Ipswich

1st two days not much over the first three days, A Red Kite quite high over Portman Road was notable flying east on Tuesday. Holywells Park produced a single Pied Flycatcher, a family of Kestrels and a few overhead Swifts. Going to spen the next few days doing some urban botany

Only Mad Dogs and Englishmen..............

Go out in the midday sun. Phew what a scorcher We went to Herringfleet Hills TM46749811.on the North Suffolk Border to look for anything that we cam across. we saw a Miller Moth (Acronicta leporia resting on vegetation.

Muggy weather but autumn migration begins

As usual working my local patch when I heard a cetti's Warbler calling from the undergrowth by Kirkley Ham. I assume this is a wandering individual from the Suffolk Broads some three miles to the west or could be a male that has actually set up territory. I will keep listening for it and as I have really only started the patch up it will take some time to get used to the resident birds and passage migrants. There was a low tide at Lake Lothing by ASDA but it was holding a few BHG's but alas no passage waders. Despite full flowers on Buddlija davidii. Still no butterlies nectaring.

Sawflies and White Admirals

went to Waveney Forest Fritton TG4610 with Frank G and Matthew W. we saw a single White Admirals and a few Honeysuckle Sawflies Zaraea fasciata Lots of Odonata too like Aeshna cyanea and Aeshna grandis. here is the Honeysuckle sawfly

Honey Garlic, a rarity

Been back to Kirkley Fen to see if this unknown Allium had flowered. I was lucky enough to see many panicles drooping from the bulbils. It was soon evident I had found Nectaroscordum siculum (Honey Garlic.) A lifer for me. It i slocated near to the pump house and as it flooded out recently I wonder if it was washed down to here from garden waste. Allotments are nearby.

Alder Galls

Found these Fungal Galls on young Alnus glutinosa Leaves on Kirkley Fen Today named as Taphrina tosquinetii an Acomycete Also a fine male Anax imperator (Emperor) patrolling above the water.

Early Morning Walk Kirkley Stream

Took a walk along the Kirkley stream this morning. I found a colony of Essex Skippers showing well he ID feature of the black tipped antenna