Chris Boyd

He works the graveyard shift.

Silver-washed Fritillary

#Earlham_Cemetery @vannabartlett.bsky.social Hi Vanna, a silver-washed fritillary record to add to others for the year.

#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.

My personal rule is when they have been established for three years. What is your rule?

Hummingbird Hawk Moth

Chalk Hill Blue

Chalk Hill Blue

Hummingbird Hawk Moth

#Warham_Hill_Fort Chalk Hill Blue x30 (lifer), Hummingbird Hawk Moth x3. @richiegannon.bsky.social

Yes

#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

#Minsmere Roseate Tern, Tawny Owl, LRP, Bittern in flight,a Hobby hide height and a wasp crabro peltarius.
@richiegannon.bsky.social

Adonis Blue

Small Blue on my boots - almost the first butterfly we saw at the common.

Small Blue

Brown Argus

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!

Sedge Warbler

Swallowtail

Long-jawed Orbweaver

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.

Certainly beyond my knowledge.

And little tern. The little gull was Carlton.

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.

#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

Sorry wrong pics, I need to slow down.

Sorry wrong photo try this one.

I cleared my camera down of the poor shots taken over the last few days. It is a canon compact. They were distant from the river bank about 2pm. Not with the main white fronted group in the open. Then I saw them near a gate, that bill is distinctive and the rest stacked up. Partly obscured by reeds.

The pics are pink-footed, the Taigas I saw from the river bank but way too far for a photo.

That is because they are, the Taiga shots were too poor even for me,.

The geese are pink footed
, the Taiga pics were not good even by my standards.

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.

Thank you.

#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

The grey billed blackbirds are first year birds.

#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.

Standard markings

Variation of marking.

Pair.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#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.