Once again the weather has been the controlling influence of
enjoying wildlife this summer, swinging between wet and windy and cool to hot
and sunny – often in the same day. The 1s
male Red-footed Falcon lingered at Carlton Marshes so I popped back on the 8th
July where it performed wonderfully well from its favourite perch.
The strong haze made taking any shots problematical but it
was a joy to watch him catching and devouring Dragonflies.
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Red-footed Falcon |
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Red-footed Falcon |
There were Four Spotted Chasers, Black-tailed Skimmer,
Common and Ruddy Darters on the wing and Emperor, Brown and a single Blue Eyed
Hawker too. I scoured the ditches for
Raft Spiders but had no joy although I did find plenty of Damselflies and a
couple of Small China Mark and a Depressed Aquatic Leaf Beetle (although quite
why it feels down it its luck I am not sure).
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Small China Mark |
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Depressed Aquatic Leaf Beetle - Donacia marginata |
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Meadowsweet & Hemp Agrimony |
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Meadow Pipit |
A couple of Comma were collecting salts on the path and
there were a few Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers and Ringlet around. The cloud started to build up and with the
Red-foot circling up to hunt high with a Hobby and the spiralling Marsh
Harriers I headed home. It was raining
within an hour!
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Comma |
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Comma |
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Gatekeeper |
Mothing has not been a nightly affair but I have kept at it
when I can and piled on many new species and with a Bufftip on the 14th
I reached the 250 mark for the garden which pleased me. Plenty more to come I think. The night of the 9th saw a large
influx of Ermines and these small white moths with varying black dots are troublesome
at best. There were Bird Cherry and
Willows and a host of ‘the small ones’ that can be any of three species
although it seems quite probable that there were Apple and Orchard present and
there seemed to be differences in ground colour and spot density but the
guidance is ‘forget it’ for the time being.
However a large white one with grey splodges was identified a Scarce Spindle
Ermine – a real rarity. Antony caught one
too.
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The first trap out the front garden |
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Bufftip |
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Bufftip |
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Scarce Spindle Ermine - Yponomeuta irrorella |
A Sand Dart was an excellent record as they are a true coastal beach
specialist and she had obviously got caught up in the drift of incoming
migrants across the North Sea. I took
her back to the beach where she belongs. I had 12 new ones that night amongst
50 species and six more the next night out of 65 species! I am getting better and find that my birders
gut instinct is now coming into play.
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Sand Dart |
There have been some cool Pyralids, lots of Elephants and a
single Privet Hawkmoth, Slender and Yarrow Pugs and a selection of Yellow
Underwings with my first Langmaid’s identified by Antony from the hind wing
patterns and the most delectable soft and velvet Broad Bordered YUW including one
decked out in shades of green- it was wondrous.
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Anania coronata |
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Double Striped Tabby |
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Meal Moth |
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Rose Tabby |
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Rose Tabby |
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European Corn Borer |
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Broad Bordered YUW |
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Broad Bordered YUW |
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green Broad Bordered YUW - sexy moff |
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Langmaid’s YUW |
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Langmaid’s YUW |
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Vapourer |
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Buff Arches |
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Burnished Brass |
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Common Emerald |
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Large Ivy Tortrix |
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Peppered Moth |
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Peppered Moth |
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Caloptilia rufipennella |
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Caloptilia semifascia |
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Dichrorampha vancouverana several the next day around my Yarrow |
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Eudonia delunella |
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Eudonia lacustrata |
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Eudonia mercurella - as you can see they are tricky! |
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Small Dotted Wave |
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Small Blood Vein |
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Zeiraphera isertana - a smart but variable micro |
Hairy Legged Mining Bees are still the main pollinator in
the garden and every verge around here is now dotted with holes and cones of
spoil. There are a few Bumbles but still
not many Hovers to be seen although I did see my first Scaeva pyrastri
following the night of moth immigration on the 9th. A Dark Bush Cricket was new in the front
garden and there are now micro Frogs pinging around their walled world.
