Guiding Day, North Norfolk 28.03.22

Black tailed godwit, Cley

Paul and Fiona made a most generous donation to Isabel Hospice and MindGarden, Sri Lanka at the Mayor's Charity Evening last October. The auction was for a day's birding in North Norfolk with me guiding and driving and covering costs. Paul kindly paid for lunch at The Kings Head, Blakeney which was not on the agenda.

We left Stortford at 5.30am, coffee in Wells Next The Sea and then headed to North Point Pools, just East of the town. Few early day listers here, very few photos as was too misty, so off to Kelling Heath. Here, Chiffchaff and Stonechat but no Dartford warblers or early Willow warblers so on to Kelling Quags and Water Meadows. A distant Black Redstart, more Stonechat and Reed bunting along with Egyptian goose and Little egrets. Plenty of Linnets.

We then headed to Cley for a much required coffee as the mist cleared and the temperature rose. On to the reserve and a Garganey from Daukes Hide as well as a close up Black tailed godwit along with a selection of wildfowl and regular waders before a wander down East Bank to the Richie Richardson Hide. Marsh Harrier, large flock of Golden plover, many redshank all recorded with a brief flight of Bearded reedling and a very quick glimpse of a Cetti's warbler. A quick check on the sea realised Common gull and Red throated diver.

We continued westwards, stopping for lunch in Blakeney where we recorded a Greenfinch on a TV aerial. A quick check at Brancaster Staithe where Turnstone got on to the day list before popping up to Choseley drying barns, but nothing noteworthy so off to Titchwell RSPB Reserve.

A Brambling by the Visitors' Centre before a wander all the way to the beach. Sanderling here whilst back on the Freshmarsh, Mediterranean Gulls, Avocets, godwits, Little ringed plover, Grey plover, Dunlin and Ringed plover were recorded. A flyby Hobby was a good sight as well.

In all, 82 species for the day, so none too tardy. 5 year listers for me and several lifers for Paul and Fiona.

Great day out, good company, wonderful scenery, pleasing weather and a plethora of birds. Perfect.

Species:

1. Red throated diver
2. Little grebe
3. Cormorant
4. Little egret
5. Grey heron
6. Spoonbill (year lister)
7. Mute swan
8. Greylag goose
9. Canada goose
10. Brent goose
11. Shelduck
12. Egyptian goose
13. Mallard
14. Gadwall
15. Shoveler
16. Wigeon
17. Teal
18. Garganey (year lister)
19. Pochard
20. Tufted duck
21. Red kite
22. Marsh harrier
23. Common buzzard
24. Kestrel
25. Hobby (Year lister)
26. Red legged partridge
27. Grey partridge
28. Pheasant
29. Moorhen
30. Coot
31. Oystercatcher
32. Avocet
33. Little ringed plover (year lister)
34. Ringed plover
35. Grey plover
36. Golden plover
37. Lapwing
38. Knot
39. Sanderling
40. Turnstone
41. Dunlin
42. Redshank
43. Black tailed godwit
44. Curlew
45. Snipe
46. Ruff
47. Black headed gull
48. Common gull
49. Mediterranean gull
50. Herring gull
51. Lesser black backed gull
52. Wood pigeon
53. Stock dove
54. Skylark
55. Meadow pipit
56. Pied wagtail
57. Wren
58. Dunnock
59. Robin
60. Stonechat
61. Song thrush
62. Blackbird
63. Cetti's warbler
64. Chiffchaff
65. Goldcrest
66. Great tit
67. Blue tit
68. Coal tit (heard)
69. Bearded reedling
70. Magpie
71. Jackdaw
72. Carrion crow
73. Rook
74. Starling
75. House sparrow
76. Chaffinch
77. Brambling (year lister)
78. Linnet
79. Goldfinch
80. Greenfinch
81. Reed bunting
82. Yellowhammer.

