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NORWICH: Biscuit Beetle and Eastern Rocket

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Late April 2021 Noticing a tiny beetle dead on the windowsill at work, I stuck it under the microscope and identified it as a Biscuit Beetle...

BROADLAND: Few fungi but a rare case-bearing moth

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17th April 2021 After more than a year's absence, Fungus Study Group events recommenced with a trip to a private Broadland location, wit...

NORWICH: City centre seal

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13th April 2021 Over the past year there had been lots of sightings of a Grey Seal in the river in Norwich, and o the few occasions I had be...

WHITLINGHAM: April WeBS and stunning Kittiwake views

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11th April 2021 April's wildfowl count took place with a mixture of sunny spells and hail showers. A Reed Warbler heard singing from one...

CENTRAL NORFOLK: Buxton Heath invertebrate selection

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Mid-April 2021 Buxton Heath is probably our closest NWT reserve bar Thorpe Marshes, and has the added attraction for family walks of having ...

EAST NORFOLK: Birding curtailed by snow

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Early April 2021 As restrictions started to be loosened I finally left Norwich to visit family and friends in North Walsham. Unfortunately t...

WHITLINGHAM: A new rust, early House Martin and Kittiwake (eventually)

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Early April 2021 A patch visit early in the month started well, with a mixed flock of hirundines containing House Martins, a week earlier th...

NORWICH: Early April at Mousehold Heath

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Early April 2021 A family walk at Mousehold Heath was notable for the large number of Green Tiger Beetles seen - at least 20, probably quite...

NORWICH: Late March in the city

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Last half of March 2021 The third week of March was rather quiet sightings wise, with a few flyover birds on my daily walk in to work includ...

WHITLINGHAM: March WeBS cout & a new smut fungus for Norfolk

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13th March 2021 The March WeBS count was rather uneventful, an exodus of ducks left around 100 Tufted Ducks, 4 Gadwall and 2 Pochard (number...

NORWICH: City centre sightings and a White-fronted Goose

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1st week of March 2021 A busy week at work, compounded by the knowledge that a Black Redstart was present on my estate during a couple of th...

NORWICH: Some mosses for the end of February

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Last week of February 2021 This week's excursions were limited to a walk around the local park and the walk into work, neither of which ...

NORWICH: 3rd week of February and some Curlew at Hellesdon

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3rd week of February 2021 I managed to get out for another local walk this week, choosing to go down onto the Marriott's Way and walk ou...

WHITLINGHAM: Snowy WeBS count and watching Redwings

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2nd week of February 2021 A few days of heavy snow across the county meant not leaving the house on the basis that a pandemic is not a great...

NORWICH: Early February & a city centre lichen

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1st week of February 2021 A rather low key week. Whilst in the city I remembered to have a look at a tree on Haymarket (next to Peter Mancro...