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  1. markpie

    Markpie's 2024 List

    Happy new year! Here we go again! 1/1/24: Home: 1: Black-headed Gull 2. Woodpigeon 3. Collared Dove 4. Blackbird 5. Starling 6. Great Tit 7. Blue Tit 8. House Sparrow 9. Magpie 10. Blackcap 11. Lesser Black-backed Gull 12. Carrion Crow 13. Robin 1. Grey Squirrel 2/1/24: Amwell: 14. Coot 15...
  2. markpie

    Flying wader ID - UK (Herts)

    Hi all, About a week ago, I arrived at Amwell in Hertfordshire and as I started scanning I saw a medium sized wader in flight over the water. Unfortunately it didn't want to land and kept flying, eventually high and away to the south-east. I'm not an expert at wader ID at the best of times so...
  3. markpie

    Mark's 2023 list

    A lazy start to the year at home: 1/1/23: 1. Feral Pigeon 2: Woodpigeon 3. Carrion Crow 4. House Sparrow 5. Blue Tit 6. Magpie 7. Song Thrush 8. Blackbird 9. Robin 10. Long-tailed Tit 11. Redwing 12. Black-headed Gull 13. Great Tit 14. Starling 15. Collared Dove 16. Red Kite
  4. markpie

    Plums and Custard?

    Hi all, Wondered if anyone could confirm whether this is plums and custard Tricholomopsis rutilans or if it’s possibly something else. Many thanks!
  5. markpie

    Beetle ID

    Would be very grateful if someone could point me in the right direction with this. Seen on the Essex/Herts border, marshy grassland habitat.
  6. markpie

    The only one to fool me today…

    …was a jay mimicking a buzzard. Spent a few minutes scanning the sky before spotting it in the tree. D’oh!
  7. markpie

    Markpie's 2021 List

    As others have mentioned, bar set pretty low this year, already over halfway on last year's total, hopefully more travel will be possible this year. 1st January (Home) 1. Starling 2. Woodpigeon 3. Magpie 4. Black-headed Gull 5. Carrion Crow (Near home) 6. Jay 2nd January (Home) 7. Blackbird...
  8. markpie

    Latticed Heath?

    Hey all, We found this moth in our bathroom this morning, having done a bit of a google it looks like a Latticed Heath. Can anyone please confirm? Many thanks, Mark
  9. markpie

    Mealy Tooth?

    Hi all, Wondered if anyone could verify if this is Mealy Tooth Hydnellum ferrugineum? Many thanks, Mark
  10. markpie

    ID please

    Hi all, I saw three of these flying about in my greenhouse this morning. I've tried to search for it online and in my books but haven't been able to find an exact match yet. If anyone could enlighten me I would be very grateful. Many thanks, Mark
  11. markpie

    Drinker Moth caterpillar?

    Hi all, I stumbled across this fella on my walk today. I'm not very clued up on caterpillars but after a bit of a google it looks like a Drinker Moth caterpillar. Can anyone please confirm this? Many thanks! Mark
  12. markpie

    Big Butterfly Count 2015

    Hi all, Just done the Big Butterfly Count for this year, so thought I'd post what I saw, please feel free to add your own sightings. I did mine in the same place as last year, a nice quiet spot in the town by the river with lots of long grass and shrubs. Nobody walks along this little path...
  13. markpie

    Hierarchical Woodpigeons?

    Hi all, Yesterday evening, I came home and saw some Woodpigeons nibbling at the bread my mum put out on the lawn. There were four adults and one youngster, and we noticed that it kept being chased away, I think by just one of the adults. It would have to fly onto the fence, and then come back...
  14. markpie

    Fungi ID

    Hi all, Got a few new pics of fungi that I'd like to try and identify. The first one I'm thinking yellow brain Tremella mesenterica ? The other two I'm stumped on. The big one was on the side of a tree stump, the little ones were at the base. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mark
  15. markpie

    Beginner's Fungi Photos

    Hi all, I've recently wanted to learn more about fungi but I am a complete beginner. On Sunday I went to my local woods to photograph what I could find. I've had a go at identifying them, I wondered if anyone could confirm my guesses. I'm guessing the first two pics are of Birch Polypore...
  16. markpie

    Darter in December

    Hi all, I took a walk along my local river today on the Herts/Essex border and I saw a dragonfly flying and then land on a tree and then fly off again. I saw that it was red when it landed so presumably a Common Darter. Just wondered if anyone else has seen any this late in the year before...
  17. markpie

    Plant ID help

    Hi all, Took this photo while I was volunteering at Fairburn Ings in Yorkshire. Having flicked through my books I can't seem to find it/keep missing it, so any help with this ID would be really appreciated. Cheers, Mark
  18. markpie

    Plant IDs

    Hi all, Took a few snaps of some wild flowers yesterday. Need some help with the IDs. I'm quite sure number four is Ramsons...? No idea on the others though. Any help is greatly apprectiated! Cheers, Mark
  19. markpie

    Mushroom ID

    Hi all, Got some fungi growing on my front lawn, am just curious as to what species it is. At first I thought these two were different, but looking at them further I'm guessing they're the same. Any help is appreciated. Cheers, Mark
  20. markpie

    River Stort 2011

    Hi all, Thought I'd revive my updates on the River Stort this year, as I intend to visit this place regularly. My reports will mostly be for the stretch between Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth; however, there will probably be occasions where I travel down to the other end where it joins...
  21. markpie

    Spectacular starling roosts in Norfolk?

    Hi all, My sister has asked me where the best place to see starling flocks in Norfolk is. After trying to research this via Google and on here, I haven't really found any specific info, although I've seen Burnham come up. I just wondered if any of you lovely people have any knowledge on this...
  22. markpie

    Nesting Great Tits

    Hi all, For the last few weeks, we've noticed a pair of Great Tits flying from our bird feeder tree down the side of our house. We guessed they were nesting somewhere around there, but it was still a nice surprise when I was walking down the side and heard some little chirps coming from the old...
  23. markpie

    Swallows?

    Hi guys, Been a while since I've done anything active on here, but am a bit curious about Swallows. Basically, i'm in my hometown in Hertfordshire, and normally by now there would be dozens of Swallows and a few House Martins flying above our garden, especially late afternoon. But having kept...
  24. markpie

    Places around Derby

    Hi all, Just began uni at Derby, just wondered if there are any good birding places nearby that i can get to relatively easily, allso if getting the train anywhere is worthwhile. I cant drive unfortunately. Any help would be great. Cheers, Mark
  25. markpie

    Sicily

    Hi all, Just had a great holiday in Sicily for 2 weeks, with loads of good food, landscapes, birds, food, sun and food! Back in rainy England now so i'll post my sightings. We stayed on the North East coast at Giardini Naxos, with Etna steaming away not far to the west. Around our apartment we...
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