tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.comments2024-01-11T19:41:41.180+00:00Birds and BeerJames Emersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04895693455349558444noreply@blogger.comBlogger424125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-30782201343141931362024-01-11T19:41:41.180+00:002024-01-11T19:41:41.180+00:00Thanks Stewart, yeah I see what you mean, I've...Thanks Stewart, yeah I see what you mean, I've updated it with a different picture now. James Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895693455349558444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-76538142609452723662024-01-11T13:29:29.514+00:002024-01-11T13:29:29.514+00:00Hi James, nice report. It might be worth checking ...Hi James, nice report. It might be worth checking out that image labelled as Garden Warbler. Its not right for a GW but it does look odd, more like a pale female Whitethroat...?Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-62366871082690159362022-09-23T08:54:16.500+01:002022-09-23T08:54:16.500+01:00Vicky and I came across this last year whilst surv...Vicky and I came across this last year whilst surveying a proposed new hospital site. It was Stewart again who identified it making it new to Suffolk and becomes the 50th species of Phomopsis to be found in our county. I would agree with you - it is probably present on all decaying Monkey Puzzle trees - therefor I'm surprised the Ellis's do not seem to have recorded this species. Neil Mahler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-44427363762319082272022-02-22T18:06:19.292+00:002022-02-22T18:06:19.292+00:00One of the few benefits of being old, James! I'...One of the few benefits of being old, James! I've seen three in Norfolk! ;)David Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268653414603237548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-17563059541565809702022-02-21T22:28:05.226+00:002022-02-21T22:28:05.226+00:00Ha, if only! Another Norwich Ring-billed Gull woul...Ha, if only! Another Norwich Ring-billed Gull would be very welcome, the UEA one was before my time and I've never caught up with one elsewhere.James Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895693455349558444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-53627555892022536282022-02-20T22:30:35.460+00:002022-02-20T22:30:35.460+00:00Almost looks like a Ring-billed Gull, James! ;)Almost looks like a Ring-billed Gull, James! ;)David Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268653414603237548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-68790321415485372302021-09-18T20:42:50.785+01:002021-09-18T20:42:50.785+01:00Hi Henry, thanks for that.
No, sadly the populati...Hi Henry, thanks for that.<br /><br />No, sadly the population in Norfolk seems to have completely crashed. At Whitlingham we used to get one or two singing males each year up until 2018. There were none in 2019, 2 reports in 2020 but just for one day and not in the usual territory, and no reports at all this year.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />JamesJames Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895693455349558444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-66429380601131135632021-09-18T09:46:42.151+01:002021-09-18T09:46:42.151+01:00Dear James,
Thanks for your dedication to your pat...Dear James,<br />Thanks for your dedication to your patch! Just need shown your blog by Dave White. Well impressed. <br />I wondered if there were any nightingales heard or seen this year?<br />Best wishes,<br /><br />HenryHenry Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153646997014353546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-46113476960002855822021-08-25T18:17:36.065+01:002021-08-25T18:17:36.065+01:00Lovely and thanks for the info on the Chalkhill Bl...Lovely and thanks for the info on the Chalkhill BluesMick Swayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638331428251026191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-40238958574878070802021-02-06T12:27:50.967+00:002021-02-06T12:27:50.967+00:00Excellent, thanks very much for the explanation.Excellent, thanks very much for the explanation.James Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895693455349558444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-52111015147056097662021-02-06T11:23:01.786+00:002021-02-06T11:23:01.786+00:00It seems to be a wigeon x mallard with that unifor...It seems to be a wigeon x mallard with that uniformely colored bluegrey bill. No other combination would produce this bill with that head pattern (american wigeon x mallard can be close though) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-36745381110578513612019-07-02T06:45:14.084+01:002019-07-02T06:45:14.084+01:00Hi James. After reading you great Blog, I was hopi...Hi James. After reading you great Blog, I was hoping you could direct me to to Minton Triangle at Chambers Wood. I have been to the wood a few weeks ago, when there was an incredible explosion in numbers of Marsh Fritillary, an amazing sight. Now want to see the Brown Hairstreaks. I can't find Minton triangle on any map.