Hare in the mist, Kelling Water Meadows

Early morning Wren

Meadow pipit, Kelling Quags

Little egret, Kelling Water Meadows

Wren, Kelling Water Meadows

Avocet, Cley

Dozing drake Garganey, Cley

Distant Black tailed godwit coming into breeding plumage, Cley

Drake wigeon, Cley

Ruff, Arnold's Marsh, Cley

Garganey, Daukes Hide, Cley Reserve

Ruff, The Serpentine, Cley Reserve

Golden Plover, Arnold's Marsh, Cley

Brambling, Titchwell

Drake Teal, Titchwell Freshmarsh

Mediterranean Gulls, Titchwell Freshmarsh

Pochard drake with Gadwall, Titchwell

Curlew, Tidal Marsh, Titchwell

Oystercatcher, Tidal Marsh, Titchwell

Ministry of Meadow Pipit Silly Walks, Titchwell

Meadow pipit not wanting a photo opportunity, Titchwell

Redshank, Titchwell

Pied wagtail on the roof of the Parrinder Hide, Titchwell

Distant Golden plover, Titchwell Freshmarsh

Mediterranean gulls

Dunlin form the Parrinder Hide

Morning at Cliffe Pools, Kent

 I was booked to give an RSPB presentation to the local group in Gravesend at 2pm so an early 7am start from home found me wandering around Cliffe Reserve by 8am. Great light and some wonderful views of common birds. Nothing out of the ordinary but it is March, so I didn't expect much.

Mediterranean Gulls along with a distant Greenshank and a Garden warbler were year listers, but just great to have a walk around the reserve. Cliffe has so much potential but very little investment by the RSPB means it remains potential rather than reality. It is a huge area to cover on foot and I suspect many irregular migrants pass through unnoticed.

Sadly, local vandalism means there are no hides whilst the funding that RSPB had planned for the reserve was taken up by the London Olympics in 2012 and the RSPB didn't receive the money it had anticipated, so I am informed.

Here are some photos from the day and a species list..

1. Little grebe
2. Great crested grebe
3. Cormorant
4. Little egret
5. Grey heron
6. Greylag Goose
7. Canada goose
8. Shelduck
9. Egyptian goose
10. Mallard
11. Shoveler
12. Wigeon
13. Teal
14. Tufted duck
15. Common buzzard
16. Moorhen
17. Coot
18. Oystercatcher
19. Avocet
20. Lapwing
21. Redshank
22. Greenshank
23. Black headed gull
24. Common gull
25. Mediterranean gull
26. Herring gull
27. Lesser black backed gull
28. Wood pigeon
29. Stock dove
30. Collared dove
31. Rose ringed parakeet
32. Green woodpecker
33. Skylark
34. Wren
35. Dunnock
36. Robin
37. Song thrush
38. Blackbird
39. Garden warbler
40. Cetti's warbler
41. Chiffchaff
42. Great tit
43. Blue tit
44. Long tailed tit
45. Magpie
46. Carrion Crow
47. Jackdaw
48. Starling
49. House sparrow
50. Chaffinch
51. Goldfinch
52. Greenfinch

Butterflies:

1. Peacock
2. Brimstone
3. Small tortoiseshell
4. Comma

Dunnock

Song thrush

Chaffinch

Comma butterfly

Little egret

Peacock butterfly

Brimstone butterfly

Great crested grebe in evening light

Small tortoiseshell

Mediterranean Gull showing a ring, eith 33FT or 33ET

Magpie at the end of the day

Moth species in the garden and Little Hadham 2022. Updated 05.12.22

 Just a quick list of all moth species taken this year.

