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A tale of two males of different species today. The first the long staying Ist Winter ♂︎ Eastern Black Redstart at Sheringham. The Second and you did say it was tiny. SO tiny... A male Snow Flea that jumped across the leaf litter at Felbrigg, by the seat at the top of the V. @norfolknats.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 4:08 PM
A tale of two males of different species today. The first the long staying Ist Winter ♂︎ Eastern Black Redstart at Sheringham. The Second and you did say it was tiny. SO tiny... A male Snow Flea that jumped across the leaf litter at Felbrigg, by the seat at the top of the V. @norfolknats.bsky.social
Horsey - The only spot in Norfolk for Cladonia rangiferina. A northern reindeer moss usually found in montane heaths, moorland, dunes & woodlands in the north North & West. And something as yet unidentified. @norfolknats.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Horsey - The only spot in Norfolk for Cladonia rangiferina. A northern reindeer moss usually found in montane heaths, moorland, dunes & woodlands in the north North & West. And something as yet unidentified. @norfolknats.bsky.social
Seals basking in the sunshine at Horsey. @norfolknats.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Seals basking in the sunshine at Horsey. @norfolknats.bsky.social
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
January 28, 2026 at 4:58 AM
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
Masked government thugs snuffed out Alex Pretti’s life in broad daylight | Moira Donegan
January 27, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Masked government thugs snuffed out Alex Pretti’s life in broad daylight | Moira Donegan
Spectacular Snow Buntings at Winterton. @norfolknats.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Spectacular Snow Buntings at Winterton. @norfolknats.bsky.social
Snowdrop wonderment at Church farm - West Beckham Galanthus - Angelus Early, Byfield Special, Dionysius, Franz Joseph. @norfolknats.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Snowdrop wonderment at Church farm - West Beckham Galanthus - Angelus Early, Byfield Special, Dionysius, Franz Joseph. @norfolknats.bsky.social
One or two more fungal beauties. Winter Polypore (Polyporus brumalis), Crimped Gill (Plicatura crispa) and something toothed that turned out to be (again thanks to our resupinate whisperer) not the usual Steccherinum ochraceum but the unusual Steccherinum bourdotii @norfolknats.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 11:04 AM
One or two more fungal beauties. Winter Polypore (Polyporus brumalis), Crimped Gill (Plicatura crispa) and something toothed that turned out to be (again thanks to our resupinate whisperer) not the usual Steccherinum ochraceum but the unusual Steccherinum bourdotii @norfolknats.bsky.social
The very beautiful structure (meruloid) of this resupinate found on a Pine log on Cawston Heath. Brilliantly determined by our resident resupinate whisperer. Glaeoporus taxicola. This being the fifth record on the Norfolk Mycota @norfolknats.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 AM
The very beautiful structure (meruloid) of this resupinate found on a Pine log on Cawston Heath. Brilliantly determined by our resident resupinate whisperer. Glaeoporus taxicola. This being the fifth record on the Norfolk Mycota @norfolknats.bsky.social
A stunning Eastern Black Redstart at Sheringham (Phoenicurus ochruros) today. Form murimus/phoenicuroides/rufiventris. A paradoxus type Ist winter ♂︎. 10-12% of them have bright male plumage. 90% look like females. Birding Frontiers 2011 Thanks to the finder. @norfolknats.bsky.social
December 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A stunning Eastern Black Redstart at Sheringham (Phoenicurus ochruros) today. Form murimus/phoenicuroides/rufiventris. A paradoxus type Ist winter ♂︎. 10-12% of them have bright male plumage. 90% look like females. Birding Frontiers 2011 Thanks to the finder. @norfolknats.bsky.social
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
After a career as an environment writer, here’s what I have learned
November 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
After a career as an environment writer, here’s what I have learned
The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17-year wait for leave to remain
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17-year wait for leave to remain
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Asplenium trichomanes subsp. pachyrachis is the rarest subspecies of maidenhair spleenwort found growing out of damp limestone with high humidity levels. Identified by its lobed leaves from which it gets its English name, lobed maidenhair spleenwort. This one was tucked away in the Wye Valley.
