Norfolk/Suffolk

Today we spent the day around the Brecks.

Great to see plenty of butterflies on the wing (Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Comma, Brimstone, white sp.)

At Santon Downham we heard a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drumming, but Did Not See It


At Mayday Farm, we Did Not See a Goshawk (or much else)


At Lakenheath Fen, we Did Not See a lot either. There are 70 pairs of Bearded Tits in there. We heard only two. Still, it was a pleasant walk, and we did see three Garganey, so mustn't grumble

Stunt Ladybird 'showing well' on a daisy

photos taken with Canon EOS 30D + EF 300mm f/4L IS USM or Canon Powershot A640

Suffolk heathland

Hobby hawking for dragonflies

Grayling basking on gorse

gorse

Robin's pin-cushion gall, made by the wasp Diplolepis rosae

Gorse and blackberries

Marsh Harrier - not a very heathy species, but it was flying over it!

Robin (without its pin-cushion)

photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM

Suffolk

Lapwing

Black-headed Gull

Swallow, not sure where to go next

Minsmere

Wren

Spider

Kittiwakes and other gulls on one of the intakes (?) at Sizewell

blossom

photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM, some with Extender EF 1.4x II

Beach

Sea: North Sea, Minsmere beach. Legs: model's own. Thanks Darren...

photos taken with Nikon Coolpix 995

Minsmere and Sizewell

Redshank

Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus arborea

Juvenile Moorhen

My first-ever equine digiscoping - Konik pony colts grazing the reserve

Six-spot Burnet Moth at Sizewell

The beast itself...

digiscoped photos taken with Nikon Coolpix 995 + Leica Apo Televid 77 with 20x eyepiece

Long weekend in Suffolk

Great Crested Grebe and 'humbugs'

Friday afternoon near Lakenheath

Friday evening in the Eel's Foot, Eastbridge


As always, important to sample local delicacies - Aspall's cider


Picking up goodies from Beerwolf Books, just across the road

digiscoped photos taken with Nikon Coolpix 995 + Leica Apo Televid 77 with 20x eyepiece