Macro moths:

1. Winter moth
2. Small brindled beauty
3. Common quaker
4. March moth
5. Hebrew character
6. Oak beauty
7. Small quaker
8. Clouded drab
9. Dotted border
10. Pale pinion
11. Early thorn
12. Double striped pug
13. Chestnut
14.  Engrailed
15. Brindled pug
16. Nut tree tussock
17. Streamer
18. Powdered quaker
19. Brindled beauty
20. Flame shoulder
21. Lunar marbled brown
22. Silver Y
23. Coronet
24. Knot grass.
25. Herald
26. Angle shades
27. Scorched carpet
28. Red twin spot carpet
29. Brimstone
30. Mottled pug
31. Green carpet
32. Coxcomb prominent
33. Poplar hawkmoth
34. Spectacle
35. Red green carpet
36. Common pug
37. Buttoned snout
38. Garden carpet
39. Yellow barred brindle
40. Shuttle shaped dart
41. Common marbled carpet
42. Rustic shoulder knot
43. Wormwood pug
44. Least Black arches
45. Waved umber
46. Common carpet
47. Clouded border
48. Purple bar
49. Cinnabar
50. Pale tussock
51. Treble lines
52. Small waved umber
53. Common white wave
54. Latticed heath
55. Tawny marbled minor
56. Small square spot 
57. Snout
58. Bright line brown eye
59. White point
60. Shears
61. Large nutmeg
62. Scorched wing
63. Willow beauty
64. Common wainscot
65. Heart and dart
66. Common swift
67. Blood vein
68. Bordered straw (new for parish)
69. Setaceous hebrew character
70. Oak tree pug
71. Marbled minor
72. Buff ermine
73. Eyed hawkmoth
74. Buff tip
75. Oak hooktip
76. Elephant hawkmoth
77. Small clouded brindle
78. Common wave
79. Silver ground carpet
80. Maiden's blush
81. Light emerald
82. Pale oak beauty
83. Clouded silver
84. Water carpet
85. Middle barred minor
86. Scalloped hazel
87. Sandy carpet
88. Brown rustic
89. Pale prominent
90. Large yellow underwing
91. Mouse moth
92. Green pug
93. Slender pug
94. Light brocade
95. Lychnis
96. Shoulder striped wainscot.
97. Pale mottled willow
98. Clouded brindle
99. Pine carpet
100. Straw dot
101. Brown Silver-line
102. Flame
103. Orange footman
104. Turnip
105. Barred yellow
106. Heart and Club
107. Mottled beauty
108. Beautiful hooktip
109. Flame carpet
110. Riband wave
111. Broad barred white
112. Freyer's pug
113. Yellowshell
114. Ruddy carpet
115. Barred straw
116. Privet hawkmoth
117. Rufous minor
118. Common footman
119. Burnet companion
120. Common emerald
121. Blue bordered carpet
122. Uncertain
123. Dingy shell
124. Least carpet
125. Dark arches
126. Small emerald
127. Six spotted burnet (Larvae at Westland Green)
128. Burnished brass
129. Blotched emerald
130. Single dotted wave
131. Dotted fan foot
132. Swallow-tailed moth
133. Twin spot carpet
134. Fan foot
135. Red belted clearwing
136. Currant clearwing
137. Short cloaked moth
138. Ingrailed clay
139. Rustic
140. Pale mottled willow
141. Maple prominent
142. Bordered beauty
143. Waved black
144. Buff arches
145. Dwarf cream wave
146. Buff footman
147. Scarce silver lines
148. July highflier
149. Double square spot
150. Ghost moth
151. Light arches
152. Small elephant hawkmoth
153. Dunbar
154. Dusky brocade
155. Green arches (new for parish)
156. Smoky wainscot
157. Double square spot
158. Small fan foot wave
159. Large twin spot carpet.
160. Fern
161. Clay
162. White satin moth
163. Scalloped oak
164. Scarce footman
165. Humming bird Hawkmoth
166. Mottled rustic
167. Treble brown spot
168. Dark umber
169. Ruby tiger
170. Iron prominent
171. Dusky sallow
172. Common rustic
173. Oak eggar
174. Pebble prominent
175. Drinker
176. Magpie
177. Black arches
178. Lesser spotted pinion
179. Jersey tiger
180. Purple thorn
181. Broad bordered yellow underwing
182. Lesser broad bordered yellow underwing
183. Cloaked minor
184. Pine hawkmoth
185. Vapourer
186. Webb's wainscot
187. Shaded broad bar
188. Tree lichen beauty
189. Chocolate tip
190. Dusky thorn
191. Maple pug
192. Yarrow pug
193. Copper underwing
194. Lunar yellow underwing
195. Lesser Common rustic
196. Square spot rustic
197. Oak processionary
198. Currant pug
199. Rosy minor
200. Tawny speckled pug
201. Straw underwing
202. Hummingbird hawkmoth
203. Raspberry clearwing
204. Square spotted clay
205. Small phoenix
206. Cabbage moth
207. Svensson's Copper underwing
208. Six-striped rustic
209. Rosy minor
210. Straw underwing
211. Tawny speckled pug
212. Orange swift
213. Ear moth
214. Red underwing
215. Rosy rustic
216. Flounced rustic
217. Frosted orange
218. Hoary footman
219. Gypsy moth
220. Nutmeg
221. Treble bar
222. Centre barred sallow
223. Pinion streaked snout
224. Bulrush wainscot
225. Lesser yellow underwing
226. Dark spectacle
227. Cypress pug
228. Vestal
229. Brown -spot Pinion
230. Green-brindled Crescent
231. Old Lady
232. Delicate
233. Lunar Underwing
234. Brindled green
235. Satellite
236. Deep-brown Dart
237. Barred sallow
238. Beaded Chestnut
239. Black Rustic
240. L-album Wainscot
241. Sallow
242. Mallow
243. Dark sword grass
244. Merveille du Jour
245. November moth
246. Yellow line quaker
247. Feathered Thorn
248. Red line quaker
249. Brick
250. December moth
251. Winter moth 16.11.22
252. Scarce Umber 17.11.22
253. Sprawler 19.11.22
254. Mottled umber 05.12.22
255. Pale Brindled beauty 20.12.22

