Pink Footed Geese (Anser brachyrhynchus)

Tag CloudPinkFootedGoose, RedKite

Tschuschentis (Eastern) Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava tshcuschentis)

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Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi)

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Some Christmas Exotica from Cambridge Botanic Gardens









Red-Spotted Lip Orchid (Cymbidium erythraeum)

Cymbidium erythraeum is found in Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, western Himalayas, Myanmar,
China and Vietnam. it grows on steep banks in open mossy forests at elevations of 1000 - 2400m



















"Sweaty Sock Orchid" (Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis) flowers for the first in the UK

From the Guardian

The orchid’s natural habitat in western Papua New Guinea, where it grows at altitudes
of around 500 metres, is under threat. “A lot of it is due to population expansion, people
trying to claim land for redevelopment and housing, as well as forestry and crops. But
it’s also because of climate change.



A rather delicate little thing seen in the glasshouses in Cambridge Botanic garden. My recording of the names got lost so no name I'm afraid.



I think this one was Massonia pustulata














My recording of the names got lost so no name I'm afraid. Something from temperate South Africa









Mysore Clock Vine (Thunbergia mysorensis) form Southern Tropical India




Found in the Alpine House. I think the second part of the name was smithsii but the recording was accidentally deleted.

Tag CloudRed-Spotted Lip Orchid, SweatySockOrchid, MysoreClockVine, Massoniapustulata

Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) One of about forty.



Redwing (Turdus lliacus)









Pied Wagtail in the mirror. (Motacilla alba yarelli)





The exquisite grey coat on a Roe Deer in winter.

Barn Owl. A little Owl hidden in a pile of logs but no Short Eared Owls visible today on Burwell Fen

Tag CloudLandscape, Fieldfare, Redwing, RoeDeer

Feather-moss Sp (Homolothecium Sp)





Forked Veilwort (Metzgeria furcata)



Hypnum Sp



Moss Sp



Moss Sp





Moss Sp



Moss Sp



Moss Sp



Moss Sp



Moss Sp



Moss Sp

Tag CloudLandscape, MossSp, LiverwortSp, Bryophytes, ForkedVeilwort

Rock Pocket-moss (Fissidens dubius)





Yellow Feather-moss (Homolothecium lutescens)



Moss Sp





Moss Sp







Comb-moss (Ctenidium molluscum)



Weissia Sp? Heavily inrolled leaves plus fruiting.



Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss (Barbula sardoa = Barbula convoluta var commutata)



Moss Sp



Moss Sp









Crisped Neckera (Neckera crispa)





Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarelli)











Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)

Tag CloudYellowFeather-moss, PiedWagtail, RockPipit, MossSp, Bryophytes, Landscape, LesserBird's-clawBeard-moss, CrispedNeckera, Comb-moss

Tag CloudLandscape

Creeping Feather-moss (Amblystegium serpens)



Silver Moss (Bryan argenteum)



Capillary Thread-moss (Bryan capillare)



Bicoloured Bryum (Bryum dichotomum)





Bird's-claw Beard-moss (Barbula unguiculata)





Great Scented Liverwort (Conocephalum conicum)



Earthstar



Bicoloured Bryum (Bryan dichotomy), Silver Moss (Bryan argenteum & Didymodon Sp



Common Pincushion (Dicranoweisia cirrata)





Wavy Beard-moss (Didymodon sinuosus)



Bonfire-moss (Funaria hygrometrica)



Fungus Sp



Fungus Sp



Grey-cushioned grimmia (Grimmia pulvinata)





Crescent-cup Liverwort (Lunaria cruciata)



Anomalous Bristle-moss (Orthotrichum anomalum)





Wood Bristle-moss (Orthotrichum affine)







White-tipped Bristle-moss (Orthotrichum diaphanum)



Smooth Bristle-moss (Orthotrichum striatum)



Endive Pellia (Pellia endivifolia)



Screw-moss Sp (Syntrichia laevipila??)



Cuspidate Earth-moss? (Tortula acaulon?)





