Chris Boyd
chrisdipperboyd.bsky.social
Chris Boyd
@chrisdipperboyd.bsky.social
Norfolk Birder, also Dragonflies and wildlife in general.
#Earlham_Cemetery @vannabartlett.bsky.social Hi Vanna, a silver-washed fritillary record to add to others for the year.
August 3, 2025 at 8:42 AM
#Snettisham Good day out with @richiegannon.bsky.social
Eventually clear but distant views of White-rumped Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Spoonbill x25, Turtle Dove heard and seen, Clouded Yellow. Bonus Turtle Dove o.w.
July 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#Warham_Hill_Fort Chalk Hill Blue x30 (lifer), Hummingbird Hawk Moth x3. @richiegannon.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
#Garden My wife called me to the pond, she had found our first smooth newt. We live near the city centre so it was a very pleasant surprise. It's life may be short as the two cats next door have cleared out most of the frogs. 😬 @richiegannon.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#Minsmere Roseate Tern, Tawny Owl, LRP, Bittern in flight,a Hobby hide height and a wasp crabro peltarius.
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June 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Excellent day out with @richiegannon.bsky.social at Devil's Dyke and Magog Common for Adonis Blue (lifer) and Small Blue. OWH stopped off for Redstart and Raven. Yes that is my boot!
May 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Good day out with @richiegannon.bsky.social & @macrolunchtimes.bsky.social at Strumpshaw. Cranes circling overhead x2, Spotted flycatcher year tick x3+, 1st Green-eyed Hawker of the year, great diving beetle and some nest maintenance for a sedge warbler.
May 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Sat #Minsmere ares with @richiegannon.bsky.social Mon #Carlton 19 year ticks. Yes the highlight was RF Falcons x5, backup by RN Phalarope, singing Nightingales x10, Little gull, wood sand, cuckoo.
May 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#Sotterley First visit, noted permissive path to church starts just after the village sign. Hawfinches. Group of four at church and a single bird in the grounds. Group of four on way back and later a single bird in flight across the public road @richiegannon.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Friday #Abberton Excellent day out with @richiegannon.bsky.social Hen Harrier ♂️, Smewx3, BTD, Slav and BNG, Spoonbill, Merlin (10m), Caspian Gull, GG Shrike. Sunday #Whitlingham RNG, #Cantley Eventually Taiga Beanx3.
January 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
#Cley #St_Benets cattle egret×9, h harrier, peregrine, merlin( landed 20m away), water rail,crane x48, seo,barn owl,kingfisherx4, w piptx2, bearded reedling 4+9, raven kronking, bewick and whooper. @richiegannon.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#Garden #Birds #City_living Good spot by the wife continental style male blackbird in the garden. Actually at least two and a female with them. Also a winter blackcap. Over thirty goldfinches in a tree at the back and this beast of a greenfinch. Superzoom shot through glass and early light.
December 1, 2024 at 11:29 AM
#nature #dragonflies I visited my brother in Sussex July 2023 with Southern Damselflies and Common Hawker in mind. Both seen. I liked the mark variation of the Southerns.
November 23, 2024 at 12:26 PM
#Birds Many years ago I used my father's place in Somerset for two days of twitching. I picked up Rock Thrush, Two Barred Warbler, Spotted Sandpiper and Cirl Bunting. All new to me.
November 23, 2024 at 12:20 PM
#nature #garden During lockdown over a few weeks period, I had three clearwing types in the garden. I did not use pheromone attractors and I did not know what they were. I also found 37 different bee types. Keep checking the garden.
November 23, 2024 at 12:10 PM
#Nature When in the garden or out birding you notice weather features. Here is a sun halo and from Minsmere a few year back a sun dog as I was leaving the carpark.
November 23, 2024 at 12:05 PM
#Nature #Dragonflies This year at long last Southern Emerald Damselfies pics and even better in Norfolk. I have had near misses in Essex and Kent in recent years.
November 23, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Day release from symbol. No! No, it's X. Recent outs included to Trimley for the Amur Stonechat and out with WBC which picked up this sparrowhawk. I read the marking are a male plumage variation.
#Birds
November 23, 2024 at 11:52 AM