Scarce Umber

Brick

Red Line Quaker

Red Green carpet

Feathered Thorn

Yellow Line Quaker

1. 

   Merveille du Jour

   
   

Sallow

Dark sword grass

L-album wainscot

Delicate

Cypress Pug

Vestal

Bulrush wainscot

Pinion streaked snout. New moth for Little Hadham parish

Centre barred sallow

Treble bar

Scarce footman

Straw underwing

Knot grass

Oak eggar

Scalloped oak

Lychnis

Scarce footman

Clay

Fern

Green arches, new for parish

Blue bordered carpet.

Scarce silver-lines

Ghost moth

Waved black

Buff arches

Beautiful Golden Y

Maple prominent

Coxcomb Prominent

Clouded silver

Common emerald

Small emerald

Barred straw

Broad barred white

Buff ermine

Shoulder striped wainscot

Green pug

Pale prominent

Maiden's blush

Light emerald

Elephant hawkmoth

Small Clouded brindle

Blood vein

Bordered straw, new for parish

Scorched wing

Treble lines

White ermine

Peppered moth

Yellow barred brindle

Garden carpet

Poplar hawkmoth

Red twin spot carpet

Angle shades

Knot grass

Herald

Lunar marbled brown

Brindled beauty

Powdered quaker

Flame shoulder

Nut tree tussock

Brindled pug

Dotted border

Oak beauty 03.03.22

Clouded drab

Pale pinion

Micro moths

LM = leaf mine evidence of the micro being present.

