The third of four was egg was laid on the 19th June







And they sat until this morning.












































Avocet (Reurvirostra avosetta)

Tag CloudAvocet

Still sitting

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)



Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucus)





Spoonbill with youngster (Platalea leucorodia)



































Avocet v Little Egret action

Tag CloudAvocet, CommonSandpiper, Spoonbill, LittleEgret

Bee Sp







Bug Sp







Face Fly (Musca autumnalis)

from

Nature Spot



Syritta pipiens



Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)

Tag CloudBeeSp, FaceFly, WildCarrot

Short-fringed Mining Bee (Andrena dorsata)

Thanks to @Norwichbirder for id





Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum)



Comma (Polygonia c-album)



Four-spotted Chaser var praenubilia (Libellula quadrimaculata)

Thanks to @Norwichbirder for id











Ichneumon Sp



Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata)



Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum)



Blunt Flowered Rush (Juncus subnodulosus)

Tag CloudShort-fringedMiningBee, BluntFloweredRush, BlacktailedSkimmer, Comma, IchneumonSp, FourSpottedChaser, RuddyDarter, YellowLoosestrife

Bee Sp



Blue-tailed Damselfly ♀︎ (Ischnura elegans rufescens)



Barred Snout Fly (Nemotelus uliginosus)

from

Nature Spot





Lagria hirta

Hitrta from the latin Hiatus meaning rough hair or rough wool referring to its hairy appearance.

Thanks to @Norwichbirder for id



Blue Tailed Damselfly out to lunch (Ischnura elegans)



?





Fly Sp ?



Phantom Cranefly Sp Probably (Ptychoptera contaminata)

Thanks to @Norwichbirder for id



Green Veined White (Pieris napi)















Ichneumon Sp ?



Large Skipper (Ochlodes silvanus)



Orache Sp



Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea)





Sea Club Rush (Bolboschoenus maritimus)



Scaeva pyrastri on Wild Celery (Apium graveolens)



Rosebay Willow Herb (Chamerion angustifolium)



Red-legged Shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes)





Long Winged Conehead Nymph (Conocephalus fuscus)

from

Nature Spot



Garden Grass Veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)

Thanks to @Norwichbirder for id

Tag CloudBeeSp, BarredSnoutFly, BlueTailedDamselfly, Lagriahirta, FlySp, PhantonCraneFlySp, RoseBayWillowHerb, Scaevapyrastri, SeaClubRush, Ragwort, LaregeSkipper, IchneumonSp, GreenVeinedWhite, GardenGrassVeneer

The view from the bottom of Anterton Hill



The tree on the edge of the car park at the bottom of Anterton Hill





Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)









30 + Knot (Calidris canutus) in various stages of moult with a least one still in summer plumage and one partially.





Hairy Tare (Vicia hirsuta)







Ichneumon Wasp Sp - (Ichneumon suspiciosus)

from

Wildlife Insight

but

Nature Spot

suggests it's a female Ichneumon extensorius

So with a possible name for it I have submitted it to irecord



Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)



Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhygonycha fulva)

Tag CloudLandscape, Avocet, Knot, HairyTare, IchneumonSp, Gatekeeper

Fleabane (Paulicaria dysenterica)





Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)











Ichneumon Wasp Sp





Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)

Tag CloudWildCarrot, IchneumonSp, FleaBane, Teasel

Silver Washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)







White Admiral (Limentis camilla)





Common Green Bottle Fly (Lucilia sericata)







Ichneumon Wasp Sp

Tag CloudSilverWashedFritillary, WhiteAdmiral, FlySp, CommonGreenBottleFly

Bee Sp



Common Green Grasshopper (



Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)



Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum) Late Instar Nymph



Spider Sp


Scaeva pyrastri

Tag CloudBeeSp, HairyShiledbug, CommonGreenGrasshopper

Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)









One wrapped up by the local spider Sp



Syrphus Sp



Spider Sp



Spider Sp



Kite-tailed Robber Fly (Machines atricapillus)





Hogweed (Heracleum spodylium)



Heath Speedwell (Veronica offcinalis)



Evening Primrose (Oenathera biennis)





Common Bent (Agrostis capillaris)





Alydus calcaratus

From

British Bugs



Common Green Grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus)



Probably Cheilosia illustrata

from

Nature Spot





Heather Colletes (Colletes succinctus)



Bell Heather (Erica cinerea)







Scaeva pyrastri





Dodder (Cuscuta europea)

Many thanks to @Norwichbirder for help with ids

Tag CloudSilver-studdedBlue, SyrphusSp, SpiderSp, Kite-tailedRobberFly, Cheilosiaillustrata, Alyduscalcaratus, Dodder, Hogweed, EveningPrimrose, BellHeather, BeeSp, CommonGreenGrasshopper, BugSp, GrassSp, Scaevapyrastri, HeatherColletes

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)

Tag CloudLittleRingedPlover

Eristalsis nemorum (Narrow black strip to the face)



Eristalsis Sp



Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis)



Great Knapweed (Centauria scabiosa)



Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)



Ladybird



Bug Sp




Bee Sp



Bee Sp

Tag CloudEristalsisSp, Toadflax, GreatKnapweed, FieldScabious, BeeSp, Ladybird, BugSp

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)





Wild Celery (Apium graveolens)





?









Grass Sp ?



Grass Sp



Grass Sp?





Hogweed (Heraclium sphodylium)



Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)











Ruff (Philomachis pugnax)



Sedge?



Sea Club Rush (Bolboschoenus maritimus)









Prickly Sowthistle (Sonchus asper)















Spaerophoria Sp mating











Spoonbill

Tag CloudAvocet, WildCelery, GrassSp, Ruff, LittleRingedPlover, PricklySowthistle, SpaerophoriaSp, Spoonbill, HoverflySp, Hogweed, SeaClubRush

Damselfly Sp at lunch



















White Letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album)

Tag CloudDamselflySp, WhiteLetterHairstreak

White Admiral (Limentis camilla)





Ichneumon Sp?





Ferruginous Bee Grabber (Sicus ferrugineus)

Stephen Falk's Bee Grabber Page



Sawfly Sp?



Violet Black-legged Robber Fly ♂︎(Dioctria atricapilla)

Nature Spot Page



Bee Sp?





Cuckoo Bee Sp?



Bee Sp

Tag CloudWhiteAdmiral, FerruginousBeeGrabber, SawflySp, BeeSp, IchneumonSp

Bee Sp





Furry Dronefly (Eristalsis intricarius)

Stephen Falk's
Eristalsis intricarius page







Eristalsis Sp



Spider Sp with egg sack



Syrphus Sp









White Admiral (Limentis camilla)

Tag CloudWhiteAdmiral, BeeSp, FurryDronefly, EristalsisSp, SpiderSp, SyrphusSp