<br /><br /><br />Many thanks in advance. <br /><br />howbut@aol.com Howiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705957392731115575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-27338541968170182242019-02-01T18:53:09.211+00:002019-02-01T18:53:09.211+00:00Thanks Neil, I did wonder if they received extensi...Thanks Neil, I did wonder if they received extensive training as part of the qualification, but perhaps they are just taught to identify the commonest/most distinctive edible fungi, which would still be useful for many people!James Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895693455349558444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-25357582944486070422019-02-01T11:10:31.618+00:002019-02-01T11:10:31.618+00:00Hi James, I recently ordered some new fungi book...Hi James, I recently ordered some new fungi books from Somerfield, but I was not going to be in come the delivery date so arranged to collect them from the nearest drop-off point which happened to be a pharmacy near the old Bentwaters Air Base. Turned out the chemist had an interest in fungi and he mentioned his colleague in France and that he is often asked to say if a fungus is edible or not. But he restricts his knowledge to ONLY 6 SPECIES he is comfortable with - any others and he will say do not eat. Apparently, most chemists do the same thing as they are simply not prepared to take the risk. So those mycophagists planning to go to France to do some foraging will be in for a bit of a shock if they hope to eat all they find. Common sense really.Neil Mahler.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14744951147870007811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-74043639252772960712018-11-11T18:27:06.650+00:002018-11-11T18:27:06.650+00:00Raw cake mix is literally liquid cake!Raw cake mix is literally liquid cake!Adam Pointerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09485319716491684115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-39220402889448745252018-06-09T17:19:39.102+01:002018-06-09T17:19:39.102+01:00Nice finds James
Nice finds James<br />Jim Swalwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558757291318123235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-35982217052658857392018-03-04T23:22:53.112+00:002018-03-04T23:22:53.112+00:00Thanks David, yes sleep now comes in handy two hou...Thanks David, yes sleep now comes in handy two hour slices...James Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895693455349558444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-38740790919251363822018-03-04T23:21:54.512+00:002018-03-04T23:21:54.512+00:00Thanks Tim. I didn't know about the waste disp...Thanks Tim. I didn't know about the waste disposal unit, it makes sense though.James Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895693455349558444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-76960572735101128912018-03-04T20:18:11.475+00:002018-03-04T20:18:11.475+00:00Congrats to you both!
Linda and I bumped into Marg...Congrats to you both!<br />Linda and I bumped into Margaret in the supermarket and heard the news: enjoy a couple of decent nights' sleep: there'll be few and far between soon!David Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268653414603237548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-26191751871343275282018-03-04T19:52:46.703+00:002018-03-04T19:52:46.703+00:00Congratulations and best wishes for your new distr...Congratulations and best wishes for your new distraction. On the somewhat less important gull hotspots there is no equivalent to Thetford as their business park boasts a waste disposal processing unit which is what attracts the huge numbers of gulls. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159942640203182341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-83246363227765966152018-02-14T12:10:31.615+00:002018-02-14T12:10:31.615+00:00Hi Michael. Thanks very much for this. It will be ...Hi Michael. Thanks very much for this. It will be interesting to see if the two that have been seen around Waterloo Park are still there, or if it is that pair and they have returned to the Low Road area for spring.James Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895693455349558444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-52280569493361724982018-02-14T11:08:04.068+00:002018-02-14T11:08:04.068+00:00Wensum valley closeWensum valley closeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14046735755088157508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-26960236315355761892018-02-14T11:05:30.094+00:002018-02-14T11:05:30.094+00:00Definitely 2 parakeets now down near where you saw...Definitely 2 parakeets now down near where you saw one. In that newish close at the start of the low rd where it joins hospital lane. Friend photographed them recently.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14046735755088157508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-84510890301948194522017-12-29T22:07:30.508+00:002017-12-29T22:07:30.508+00:00Thanks Mike, I hope you have a great 2018 too.Thanks Mike, I hope you have a great 2018 too.James Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895693455349558444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-11061332431069986462017-12-29T07:14:19.057+00:002017-12-29T07:14:19.057+00:00Super collection James. I hope you see an equally ...Super collection James. I hope you see an equally brilliant selection next year. Thank you for your all your help this year. Mike Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332164754604827372noreply@blogger.com