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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Two colourful beasts swept from Sea Lavender at Holme, north-west Norfolk today: the Sea Lavender Aphid Staticobium staticis and the Sea Lavender Weevil Pseudaplemonus limonii.
A oale-legged, orange-brown sea lavender  aphid sat on a green keafA long-snouted, purple sea lavender weevil sat on a green leaf
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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
A grand day in northwest Norfolk, with a good movement of passerines along Hunstanton cliffs followed by Great Grey Shrike in the nearby dunes and a fine display of Bog Beacon and my first ever Red-headed Pine Sawfly (a female) in the woods at Dersingham
Counts of birds migrating past Hunstanton between 06.15 and 08.45 on 3rd April 2026A portrait of a medium-sized black, grey and white shrike towards the top of a small bushA picture of a black female sawfly with a brighy orange head resting on a pine coneA group of orange-coloured fungi growing and glowing in a peaty stream
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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Cetacean not cesarean!
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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Certainly not Hbr Porpoise (we see often here). I'd estimate the thin, pointed curved fin at about 2 feet tall. Looks spot on for Risso's shape but appreciate other species with similar shape. Enlarged original images should be far clearer than those posted here as looked sharp and clear on boc.
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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Hi Carl, the cesarean was c500m to 1km offshore, easily seen through bins with good views on 30× through scope. We saw dorsal fin break surface about 8 times, no blows, no body ever visible except for around fin base which seemed paler grey than fin itself. Prob feeding, small bass leaping.
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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Those needing mass-downloads, such as for Red List assessments can arrange this for free. This isn't always the case with submissions to 'local routes', with some (but far from all) charging for such access. In such circumstances, your records may be invisible to those unwilling or unable to pay.
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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Adding records to iRecord is straightforward and quick to do. As James points out, they are then searchable by anyone with an account. Once accepted, they are uploaded, in batches, to the National Biodiversity Network database, searchable, with others from multiple sources, by anyone.
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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
A good place in 2023 was along the ditch at approx TG434066.
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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Aspidapion soror is quite numerous on the Marsh Mallow on Halvergate Marshes
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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Full marks for entrepreneurship, but I'm not convinced there's much of a market...
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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Hi Andtew. The Soldierflies (and allies) seem to be on the wing early this year. Plenty of Beris chalybata in one central Norfolk Wood yesterday. Try sweeping or looking for basking flies on herb-layer leaves and flowers. And try Empis tessellata for your pinned empid.
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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
A decent first morning of the spring migration season at Hunstanton today . #NorfolkBirding
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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Gulls, including these Kittiwakes, Little and Mediterranean Gulls, have been feeding close to or on the shore at Hunstanton, presumably taking advantage of the shellfish bounty stranded by the recent storm. #norfolkbirding #ukbirding
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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
An impressive Glaucous Gull at Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, was a nice find by Mark and Tracy Bradbury this morning. #ukbirding
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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Yes please Vanna
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Andy Brown @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Snow Buntings, Shorelarks and a bright, sunny, winter Norfolk beach. Hard to beat. #norfolkbirding
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