Titchwell RSPB beach and Insects

We spent a couple of hours on the beach as the tide receded and the birds visited the mussel beds. The razor shells and old posts set the scene. Finishing with a few insects from the reserve.

RPS Nature Group at Titchwell

Eleven members of the Nature Group visited Titchwell yesterday on a beautiful day - sunny but with a cooling breeze. Birds shown - flying Sanderlings, Oystercatchers, Juvenile Herring Gull, Blackheaded Gull, Avocet, Marsh Harrier, Black-tailed Godwit, Lapwing,  and Knot.

Lark Rise Farm CRT Barton

Lark Rise farm managed by the Countryside Restoration Trust demonstrates what an enormous range of wildlife will flourish on a properly managed farm. Here are just a few of the dozens of species recorded during a couple of hours walk at the site (Large and Essex skippers, Gatekeeper, Silver Y moth, many amazing species of flies and abundant spiders)

Cambridgeshire Tractor Run 2021

Last Sunday, the Cambridgeshire Vintage Tractor Club held a run through several local villages in aid of Addnebrookes Charitable Trust. Here are a few of the images

Banded Demoiselles and White-legged Damselflies

There were a great number of male Banded Demoiselles just hanging around waiting for a female to arrive. Once a female arrived she was the centre of attention and one male managed to grasp her and fly to vegetation to mate. The White-legged Damselflies seemed to prefer to egg lay in groups.