1. Agonopterix heracliana
2. Emmelina monodactyla
3. Mompha subbistrigella
   
4. Pammene giganteana (Millennium Wood to pheromone trap) New for parish.
5. Diurnea fagella
6. Agonopterix alstromeriana
7. Ypsolopha mucronella
8. Endrosis sarcitrella
9. Caloptilia rufipennella
10. Lozotaenia forsterana
11. Aphomia sociella
12. Aethes smeathmanniana
13. Epiphyas postvittana
14. Phtheochroa rugosana
15. Cydia pomonella
16. Tinia trinotella
17. Anthophila fabricana
18. Celypha lacunana
19. Yponomeuta cagnagella (larvae on Spindle)
20. Yponomeuta padella (larvae on hawthorn)
21. Syndemis musculana
22. Coleophora sp TBC.
23. Coleophora amethystinella
24. Notocelia cynosbatella
25. Cochylis atricapitana
26. Adela cuprella
27. Anania hortulata
28. Luquetia lobella
29. Blastobasis lacticolella
30. Ptycholoma lecheana (new for parish)
31. Tortrix viridana
32. Celypha striana
33. Hedya pruniana
34. Hofmannophila pseudospretella
35. Crambus lathoniellus
36. Udea olivalis
37. Chrysoteuchia culmella
38. Anania coronata
39. Nephopterix angustella
40. Yponomeuta malinellus
41. Notocelia trimaculana
42. Archips xylosteana
43. Pterophorous pentadactyla
44. Cochylis hybridella
45. Pandemis cerasana
46. Swammerdamia albicapitella
47. Aleimma loefligiana
48. Rhopobota naevana
49. Archips crataegana
50. Agapeta hamana
51. Notocelia uddmanniana
52. Crambus pascuella
53. Coleophora sp
54. Eudonia lacustrata
55. Epinotia signatana 
56. Caloptilia syringella
57. Argyresthia spinosella
58. Nemapogon cloacella
59. Cochylis dubitana
60. Celypha rosaceana
61. Mompha ochraceela
62. Yponomeuta evonymella
63. Prays fraxinella
64. Hypsopygia glaucinalis
65. Archips podana
66. Homoeosoma sinuella
67. Ditula angustiorana
68. Caloptilia robustella
69. Argyresthia bonnetella
70. Epinotia bilunana
71. Notocelia rosaecolana
72. Eudonia mrecurella
73. Acrobasis repandana
74. Pseudargyrotoza conwagana
75. Crambus perlella
76. Argyresthia pruniella
77. Gypsonoma dealbana
78. Anania perlucidalis
79. Acleris variegana
80. Eucosma obumbratana
81. Agriphila straminella
82. Udea lutealis
83. Acentria emphemerella
84. Phycita roborella
85. Cnephasia stephensiana
86. Stenoptilia pterodactyla
87. Cochylis molliculana
88. Scoparia basistrigalis
89. Hedya salicella
90. Euzophera pinguis
91. Scoparia ambigualis
92. Archips rosana
93. Argyresthia alibistria
94. Epinotia tenerella
95. Elachista canapennella
96. Cnephasia asseclana
97. Epinotia abbreviana
98. Endotricha flammealis
99. Coleophora trifolii
100. Spilonota ocellana
101. Metzneria lappella
102. Pammene regiana (New for parish)
103. Udea prunalis
104. Epagoge grotiana
105. Epinotia abbreviana
106. Scythropia crataegella
107. Cydalima perspectalis
108. Acleris kochiella
109. Apotomis betuletana
110. Yponomeuta plumbella
111. Cameraria ohridella
112. Achroia grisella
113. Anacampsis blattariella
114. Hypsopygia costalis
115. Acleris holmiana
116. Pleuroptya ruralis
117. Acrobasis suavella
118. Acleris logiana
119. Acrobasis advenella
120. Bryotropha domestica
121. Monochroa palustrellus
122. Crambus pinella
123. Eudemis profundana
124. Batia lunaris
125. Lozoteanoides formosana
126. Tinea trinotella
127. Acleris forsskaleana
128. Plutella xylostella
129. Ypsolopha dentella
130. Gypsonoma dealbana
131. Anarsia innoxiella