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Hairy Legged Mining Bee - Dasypoda hitirpes |
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Hairy Legged Mining Bee colony |
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and my first Toadflax Brocade cat - not seen an adult yet |
I had a wonderful day at the Global Birdfair on the 12th
seeing some very old (in every sense) and very new friends. There was a great
atmosphere about the marquees and it felt good to now be properly part of a
wider world birding family. A fun hour
spent speed bio-blitzing with Graeme Lyons resulted in 179 species in an
overcast hour with Villa cingulata, Chrysotoxum verralli and Marbled Whites my
highlights while Red Kites soared overhead. A Marsh Pearl was new moth for me.
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Marsh Pearl |
On the 14th I spent three hours exploring Burgh
Castle while the ladies did a craft fair nearby. It was cool and very windy but I had a great
time wandering around somewhere new. The
Roman fort of Gariannonum was built in AD340 and I was delighted to find that
it was still very fort-like with amazing walls constructed of flint, mortar and
band of thick tiles. The watch towers
are still basically intact and I could picture the Centurions surveying their
landscape.
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What an amazing structure |
The grassland was quiet with just a few Hovers and Red
Soldiers on the Hogweed (some of which was pink) and I had to find the sheltered
side of the hedges to pick up any insects.
Helophilus and Eristalis were the two commonest Hover families and I
found several leks of Poecilobothrus nobilitatus dancing around on the Bramble
leaves. There were plenty of other flies too and a few Ladybirds including 16,
22 and 24-Spot.
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Chrysotoxum verralli |
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Eristalinus sepulchralis |
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Helophilus pendulus |
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Helophilus pendulus |
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Eristalis intricaria
|
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Eriothrix rufomaculata |
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One of the Slender Robberflies |
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Morellia sp |
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Musca autumnalis |
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Calliphora vomitoria |
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Lucilia sp |
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Poecilobothrus nobilitatus |
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Yellow Dung Fly |
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Mesembrina meridiana |
Common Darters zipped along the margins and I saw three hunting
