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**Change to schedule!** The talk about Bechstein's bats by Simeon Johnson Bat Conservation Trust (to be held online) has been brought forward to Thursday 27th February at 7:30pm.

The Black-necked Grebe seemed to be feeding well today at WWT Welney food looked like caddis larvae or similar, no fish whilst I watched it

We've built a new memorial bench at Thorpe Marshes! 💚 It's a good spot for water vole, water rail and otter, for the patient folk 😉 Marsh harrier can be spotted regularly here too 🪶

Today’s the day! We’re kicking off the first day of Norwich Science Festival with a brilliant line-up of events 🙌🔬 ✨ Head over to our website norwichsciencefestival.co.uk to book your tickets and explore all our Festival talks, workshops and shows!

A beautiful oddity at Holkham last week, a leucistic Whitefront. In field looked buff silver with a gingery tone to neck. Anyone else seen it here or on the Continent ? RareBirdAlertUK Kane Brides Global Flyway Network

A Stoat in not quite full ermine yesterday at Holkham. 2nd one of the winter, many others about @NorfolkNats

This is definitely one of my most obscure tomes, but it contains this historically important and beautifully illustrated paper on one of my favourite groups of organisms — pseudoscorpions.

And following that last repost with some water beetle art from William Fowler's British Coleoptera, vol.1, 1887. The hand colouring cleverly brings out metallic sheens & glossy reflections.

Norfolk Norfolk coast birders! A GPS tagged Whooper Swan crossed from the Netherlands last night & arrived in the early hours in Norfolk. At 8am it was on Broad Water at Holme Dunes. If anyone has seen it, I'd be interested to know how many Whoopers are in the flock?

Afternoon Norfolk Wildlife Trust Thorpe Marshes: Cetti’s x3 Stonechat x3(1 pr +1 male) Reed bunting x3 Meadow pipit x3+ Green Woodpecker x2 Great Spotted W/P x1 Kestrel x2 Chiffchaff x4+ Broad: Teal x3 Tufted x72 Shoveler x2 Water rail x2 Great to be back at the patch 👍 #NorwichBirds

Lots of arachnids about in the dunes at RSPB Titchwell Marsh yesterday. Highlights included a lovely sand dune jumper (Marpissa nivoyi), sand bears (Arctosa perita) of all sizes, and some marram grass chelifers (Dactylochelifer latreillii). BAS

Hi Manfred R. Ulitzka , I found this one yesterday in Norwich (UK). I messed up the slide preparation a bit, but it has microtrichia on the wings so I think it is Thripidae. Is it possible to narrow it down further from these photos? Many thanks.

After a weekend in Norwich with friends, thought it rude not to visit the Little Gulls in Whitlingham cp on way home.

Saw a new bee today, one of the recent UK arrivals. Giant Blood Bee Sphecodes albilabris, at two sites in the Brecks. It's spreading through East Anglia quite rapidly. Almost the size of a honeybee, far bigger than any other blood bee. A cuckoo of Colletes cunicularius (right).

Gall of the week is caused by the psyllid Trioza flavipennis on ground elder, Aegopodium podagraria. Photo by Roelef Jan Koops.

First look at my book "Field Guide to British Fish" I've got limited signed copies via my website otherwise buy online or local bookshops! 200 species covered with freshwater and marine with lots of my photos to!

BLOWN AWAY // Huge thanks to all have joined our Great Farmhouse Exploration. If you've missed it look out for Duck Series Trio Event in Sept to launch Eider a Double IPA with a return of Teal + Mallard. Or check in with the venues for some cans + bottles whjile you still can.

Dead chuffed to have found this tiny Rabbit Dung Nail Fungi Poronia erici on horse poo at Burnham Overy. Becomes 4th UK site to have recorded it. James Emerson @NorfolkNats Thanks as always to Tony Leech for confirming

Just arrived in the post, the latest NNNS Transactions - volume 57 part 1. A superb read, including a nice tribute to stalwart member Rex Hancy and a fascinating insight into the life and scribblings of Blakeney Point warden Bob Pinchen in the early years of the last century.

Hi Steven Falk , I'd be grateful of your thoughts on this bee, seen in Norwich today (05/07/25). I think it might be Pseudoanthium nanum, which might be new to Britain, but on the BWARS Facebook replies are split: definitely/maybe/and "Stelis signata or Anthidiellum striagatum"