Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Some waders & wildlfowl

Recent shots from north Norfolk.

Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

Sunset

Couldn't resist the abstract colours offshore at Salthouse.


Monday, 10 September 2012

Sandy Stiltball

An endangered fungi on the GB Red List protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Schedule 8). The Norwich area is the UK stronghold. 

Sandy Stiltball (Battarrea phalloide


and below a new fungi for Norfolk, recently found in Norwich.

Fungi species (Daldinia loculata)

 

Tuesday, 7 August 2012

North Norfolk

Between the showers

Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Cley windmill

Friday, 13 July 2012

Seabirds

Can't resist seabird colonies. Well...they are full of tame birds.

Northern Gannet (Morus Bassanus)

Northern Gannet (Morus Bassanus)

Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Time for insects

Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

Application

As mentioned before great to see my photographs used in this iphone/ipad application, which is growing in popularity. Click here for a direct link.

Saturday, 30 June 2012

Northumberland trip

Farne Islands and around

Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)

Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Bird survey work

While sitting quite still for up to three hours, some wildlife can come close, even by intensively farmed crops.

And amazingly you can, if you're lucky, stumble across the odd Orchid or two, flowering in a set aside strips, while carrying out a breeding bird survey.

European Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)

Thursday, 3 May 2012

Photographs from a Limosa tour to Lesvos/Lesbos Greece April 2012


Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)




Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Monday, 9 April 2012

Cyprus March 2012

Photographs from a Limosa tour to Cyprus. 

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White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Early Spider Orchid  (Ophrys sphegodes mammosa)

Kotschy's (Cyprus Bee) Orchid (Ophrys kotschyi)
Starred Agama (Laudakia stellio cypriaca)
Woodcock Orchid species (Ophrys flavomarginata)
Levantine Spider Orchid (Ophrys levantina)
Umbilicate Woodcock Orchid (Ophrys umbilicata)
Mount Carmel Orchid (Ophrys attica)

Gladiolus species (Gladiolus trifolius)

Persian Sowbread (Cyclamen persicum)
Rüppell's Warbler (Sylvia rueppelli)

Little Owl (Athene noctua)


Monday, 19 March 2012

Coues's Arctic Redpoll

The Redpoll flock at Kelling would come in really close...provided you were still and quiet.

Coues's Arctic Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni exilipes)

Tuesday, 6 March 2012

The Gambia February 2012

Photographs from a recent Limosa tour to The Gambia.
Yellow-billed Kite (Milvus parasitus)

Yellow-billed Shrike (Corvinella corvina)


Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)



White-crowned Robin-chat (Cossypha albicapilla)


Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)

Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinica)


Senegal Thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis)

Black Kite (Milvus migrans)


Beautiful Sunbird (Cinnyris pulchellus)


Green Monkey or Callithrix Monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus)

Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)

Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus)

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

A visit to London

resulted in a few shots of these Rose-ringed or Ring-necked Parakeets.


Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)