Brown Hawker and a single Emperor but there were very few Butterflies with just
a few Browns, four Red Admiral and some Essex Skippers.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJH-4B8175EofahCfiAdKJG7UnXs5SHplzlEi-abL9L206-7OS30pRAcPUmvbNCo1N93N_9wEPczz_d5gpKAIbin1tmoLB3tDPCYMmj3e9N-HyBmbS6dKRGXaqLaggwIhl4zbgDXCGOMUaqIFl2rnRUl9y545tNvUlZ8bgE-qkL-IBWXoOtJEU_3vjQHI/w640-h426/Burgh%20Castle%2014-7-24%20HTV%20(12).JPG) |
Essex Skipper |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ow91lmrKtIw8BIFrcfwLoB_vaIITooqZAG1pd7An9BWSvaQ_4UWop-99WEBUIEEg0wKmg3INuddn8yj5i7dEwfYQeeMIpoaKUeL5r46OutJW2uRpsBj8Dxinkk-XejfAyCljQe0K3EPp2kwjPRHPZK973uUxC3PhHtFRCMkIhYsY0dgo3twmlD4X014/w640-h426/Burgh%20Castle%2014-7-24%20HTV%20(22).JPG) |
Gatekeeper |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyY9z6Ew2o-ha9Kst5RyxL7-cIJwswGUGeQA4nMDM2EXG2abysowzRejPfrVjFWwz2OoA8pkvuqIP6rlNaO16Hl9KjA8kB0eAvjAjtHMVhvZtXihD0WsksuE0Bv6hDdnJXE_oYOJTD3vnwT7rgBlV-BfqKNT2utmitftBfaWeaKdOwD3KF6r3ZajL7oY4/w640-h426/Burgh%20Castle%2014-7-24%20HTV%20(108).JPG) |
Meadow Brown |
I found a few moth leafmines that suggest the weeks are flying
by but just two Cinnabar cats despite lots of Ragwort.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyq6kMvvzABOyFMXx8EcXkcCQ-KoBTW4ccZ5l1IJKoPYy5Vec6sQa9kPJMn4cjK0qmJP_fhviR356WrHvfTBLJ6H0p_aL0qNxjwgPNfVpDJ1eUxLsN_qJ1nVTBaPPCA7zSR-xuqXURwZRbUO5fV3QJzcaJbqRvq7gW_RETzzkKiiQMQgR6vUTjFOWzW-w/w640-h426/Burgh%20Castle%2014-7-24%20HTV%20(14).JPG) |
Cinnabar |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyGCd4seMExvj4X-Pd6qg2Usu9uBEU6rB6N5iYKkV3JvT7GPilCSux0ob7fNDrnaSvJGNVvkqk54YnrE3pKVpomDSo6zTmXapDmI3DgUpzXQaaqhzKuxdj45YN35PRPgbJGQf_PW3gquVH1Qm5y-7USFiXSyZ_H3bEDCh0rfgO1DUaTU_hfu_pefe9pI/w640-h426/Burgh%20Castle%2014-7-24%20HTV%20(4).JPG) |
Harlequin |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_06SWbn9pWrP8MBRUrPkWpCRX93mBr-yHLmm5vIxu4x0gNvHMXldz6ZvQlO7PVO3vWhw6bGLXZqYGWoL2VWT6O86d8xkcaYb_5p8Q-yMayFA6D1OPu2cZMegYThZJDi17ACKbPNv-TcbSognfhuumzfyjxGjXOyXttIXfBYQlH30RB3YevUCayhxvxI/w640-h426/Burgh%20Castle%2014-7-24%20HTV%20(20).JPG) |
Oedemera nobilis |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlKbx_rr5Itzs8i518ceKuJUT547vO1MMCPQKTVGSZovuFWxn6SFDRoIF0itVqFmBPu4in8dtMFbQLYAQ4UQoJQnJQcXxvyyNMSMvr5uXrYJjCshkLICzzD3q2lv1uNP4Y2yp5FhHP5Q1j098zRrZSlj7QiwmM_l1zB1TZGYebahEdlvFmyqskQc9tUs/w640-h426/Burgh%20Castle%2014-7-24%20HTV%20(24).JPG) |
Soldier Beetle |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0JgUWEIQJhH2N7wjxc4LKVRstmALK4VSC0wTswDsrkg1hof-u8Nca9TmtDb0QQx5SIkfP_AeoGJz8xmvumZmxE83UeuVvxyNzcF-lZIn551c3pNFUHjsgTRrGm1pbz5zxWwM3TuCtwl5aJy7TdLOH7I5tynu1NitWzbuCDwj5STW69RuuBYIigig_Ow/w640-h426/Burgh%20Castle%2014-7-24%20HTV%20(28).JPG) |
Kentish Snail |
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Roesel's Bush Cricket - there were no Grasshoppers |
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Crab Spider sp |
The tide was mostly in on the River Waveney and there were
