A juvenile Glaucous Gull Down on the beach this morning.

Just standing on the groyne
Face to the wind
with an
occasional wing stretch
and
a quick retch.

Hoping for that delicate morsel
left on the seal carcass.
But just too much traffic
this morning.













Glaucous Gull ( Larus hyperboreus )

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Sand-hill Screw-moss ( Syntrichia ruralis subs ruraliformis )?









Silky Wall Feather-moss ( Homalothecium sericium ) ?



Mixture of Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss & Silky Wall Feather-moss ?

Bryophyte ids are a work in progress. Hence???

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Curlew ( Numenius arquata )

Frightening to think there has been a 67% decline in these spectacular birds between 1970 and 2014.

More than a quarter of UK birds face extinction risk
or steep decline – study
Guardian 11th April 2017



Black Tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa )





Redshank ( Tringa totanus )









Rock Pipit ( Anthus petrosus )





Pied Wagtail ( Motacilla alba )

Spotted Redshank
Marsh Harrier
and
a 20 strong party of Twite that were shy of my camera today.

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A wonderful display of Winter Aconite in Chapel Hill Wood

















Winter Aconite ( Eranthis hyemelis )



Snowdrop ( Galanthus Sp )

Many thanks to the farmer who went out of his way to say I could photograph in the wood.

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Rook ( Corvus frugulegus )

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A party of 30 or so Siskins in the Alders at the ford. Also the odd Redpoll and Goldfinch.







Lesser Redpoll ( Carduelis cabaret ) & Siskin ( Carduelis spinus )















Siskin ( Carduelis spinus )





Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis ) in the Alders and on the field.



with the Coue's Arctic redpoll

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Cylindric Beard-moss ( Didymodon insulates )?





Anomalous Bristle-moss ( Orthotrichum anomalum )?





Wall Screw-moss ( Tortula muralis )?

Bryophyte ids are a work in progress. Hence???

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Stumbled across this one Snow Bunting on the far side of Gramborough Hill. Then the others came in and one or two stood up for photos. In the region of 50 - 60 altogether.

Again got to the point where I couldn't focus on the bird because it was so close.

Brilliant.



A ruffle of feathers.









Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax nivalis)

Just gorgeous.

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Hume's Leaf Warbler ( Phylloscopus humei)

Article

from

British Birds in 1997

A
recording from

Xeno-Canto



by Teus Luijenduijk

and
a
Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) - Adult

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Three Waxwings on a small cluster of Guelder Rose in the middle of Sheringham











From reading the ageing and sexing guides in the link at the bottom of the post this is a Juvenile bird.

A Juvenile Male in fact. Males have between 4 & 7 (This one has 7) red tips. Females < 5
The yellow on the edge of the primaries is quite dull.














This one a juvenile female. The waxy red tips are not a bright red and their are only three of them. Females have < 5
The edging to the primaries is fairly dull coloured (in this case a very faint yellow and white.)
Also the throat patch has a diffuse edge. A male would be much more definite and contrasting.




An adult male > 6 tips ( This one has 8 ) The white on the base of the primaries giving the V shape and the yellow is bright and distinct.
The throat patch has a good definite edge.

I think this makes sense but as always one could be wrong.






Waxwing ( Bombycilla garulus)

Again and sexing Waxwings

from Ben Porter

"The Island Naturalist"

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Superb male Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) on Sheringham sea front.





























Momentarily morphing into a Trumpwing (Garrulus buffonus var twitterae)



3 Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) in amongst the houses, feeding on Guelder Rose.

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Long-tailed Tit ( Aegithalos caudatus)

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Walking from Overstrand to Cromer

Beautifully still this morning









The dew drops were quite spectacular but not too sure of the species. One had a very red appearance with quite wide long leaves with a red vein.
The the other green leaved with very narrow sharp pointed leaves



Germanderwort Sp ? (Riccardia Sp) ?



Greasewort (Aneura pinguis)?





Crescent-cup Liverwort (Lunularia cruciata)?



Bristle-moss Sp ( Orthotrichum sp)?









Mueller's Pouchwort ( Calypogeia muelleriana)?

Top two photos were taken on a different tree and the plant seems more congested.

Both on Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)

The bottom two photographs show the plant with lots of new growth.

Same species?

Entire leaf tips





Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss ( Barbula convoluta)?

Bryophyte ids are a work in progress. Hence???







Antlered Lichen?



Lichen Sp?

Bryophyte ids are a work in progress. Hence???



Cromer Pier

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Rook ( Corvus frugilegus)

Looking resplendent in the sunshine
and
they flew off together.

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Polytrichum Sp?



CoralSpot fungus ?





Old Jelly Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)




The long

Cypress-leaved Plait-moss (Hypnum cupressiforme)?

Long beaked lid.



and the short of it.

Mamillate Plait-moss ( Hypnum andoi)?

Short beaked lid





Dilated Scalewort ( Frullania dilitata )?






Forked Veilwort (Metzgeria furcata)?



Swan's-neck Thyme-moss ( Mnium Hornum)?



Common Pincushion ( Dicranoweisia cirrata )?



Common Feather-moss ( Kindbergia prealonga )?





Wood Bristle-moss ( Orthotrichum affine)?



Mixed Even Scalewort (Radula complanata) & Bluish Veilwort ( Metzgeria violacea)?



Even Scalewort (Radula complanata) & Bluish Veilwort ( Metzgeria violacea)?





Michehli's/ Texas Balloonwort (Spaerocarpos Sp michelii/texanus)?

Bryophyte ids are a work in progress. Hence???











Sunflower seed heads

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These two species growing on the track up to Incleborough Hill





Common Pocket-moss ( Fissidens taxifolius var taxifolius)?



Seems to be var taxifolius. Diagram from BBS website.









Dentated Silk-moss (Plagiothecium denticulatum var denticulatum)?

Two species growing on an Oak on Incleborough Hill

Photographed wet 'n' dry















Wood Bristle-moss (Orthotrichium affine)















Lyell's Bristle-moss (Orthitrichum lyellii)?

Perhaps. But didn't seem to have any brown gammae.

Bryophyte ids are a work in progress. Hence???




Fungi Sp?

Beech Woodwort ( Hypoxylon fragiforme)?

Perhaps?
But on Oak

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Common Crystalwort (Riccia sorocarpa)?



Bird's-claw Beard-Moss (Barbula unguiculata)?

Bryophyte ids are a work in progress. Hence???

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Lichen Sp?





Bicoloured Bryum (Bryum dichotomum



Bird's-claw Beard-Moss (Barbula unguiculata)

Bryophyte ids are a work in progress. Hence???

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