Interested in pretty much any wildlife, especially birds, moths and a host of other insect groups. Norfolk county recorder for lacewings and allied insects. Based in North Elmham, Norfolk, UK.https://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3mlm5kfvkrc2lChinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) are on the increase round here but it's not every day that one lets me get as good a look at it as this one did on Friday. #UKMammals11 May 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm5kfvkrc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3mlfceulros2pIs there ever a case for introducing/reintroducing a species without the intention of establishing a breeding population in the region of the introduction? If not, surely the context of “ordinarily resident” and “regular visitor” dictates that they refer to resident or migratory *breeding* species? [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 03:26 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfceulros2phttps://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3mlc5dahj5c26I guess not every guest would have been so pleased to find a large woodlouse in the shower, but for me it was one of the highlights of the weekend. Southern Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium depressum) is my first #woodlouse that isn't one of the "famous five" common species. #Isopod07 May 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlc5dahj5c26https://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3mlbkgj7pcs26I spent the weekend in Kent visiting in-laws, mostly involving sorting out junk and trips to the tip, but also taking in some moth trapping at the place we were staying near Ash. Highlights were this Cryptic Fern and a (wet) Pinion-spotted Pug, both new for me. #TeamMoth #KentMoths07 May 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbkgj7pcs26https://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3mlabay2ssk22Pretty sure I overlooked the stunning Yellow x Blue-headed Wagtail #BirdHybrid as a funny Blue-headed Wagtail in my formative years of birding. I’d love the opportunity to see and photograph another one as well as this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlabay2ssk22https://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3mkqft6awhs2tSweeping birch under oak this morning provided two new insects: the Nationally Scarce Pammene splendidulana (Shining Oak Tortrix) & the commoner Anaspis fasciata. Later 4 Wood Sandpipers with the local Crane #NorfolkBirding. Green Hairstreak & Pammene rhediella (Fruitlet Mining Tortrix) there too.30 Apr 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqft6awhs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3mkdxoz6sns26#BirdHybrids [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdxoz6sns26https://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3mkdx33to4s2rI think my personal highlight from today's @norfolknats.bsky.social walk at Wendling Beck was finding this Green-socks Peacock (Elaphrus riparius). It was my first peacock beetle and I found it in exactly the spot (the muddy edge of a pond) that I've looked for them previously but without success.25 Apr 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdx33to4s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3mkbjhcupf22bLots of alderflies on the wing at the moment. Most will be Sialis lutaria but there are two other species, at least one of which is in Norfolk (fuliginosa: so far only recorded at Wendling Beck). They require a close look at the tip of the abdomen to identify to species. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbjhcupf22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3mkbitq35lk2bLooking forward to showing people round part of the Wendling Beck Project tomorrow. Lots on the wing there today and the forecast looks just as good for tomorrow. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbitq35lk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3mjkrap7kzk2nSome snaps from the the local area over the last few days: Marsh Tit still common round here, a Crane that's been here since February, Green Hairstreak at a new site for the species yesterday and Light Orange Underwing at it's only known current Norfolk site. #NorfolkBirds #NorfolkMoths15 Apr 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkrap7kzk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3mixgy6flus2mInteresting thread about a strong contender for the surprisingly scarce Herring Gull x Great Black-backed Gull #BirdHybrid… [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 04:21 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixgy6flus2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3miwhjo2fc22bI’ve just watched 'My Garden of a Thousand Bees' filmed in Bristol by Martin Dohrn and available on BBC iPlayer. Absolutely mind-blowing and quite possibly the best wildlife documentary I’ve ever watched.07 Apr 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwhjo2fc22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3mifz2nhoks2f#BirdHybrid [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifz2nhoks2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3mhq2gahkak2qThe last group of beetles, finishing my 2+ year-long project of working through my outstanding specimens and reviewing my old records, is the bark beetles, Scolytinae. Often difficult to ID but if I haven’t made any mistakes then some relatively unusual ones among them. IDs in ALT text. #UKBeetles23 Mar 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhq2gahkak2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/applewildlife.bsky.social/post/3mhpz5l7evc2qHere are some more weevils: from subfamily Hyperinae, Brachypera zoilus and what seems to be Hypera venusta, and from subfamilies Lixinae and Mesoptiliinae, the lovely Rhinocyllus conicus and Magdalis carbonaria. #UKBeetles23 Mar 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:eb3xrl665fr7htysb4sem4c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpz5l7evc2q