Redshank, Lapwing, Curlew and Black-tailed Godwits half roosting on a recessed
pool and Little Egret were sat up on the banks with some moulting Geese and Mute
Swans while Marsh Harriers expectedly quartered.
Perennial and Marsh Sow Thistles were in the margins and up
slope there were some good patches of Upright Hedge Parsley amongst the
Hogweed.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnOulfRiTBWiMQzxwZDJMStS5mtF-omn9l1ZhTAtRz7wpotLQcp9akd-1a1mzyn3zjjt9sWYHqr80sV1bsmFir4sAIoj2XV4OR7MQXzcxVgKEvFDfUFa1LDYjIKkNkWhaqvlQ_cJnhWMDxJl9qoUaLT2fm21Y0zlEwLxggs8xriTwK3nEHRmN3r5ZZNk/w640-h426/Burgh%20Castle%2014-7-24%20HTV%20(33).JPG) |
Perennial Sow Thistles |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSePvw2pUVDz0yy_qmdieDoxrpapaxpLMky0u0170tA8FQFNuFcL3s3D-lTfhWse-5nn0Kbi9ofoTRsoJvsK_-tEHt70RNB2mWWNuyiM0tlTK4YLaWrdAVYYNbRiw04m4VB40gVuOkZQ2fWxHLPwMZsxmfyPVZzYq2BO9zppTkXhlri7Ci-dSPVwMEFc/w640-h426/Burgh%20Castle%2014-7-24%20HTV%20(35).JPG) |
Marsh Sow Thistles |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEq9cvqOkh9boZIcXqxty3B3i8gJGLal_Ws_IvmP2DfO579kLgKJCzTMyaOtVnE36ZmkjyQk2Ifa8udqpHCRgDr3Yc5n_cPZDWxzoI1_AgwI27edqjc5SYmHbu4DdJtjTszX817U1iokiPzzC61qyShPZb2eKhsr3j7sGA3Y67bvSx9qmkeZ8vO-p-dVc/w640-h426/Burgh%20Castle%2014-7-24%20HTV%20(105).JPG) |
Upright Hedge Parsley |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9jsx3zYIHqFecBX-4QzNp35INC17J78GxVhFzj3WQD49VQyAnCE9MZgylHYdIv5BN9MErqawGHEn-QSTX-ArwleWYTot9K7eqfh8YRm4vZCkiWFb2QT5d9AgQ5OTxroK-NtZaXSXdZadYX9Ng_pDhVVt0mFF9M3jyK16_SzJBhXScBvzKxRAaiu8tMA/w640-h426/Burgh%20Castle%2014-7-24%20HTV%20(107).JPG) |
Upright Hedge Parsley |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJycI4Nq5jgE9EKKvXTOIfW9_o2ffO06y0W_U4_ZWhXOKmGlCIdVpBAXfd_oewZShTxQJ9ZZze4Zf0pIjK-2kKBRZvdl9QibnUN4nzzZec3-u9w6YQftm5ozMApFnWGyFO9D-nTAzB_oPqHNj62bZRE7KuySarBXUE1tP-g1F5r9H563ZhpyXHqL4nU0/w640-h426/Burgh%20Castle%2014-7-24%20HTV%20(121).JPG) |
Stunning pink Hogweed |
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Sea Lavender |
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Golden Samphire |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlW_memnbIYZKkAF71VBnA4LLbUTxJ6ODPWY2EKBWDTchwFDwuqbt7VdWGZx4yMtb73wRjsi1xsQMonPjpNZSbGQQdzXm5CpfLCUjV7IpXvp1jOTBTI7R_i3kr3Ixwt4Q8zyLm-SgpNuEZRbGXiCad2fbMTaLzxAenP2pe-sx47_fVyvNw334AymScN0/w640-h426/Lesser%20Sea%20Spurry%20Spergularia%20marina%20Burgh%20Castle%2014-7-24%20HTV%20(140).JPG) |
Sea Spurry - Spergularia sp |
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Sea Plantain - Plantago maritima |
Back in the garden on the 15th I spent some time
taking pics of the way it is developing and my vision of the height of my
planting has worked well. I have Hollyhock
and Tree Mallow towering at nine feet, Mullein at eight and Fennel and Marsh
Sow Thistle not far behind while the meadow below is still blooming well.
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Lily |
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Betony |