September 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. pachyrachis is the rarest subspecies of maidenhair spleenwort found growing out of damp limestone with high humidity levels. Identified by its lobed leaves from which it gets its English name, lobed maidenhair spleenwort. This one was tucked away in the Wye Valley.
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Sand-mason #worm (Lanice conchilega), Camusdarach, Scotland. Worm itself (up to 30 cm long) lives in tube of cemented sand and shell, filtering food using many tentacles, assisted by untidy tube fringe. Common all round Britain: don't let messy looks keep you from admiring this successful life-form!
September 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Sand-mason #worm (Lanice conchilega), Camusdarach, Scotland. Worm itself (up to 30 cm long) lives in tube of cemented sand and shell, filtering food using many tentacles, assisted by untidy tube fringe. Common all round Britain: don't let messy looks keep you from admiring this successful life-form!
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September 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Still very dry at Felbrigg for Fungi. Nonetheless - Death Cap (Amanita phalloides), Burgundy Drop Bonnet (Mycena haematopa), Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) and a fine slender Parasol (Macrolepiota procera) @NorfolkNats
September 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Still very dry at Felbrigg for Fungi. Nonetheless - Death Cap (Amanita phalloides), Burgundy Drop Bonnet (Mycena haematopa), Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) and a fine slender Parasol (Macrolepiota procera) @NorfolkNats
Very taken with this Lacewing Larva found on an Oak Leaf yesterday. @norfolknats.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Very taken with this Lacewing Larva found on an Oak Leaf yesterday. @norfolknats.bsky.social
One or two lichens from Blakeney Point- Cladonia arbuscula?, Cladonia foliacea, Cetrarea aculeata & a crustose lichen sp on soil on the dunes? @norfolknats.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
One or two lichens from Blakeney Point- Cladonia arbuscula?, Cladonia foliacea, Cetrarea aculeata & a crustose lichen sp on soil on the dunes? @norfolknats.bsky.social
Blakeney Point in yesterday's sunshine. @norfolknats.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Blakeney Point in yesterday's sunshine. @norfolknats.bsky.social
Blakeney Point. Sea Rocket in full bloom in the sunshine, starfish zigurats of Sea Sandwort (Honckenya peploides), end of the season's flowers on the twiggy, matted stems of Matted Sea Lavender (Limonium bellidifolium) and Shrubby Sea-blite plus rust. (Sueda vera) @norfolknats.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Blakeney Point. Sea Rocket in full bloom in the sunshine, starfish zigurats of Sea Sandwort (Honckenya peploides), end of the season's flowers on the twiggy, matted stems of Matted Sea Lavender (Limonium bellidifolium) and Shrubby Sea-blite plus rust. (Sueda vera) @norfolknats.bsky.social
A bittern's (Botaurus stellaris) eye view in amongst the Sea Club Rush (Bolboschoenus maritimus) at Salthouse and Summer Snow (Cladonia foliacea) on the Little Eye. @norfolknats.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
A bittern's (Botaurus stellaris) eye view in amongst the Sea Club Rush (Bolboschoenus maritimus) at Salthouse and Summer Snow (Cladonia foliacea) on the Little Eye. @norfolknats.bsky.social
A hedge at the southern gate of Felbrigg Park only partly blossoming as yet.
Hornet (Vespa crabro), Ivy Bees (Colletes hederae) & Tachina fera? @norfolknats.bsky.social
Hornet (Vespa crabro), Ivy Bees (Colletes hederae) & Tachina fera? @norfolknats.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A hedge at the southern gate of Felbrigg Park only partly blossoming as yet.
Hornet (Vespa crabro), Ivy Bees (Colletes hederae) & Tachina fera? @norfolknats.bsky.social
Hornet (Vespa crabro), Ivy Bees (Colletes hederae) & Tachina fera? @norfolknats.bsky.social
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Oak Treehopper watching over her eggs. These insects don't harm the oak tree, they just leave some twig scars. If you happen to find babies, the mom will typically be there protecting them.
(Platycotis vittata) PA
#InverteFest
(Platycotis vittata) PA
#InverteFest
August 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Oak Treehopper watching over her eggs. These insects don't harm the oak tree, they just leave some twig scars. If you happen to find babies, the mom will typically be there protecting them.
(Platycotis vittata) PA
#InverteFest
(Platycotis vittata) PA
#InverteFest