Andy Brown

Cetacean not cesarean!

11.09.2025 08:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Certainly not Hbr Porpoise (we see often here). I'd estimate the thin, pointed curved fin at about 2 feet tall. Looks spot on for Risso's shape but appreciate other species with similar shape. Enlarged original images should be far clearer than those posted here as looked sharp and clear on boc.

11.09.2025 08:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hi Carl, the cesarean was c500m to 1km offshore, easily seen through bins with good views on 30× through scope. We saw dorsal fin break surface about 8 times, no blows, no body ever visible except for around fin base which seemed paler grey than fin itself. Prob feeding, small bass leaping.

11.09.2025 08:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

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30.08.2025 07:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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30.08.2025 07:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

A good place in 2023 was along the ditch at approx TG434066.

18.08.2025 07:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Aspidapion soror is quite numerous on the Marsh Mallow on Halvergate Marshes

17.08.2025 23:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Full marks for entrepreneurship, but I'm not convinced there's much of a market...

26.04.2025 12:07 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hi Andtew. The Soldierflies (and allies) seem to be on the wing early this year. Plenty of Beris chalybata in one central Norfolk Wood yesterday. Try sweeping or looking for basking flies on herb-layer leaves and flowers. And try Empis tessellata for your pinned empid.

25.04.2025 23:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

A decent first morning of the spring migration season at Hunstanton today . #NorfolkBirding

23.02.2025 19:51 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Gulls, including these Kittiwakes, Little and Mediterranean Gulls, have been feeding close to or on the shore at Hunstanton, presumably taking advantage of the shellfish bounty stranded by the recent storm. #norfolkbirding #ukbirding

11.12.2024 15:23 — 👍 31    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

An impressive Glaucous Gull at Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, was a nice find by Mark and Tracy Bradbury this morning. #ukbirding

11.12.2024 14:53 — 👍 64    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Yes please Vanna

01.12.2024 22:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Snow Buntings, Shorelarks and a bright, sunny, winter Norfolk beach. Hard to beat. #norfolkbirding

29.11.2024 17:55 — 👍 29    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0