Norfolk/Suffolk naturalist and vanlifer. Botany, ornithology, entomology and mycology. Punk, post punk & indie. Socialist and right-wing despiser. Right to Roam. Smash facism. http://chrislansdell.blogspot.com/https://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mrrxaq67r22iThe best from my moth trap on the NE Suffolk coast last night - Striped Hawkmoth, Oak Processionary Moth, Coast Dart and Toadflax Brocade @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social29 Jul 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrxaq67r22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mrdsmjuwgs2wA couple of highlights of a trip to the Woodbridge area in Suffolk today - Ornate Shieldbug and Strawberry Clover23 Jul 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdsmjuwgs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mqu5fi43wk2f@mothiduk.bsky.social Could this be Spotted White Plume? Trapped in coastal NE Suffolk last night. Many thanks in advance 🤪17 Jul 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqu5fi43wk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mqhqxsvmw22uGreat Green Bush Cricket at Lound Lakes, Norfolk today. One of 3 seen while out with the Norfolk Fungus Study Group 😍12 Jul 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhqxsvmw22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mqf4magyik2yMaritime Mason Wasp, Ancistrocerus scoticus on Marsh-mallow at Benacre Broad, Suffolk today11 Jul 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqf4magyik2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mqcnno366c2qOak Scymnus, Scymnus auritus a very local (and tiny!) species seen in central Norwich today. My thanks to @norwichbirder.bsky.social for some excellent directions!10 Jul 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcnno366c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mq5gub6knc2nSome very nice insects in Kessingland Dunes yesterday evening when all the ladybirds had disappeared. I think these are Dune Robberfly, Silvery Leafcutter Bee and Grooved Sharp-tail Bee08 Jul 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5gub6knc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mq2otzccus2cWe seem to have a bit of an arrival of 7-spot Ladybirds on Kessingland beach this afternoon. Millions!07 Jul 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2otzccus2chttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mpyh2gaki22rSome nice micros trapped in Kessingland this past weekend - Nyctegretis lineana, Platytes alpinella, Agapeta zoegana and Catoptria pinella. The first one in particular being very localised. The joys of being on the coast!06 Jul 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyh2gaki22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mpjd7z5glk2jSome rather lovely butterflies seen over the last couple of days in the Shropshire Hills - Marbled Whites aplenty, the last of the years Wood Whites, Small Tortoiseshells and the first Graylings30 Jun 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjd7z5glk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mp7s4blqzk2jA surprise White-legged Damselfly that decided to roost next to my chair on our campsite this evening. Wenlock Edge, Shropshire Not bad when you’re chilling and supping wine! 🤪26 Jun 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7s4blqzk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mp4wtwnsac2xQuite a few Scarlet Tigers on the wing in the roasting conditions in Shropshire 😍25 Jun 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4wtwnsac2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mogbx4t5rc2eA Grass Snake that bit off a little more than it could chew with this Common Toad. Eventually it gave up and the toad lives to fight another day! At Holt Lowes @norfolknats.bsky.social16 Jun 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogbx4t5rc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mogbjwmf222eA rather interesting female Silver-studded Blue on Kelling Heath, Norfolk. I have never seen a female with blue on the upper wing apart from the ones on the Great Orme. @norfolknats.bsky.social @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social16 Jun 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogbjwmf222ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3modqnks2mc2yLong-headed Poppies at West Runton, Norfolk today. This area seems to be a bit of a stronghold for them. @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social15 Jun 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3modqnks2mc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mnuf2qxnnk2b1st summer female Red-footed Falcon at Westwood Marshes, Walberswick, Suffolk today09 Jun 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuf2qxnnk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mnfcyqi3n22tTens of thousands of Small-flowered Catchflies on Gorleston Cliffs at the moment. These used to be rare! @bsbibotany.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social03 Jun 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfcyqi3n22thttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mmgku7p7is27Very excited to find Bithynian Vetch on the NE Suffolk coast at Kessingland yesterday. A site it was recorded at in 1975 then 2004 and now 2026! @bsbibotany.bsky.social22 May 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgku7p7is27https://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mma535qkds2bPleased to find some naturalised Dusky Crane’s-bill close to home in Kessingland this evening 😍19 May 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mma535qkds2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mm2v3dqdic2vThe nationally rare tiny soldier beetle Cerapheles terminatus at Oulton Marshes today. May even be a first for Suffolk17 May 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2v3dqdic2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mlszd3vdh22aA couple of new plants for me today - Nettle-leaved Figwort and Caraway. Both growing beside the River Wensum in central Norwich @norfolknats.bsky.social14 May 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlszd3vdh22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mlpvzvfjj22tThe scarce spider Hypositticus pubescens has a liking for human habitation. This one was on my bedroom window frame in coastal NE Suffolk13 May 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpvzvfjj22thttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mjwtqcfa6s2rGorse Seed Weevil, Exapion ulicis - a tiny weevil found today on Walberswick Common, Suffolk20 Apr 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwtqcfa6s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mju4pm2ev22qBlack Redstarts in the Lowestoft area can be very hit and miss but this gorgeous male was very much a hit this morning 😍19 Apr 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mju4pm2ev22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mjp477i7is25Some great views of Iberian Chiffchaff on Westleton Heath, Suffolk this morning. Singing continuously17 Apr 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp477i7is25https://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mireyuvhuk2tVery happy to find this beauty on Lowestoft South Beach this afternoon. It looked good for a Baltic Gull so I took a hasty phone pic. Id confirmed by people far more into gulls than me!05 Apr 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mireyuvhuk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3miothrccfs2hEarly Colletes in the dunes at Kessingland, NE Suffolk today 😍04 Apr 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3miothrccfs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3milzsoc5ns2oOne of the five Shorelarks wintering by Kessingland Shore Pools. Now beginning to look quite smart03 Apr 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3milzsoc5ns2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mi25bblvdk22Whooper Swan resting up on the beach by Lowestoft South Pier this morning.27 Mar 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi25bblvdk22https://bsky.app/profile/chrislansdell.bsky.social/post/3mhnykz4xms2lA great day out in our NE Suffolk home area - Ferruginous Duck, Garganey, Sand Martin and Saucer Beetle at Carlton Marshes followed by Marsh Tit, Bloody-nosed Beetle, Comma and Dark-edged Bee-fly at North Cove22 Mar 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:znippzzi3js2kpf77khsb2x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnykz4xms2l