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Rare Bird Alert – BLUETHROAT at Welney photo © Gary Thoburn Courtesy Lee Evansuk400clubrarebirdalert.blogspot.com
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An Interest in Butterflies Colin Jacobs Annually I record the flowers our earliest of Butterflies nectar from in spring. The Small Tortoiseshell Agalis urticae prefers Dandelions Taraxacum agg, and the early Labiate, Red dead Nettle Lamium purpureum. I have even seen the Small Tortoiseshell attempt to lay eggs on Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica even before […]
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Business Editorials / Waveney Valley / Wildlife May 11, 2010
V4F1 Ornamental Cherry Blossom © Richard Osbourne Please click on URL link below to view or purchase art images from local photographer Richard Osbournewww.richardosbourne.com
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image courtesy Maxx Bees and Conkers do get on! The flowering stems of the Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) are now in abundance on the trees. Unlike the Oak (Quercus rober) and the Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) which this year the latter flowered much earlier than the former the “Conker” tree was flowering on time. The tall […]
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Where-b this River?(click to enlarge) photo © Stuart Janes Click here to find out!
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Where-b this Old Barn? (click to enlarge)photo © Stuart Janes Click here to find out! WVB-Iceni Post Sponsors Advertising Rates, Bar, Restaurant, Music
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Watch Out for Wildlife Assistant Required Colin Jacobs I have just completed my 32nd year as a naturalist and in this time have studied recorded and written about my observations in the vain hope that I can encourage young and old wildlife enthusiasts to become a field naturalist. One question I get asked is why […]
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A Tiny White Flower Colin Jacobs There is a tiny white flower that is, this year a frequent coloniser of the roadside verges between Beccles and Lowestoft along the A146, Bury to Great Yarmouth A143 and Ipswich to Lowestoft A12 in our area. The flower is called Danish Scurvy Grass Cochlearia danica and is in […]
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Where-b this hall?(click to enlarge) photo © Jim Click here to find out!
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charities / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Wild Birds / Wildlife April 28, 2010
May Day Bank Holiday Eventat theSuffolk Owl Sanctuaryon Monday May 3rd 2010 There will be great entertainment for all youngsters at the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary this coming bank holiday when Mrs Jenny brings her amazing animal ark, with everything from massive millipedes to beautiful bunnies. The Sanctuary will be holding three spectacular flying displays, where […]
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Rare Bird Alert – LESSER KESTREL photo © Jan Hein Steenis Courtesy Lee Evansuk400clubrarebirdalert.blogspot.com
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rspb / Waveney Valley / Wild Birds / Wildlife April 23, 2010
Pied WagtailCharacteristicsThe pied wagtail is a long-tailed small bird, unmistakable with its bold black, grey and white plumage. The male’s summer plumage has a white forehead, cheeks and belly; jet-black crown, nape, throat, breast, back, flanks, tail and wings, but the tail has white outer feathers and the wings have white wing bars and white […]
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Where-b this House? (click to enlarge)Click here to find out!
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charities / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / rspb / the coast / Wild Birds / Wildlife April 15, 2010
Love Nature? Celebrate Spring At Minsmere! Wildlife lovers on the Suffolk coast are invited to celebrate spring at RSPB Minsmere nature reserve on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th April 2010 at the annual Spring Celebration. RSPB wardens and volunteers will be on hand throughout the weekend to help visitors to spot and identify Minsmere’s special […]
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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Music / Wildlife April 14, 2010
2010 Wildlife Eventsat The Plantation Garden Earlham Road, Norwich 25th April – Hedgehog Workshop: hedgehogs from a hedgehog rescue centre will be brought into The Garden. There will be a talk and hedgehog houses will be made. A pair of hedgehogs will be released into the Garden. 6th June – 4am Dawn Chorus: followed by […]
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Where-b this Village? (click to enlarge) photo © Jim Click here to find out!