132. Aethes cnicana
133. Gypsonoma sociana
134. Crassa unitella
135. Rhodophea formosa
136. Nomophila noctuella
137. Blastodacna hellerella
138. Eucosma fulvana
139. Catoptria falsella
140. Blastobasis adustella
141. Argyrethia semifusca
142. Teleoides vulgella
143. Parapoynx stratiotata
144. Argyresthia goedartella
145. Lathronympha strigana
146. Pyrausta purpuralis
147. Epinotia nisella
148. Ypsolopha alpella
149. Hypatima rhomboidella
150. Oncocera semirubella
151. Zelleria hepariella
152. Calamtropha paludella
153. Pyrausta aurata
154. Acleris literana
155. Epiblema costipunctana
156. Zeiraphera issertana
157. Cydia splendana
158. Epinotia tedella
159. Epinotia immundana
160. Epinotia tenerana
161. Elophila nymphaeata
162. Helocystogramma rufescens
163. Acrobasis consociella
164. Lyonetia clerkella
165. Acrobasis repandana
166. Ypsolopha scabrella
167. Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
168. Endothenia gentianaeana
169. Mompha propinquella
170. Crambus falsella
171. Argyresthia bonnetella
172. Recurvaria leucatella
173. Phyllonorycter lemniscella LM
174. Phyllonorycter tristigella LM
175. Cochylimorpha straminea
176. Agriphila geniculea
177. Ypsolopha sylvella
178. Archips corylana
179. Loxostege sticticalis
180. Galleria melonella
181. Ostrina nubilalis
182. Pediasia contaminella
183. Cryptoblabes bistriga
184. Stigmella basigutella LM (new for parish)
185. Phyllonorycter ulmivora LM
186. Udea ferrugalis
187. Metalampra italica
188. Coleophora alcyonipennella
189. Udea ferrugalis
190. Phyllonorycter coryli LM
191. Phyllonorycter esperella LM
192. Stigmella aceris LM
193. Caloptilia rufipennella LM
194. Eliophila nymphaeata
195. Ostrinia nubalis
196. Stigmella microtheriella LM
197. Stigmella visirella LM
198. Stigmella floslactella LM
199. Stigmella tityrella LM
200. Stigmella hemargyrella LM
201. Tischeria ekebladella LM
202. Phyllonorycter messaniella LM
203. Phyllonorycter oxycanthae LM
204. Phyllonorycter coryfoliella LM
205. Phyllonorycter leucographella LM
206. Pyllonorycter maestingella LM
207. Phyllonorycter nicelii LM
208. Phyllonorycter acerfoliella LM
209. Eudonia angustea
210. Phyllonorycter joannisi LM new for parish.
211. Acleris sparsana
212. Stigmella crateagella LM
213. Ectoedemia atricollis LM
214. Monopis obviella Nov 10th dissection
215. Calatoptilia cucilipennella 30.12.22 Stocking Wood
216. Acleris ferrugana 30.12.22 Stocking Wood
217. Ypsolopha ustella 30.12.22 Stocking Wood

Eudonia angustea

Ostrinia nubalis

Udea ferrugalis

Cryptoblabes bistriga

Ostrina nubilalis

Oncocera semirubella

Parapoynx stratiotata

Teleoides vulgella

1. 

   Nomophila noctuella

   
   

   

   Crassa unitella

   
   

   

   Rhodophea formosa

   
   

   

   Aethes cnicana

   
   

Acleris kochiella

Acleris holmiana

Euzophera pinguis

Phycita roborella

Nephopterix angustella

1. 

   Epinotia signatana

   
   

Hedya pruniana

Notocelia trimaculana

Anania hortulata

Udea olivalis

Ptycholoma lecheana

Anania hortulata

Cydia pomonella

Syndemis musculana

Yponomeuta cagnagella larvae (on Spindle)

Celypha lacunana

Aethes smeathmannianna

Phtheochroa rugosana

Aphomia sociella

Agonopterix alstromeriana

Mompha subbistrigella

Diurnea fagella

Pammene giganteana