My first Norfolk Fungus Study Group foray of the year saw the group return to Buckenham Carrs, a recent NNNS research project site. Whilst walking around the site multiple Chiffchaffs were singing, a Barn Owl flew silently over Buckenham Broad and in the distance Cranes were calling. I saw quite a few new species of fungi, but annoyingly I only got a poor record shot of the most pleasing one, Ruby Elf Cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea). In Norfolk we have two species of red elf cup, both almost identical to the eye but separable with care under the microscope. All of the ones I have checked, and most in the county in general are Sarcoscypha austriaca, so when we saw some I assumed that is what they would be. Fortunately Steve took one away to check and discovered that it was S. coccinea. Other highlights included Poplar Bell (Schizophyllum amplum), the second Norfolk record of Moss Ear (Chromocyphella muscicola), Thyronectria sinoptica on Ivy and Mollisia amenticola on Alder cones.
Ruby Elf Cup
Moss Ear
Mollisia amenticola
Poplar Bell
Thyronectria synoptica
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