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Fox & Cubs |
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Self Heal |
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Cupid's Dart - Catananche caerulea |
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Teasel |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIAFmFJHCMqGWsAvUpXNkS-o_XgDCscCYQ7I8xj4JdEu5JPcGUdVd_nCZrKq-BG8JJq0lN8WzbKI31wyjU0o_1qO0Twp8XToXAOiaf2LGesg9ctXrou9i6-UGeCjt6mwiNqnpfIVifCvhjIsaroGoaWymS5XszP4Mz59Miu-BW2bNcQNSVcbOS7wuFHc/w640-h426/DSC02496.JPG) |
Fennel |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLXYtCbBsRIQP6Hc0UHlqXgjLkZAbAyPiG-2LFeapHQIKlAXmLr0Nh4f8qVuWKarbDFCwLldJsYXsXfB5NfwCNvefQ1jllZupVF7vvPmfpHgEQ9GG37F3JyKnAveVkujYuH1P458-A3KOZbhNcUEtlROOx1Zk5mdMVXrlnCtLhXFgVjVPeRzAqbeEgOc/w640-h426/DSC02500.JPG) |
Tree Mallow |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qqLSbA9cjOXxt-yTEBcGqnXBVsQoeCxqkSRd3MgpX26im0ZUzYr410DsTRCkUH_DZ6bvd9goD-w0w3SrfcEz34yyTSxhyChep63xcdyCBQ-nyaDfs-FxNP9m3aKWQ4gLor3j2rDyBsFKFgvUSj6oeJ6wM6bO1UFfulvOAuJvBIODRbZ6m3FWUrj-5aI/w640-h426/DSC02511.JPG) |
Common Knapweed |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXSUhYxGp6UNO24Eo6Hzu5MVzBdazUW37OtdC_jhYJJ5c6Pg5_M1uiqNDMQhLnXd6-w8jZWjNW7owPmPu1xJDlV5K-Kxoy3YpQ1y8wGio_wJ_kOx1p746sE7_OE3PnMsk-VfqWhVtgvA-KxYYR__vVfuCXGHrUrR7VtoHQtM2EcyqF5JmQHvEl706JoQ/w640-h426/DSC02512.JPG) |
Great Mullein |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVElUBtwD-lLcja2Gw6pMEtVMGPLGwFnlGEDM23BPREKoE9Z3v7QZAxJVe_2QpLJ2OMRQdV5JQUKQSJizwAb0i1yvfvfGAFyQW-tPzFrq51gmQUBiaQqA-yKrl7eVFTPIYPa9_whz_oYgB-ei2-s9LvrZbKX830S3e-of5iK3PTbh-5Cjw8lV4Pxr8ylg/w640-h426/DSC02513.JPG) |
Antirrhinum |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaYBhjlMvZxDx9mAdCFHDSX5JkiHPjD8unNRLU3chXd0nyjycE-qsEhA6eIeJRJBfR2Y2igMVq2DSea4kKWPAgvPutNFLJ_TzFLm8gckSapdvEuLUsmmDuUmEPb38BCrkhbnguSI_6NCRbMV5QxP1ZitbjiFXEj4Uyp3ND8Ooxd03KVLHjUleeqTta5Y/w640-h426/DSC02515.JPG) |
Chives |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYAEUY5p7HJx5vLxDkPMDEDAXP5VMMaEbdcelAyj8YZlS2OXb58RwQFCMbTelj8ne8xoY7C-alACh3gWVOBab1tkMteLGBBCRxRCB2x78wxYFjj3Fy-ly5VLW8-679oI_uyO7ze9-JwSr7QXiGds30drOsrGgnd2_fC0dqgEE3pGPaEQmpUUwVpxK9ro/w640-h426/DSC02516.JPG) |
Perennial Wallflower |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUNclE9NRqxtnGMIQg4qXbgKqDfDOlCqcuSe17Yjs5arBrQtsI-KyubEthHWHdUVW5fT_V-s9DsBY764DP0P32WhsYL_yEs2GQCMS48ZC1quOlxnCfcQr10NCNCGTm8TE5Yweq-rMCIt06hZ9w22Oo9yKLrHFHbCc2RXpbX2m0oTjUH_kLKLv6_PknLw/w640-h426/DSC02517.JPG) |
Antirrhinum |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2y5v7I65Hsgu_ZlEVEHO4MgNi1uT0t0qvGQ6meyZC0N2zb1m7SSqrCOrVoUbH_yjEv0rVOReUlEOQvupybwq8krZevvvaulVAG_YNOwqu5Y3bCEi4GHvseI3vpmlkTwLyJiY5RvdGtpptgzN_G0hjaGYgJmW_q6E6Eb1JqCf89yNYhZ_TuhCCEhDSaw/w640-h426/DSC02518.JPG) |
Grey Santolina |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIokUJs4YkhojcbLFR1McQPMWS0F-pnZpw9Yg8_dxLWsy_daK-MX_dccgOAoibyknXfqMh2oULAlWIblepGiXLSDTDQ82JYg6WqPhshjHTaV1UHFOJR0XTTIJ8yBOEeYnp9pqUYiVobVcoOF3hkc3qjnWl7ay53MZo9DJGVfhSUTVYr609HIKoIakoWLg/w640-h426/DSC02519.JPG) |