Wall Screw-moss (Tortula muralis)

Tag CloudBryophytes, MossSp, LiverwortSp, FungiSp, Landscape, EndivePellia, WallScrew-moss, SmoothBristle-moss, White-tippedBristle-moss, WoodBristle-moss, AnomalousBristle-moss, Crescent-cupLiverwort, Grey-cushionedGrimmia, Bonfire-moss, WavyBeard-moss, CommonPincushion, EarthstarSp, GreatScentedLiverwort, CreepingFeather-moss, Bird's-clawBeard-moss, BicolouredBryum, CapillaryThread-moss, SilverMoss

Turnstone (Arenaria interprets) bathing.



















Purple Sandpiper (Calidris marítima)

Tag CloudTurnstone, PurpleSandpiper

Many thanks to the person who has been putting out food in the top of the hollowed out gate post at Selbrigg Pond.

The woodland birds were having a whale of a time and were very photogenic.







Coal Tit (Periparus ater)









Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)



Nuthatch (Sitta europea)

Tag CloudNuthatch, MarshTit, CoalTit

The first part of the twelve month cycle. The female will take about three months to return to a normal weight before the fertilised egg will begin to gestate, allowing the new pup to be
born at the same time next year.






































Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)

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Black Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)





Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)



















Goosander (Mergus merganser)

and in
a
field close by



Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Tag CloudBlackHeadedGull, LittleGrebe, Goosander, Landscape

Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)









Purple Sandpiper (Calidris marítima)

Tag CloudPurpleSandpiper, Turnstone

Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)

Tag CloudMediterraneanGull, Landscape

Views from the East Bank at Cley

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Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) Coppice



Lichen & Bryophyte Community at the base of the Sweet Chestnuts





Pincushion Moss (Leucobryum glaucum)





Fungus Sp



Fungus Sp



Crimped Gill (Plicatura crispa)





Fungus Sp



Fungus Sp



Fungus Sp



Pellucid Four-tooth Moss (Tetraphys pellucida)



Pincushion Sp (Ulotta Sp)



White Earwort (Diplophyllum albicans) with Two-horned Pincerwort (Cepholoza bicuspidata).





Broom Fork-moss (Dicranum scoparium)



Two-horned Pincerwort (Cepholoza bicuspidata)

Tag CloudMossSp, FungiSp, Bryophytes, Landscape, PellucidFour-toothMoss, PincushionSp, CreepingFingerwort, BroomFork-moss, Two-hornedPincerwort, WhiteEarwort

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

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Crepidotus Sp ?











Blushing Bracket (Deadaleopsis confragosa)







Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina)











Fungus Sp 1?





Buttercap (Rhodocollybia butyracea)









Crimped Gill (Plicitura crispa)







Mycaena Sp ? in amongst the moss Pseudoscleropodium purum







Fungus Sp 3?



Fungus Sp 4?







Leafy Brain (Tremella foliacea)?



Fungus Sp 5?





Fungus Sp 6?




Leaf Parachute (Marismius Sp)?









Possibly Mycena inclinata



Crimped Gill (Plicatura crispa)





Wrinkled Crust Fungus (Phlebia radiata)



Fungus Sp 9?



Fungus Sp 10?



Fungus Sp 11?





Fungus Sp 12?











Blusher (Amanita rubescent)



Probably Scurfy Deceiver (Laccaria proxima)





Yellow Brain on the gorse (Tremella mesenterica)





Candlesnuff Fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon)



Mycaena Sp



Fungus Sp 15?



Fungus Sp 16?







Velvet Shank (Flammulina velutipes)



Juniper Haircap (Polytrichum juniperinum)



A big thank you to members of the Norfolk Fungus Group for help with ids

Tag CloudFungiSp, MossSp, Bryophytes, Blusher, JuniperHaircap, Buttercap, VelvetShank, CandlesnuffFungus, BirchPolypore, YellowBrain, WrinkledCrustFungus, LeafyBrain, MycaenaSp, CrimpedGill, BlushingBracket, CrepidotusSp

Black Bulgar on Oak (Bulgaria inquinans)





Coral Spot (Nectria cinnabarina)



Fungi Sp?

Tag CloudBlackBulgar, CoralSpot, FungiSp