Strawberry |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_Mn0EQk-bfM3jevkeuvn4zmVGZXdtgL2afwPC8l9w5sIZ3OPjW9EVa-hiEVlRZu083Cl9dpM_pp7BuF0-gEfT7qj70aqdUgP82SRRchA-sgHFiF7bYU8q8ajEbz_g9HKb3XFuxHWz3yEvCH9d1kFSR7Ao75ErLovhX-M9-MI3e9fVS4V0pII5A8oWAs/w640-h426/DSC02520.JPG) |
Hollyhock |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybAOxEnrk1hJcSzPQPAFABPfzGCAKb4VmYTdc1THN-43vczw34xWY-nT0lWYTUH61eYJzrRUeqJFWdF7-KXBN5JK4CBUA568mDI3oaOlTg9WhNRn82PZkdaBjpbzA1N5UoGnvpbIFlNzQD4PvLm__0hMV9EYi2wN1r1RTuTALEVpnWFKcyLXXgqZY9Ug/w640-h426/DSC02522.JPG) |
Marsh Sow Thistle |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlIOHhpmxwSN3kGjrzSulgztBGlQc9Np9X1rxtFt-Pivw40KZAsPT3byOX611ODn3kXDpljIIBp0KtBc1TGiTMHLAzpdtB7kjv_HgZWb57YNFPGp6F-ZSUoCUyZ-CKYW2QqmTs0wGq3GPM6whKNJluKHhkj7JjNS_nTHNGT5aigUSH5uTgu9mNB67FYw/w640-h426/DSC02524.JPG) |
Fushia |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJpGWlc32MrwDOyaMFhvz9Ad78bOk8ozyedBy-4lbrrGKEDcjvp0oODcX1XFlf-ozaoqQSpWnDhIO5UbrKFzTf4LmtflHFsHILxhPC2S1FBt8jXpNg-Z210QzdG5cLa1ds7Jy4vrqFdLCn3oGUOtWKP11aG1sIFb3xmqVGWO9q2jZbpeF0ERjr2d5En8/w640-h426/DSC02526.JPG) |
Geranium |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXApmHwIHs6urkrXU0ZeC7G2GrFW_R08Nb15ryxPUbsRqXip1Vs8Za3LC2bLi8FuPa4eDlVRIxwEAYaktZC9fqykcIrZ2rO5LPuO2T6LI1jF24-d_eMwjo9NUiHySw0zfMmgQSS3MxaDBdbvkOES0BcDZa8ldISqyjVq5pVAYg2aPZEVRxUWLbXTQ8Xw/w640-h426/DSC02532.JPG) |
Double Opium Poppy |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XxmYp1EIwuba5u_Cp925O94Nn3UO5z8oflTbo0JXp1n2pBUan3KL4aaWLW7fUMovz7hsjiI1T5c8pRS2SgWwTPF1mC61Ge_pM0SGSmPnD8157y8ZLqGFXaQbb3ntoBYfGWsPVari4hr-wSs03M6x0Eu2Bo3DfPInGuStmMl_kwU2a3Tcx_AfGlxgLuM/w640-h426/DSC02815.JPG) |
Yellow Figwort |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-oVhATauLh6ptGW6LoQpNthb5JO1ZNkBn0_UF2sod4Bk4ttyeDLNzhJcG4oOKlNebcEzvHiAYIrd9uajs2f9eldjAPwMEA9sZGjGB_j1L6gtOHrkpZPP3IwK1EFoSWaK5iAnlxd0BZqM9jPQ53REEpTSpQ1z2x04_Ect2KYOAiYvQazekX6U6lP3_qc/w640-h426/Buzzard%20ER%2011-7-24%20HTV%20(1).JPG) |
Local Buzzard getting grief - three Curlew also flew over |
It was warm and pleasant until the late afternoon rain and
today has followed on with grey and cool once again and the rain has just begun
once again. Tomorrow it will be a year since I moved to Lowestoft and I am
really not quite sure where that time has gone.
With Uganda beckoning on Friday, I still smile ruefully at
how things have changed in the last two years. Bring on the Shoebills and
Gorillas.
Great Blog Howard. Enjoy Uganda, looking forward to seeing your updates
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the birding highlights from Lowestoft! For those gearing up for some serious turkey action, check out this turkey hunting gear guide—it’s packed with must-haves for a successful hunt. Keep those updates coming!
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