Chris Boyd
chrisdipperboyd.bsky.social
Chris Boyd
@chrisdipperboyd.bsky.social
Norfolk Birder, also Dragonflies and wildlife in general.
#Sheringham #Eastern_Black_Redstart
A gorgeous chat to try out my new om-1 in dull and windy conditions. Both impressed me.
December 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
#Far_from_the_madding_crowd Shopping completed early, 9am at #Titchwell Siberian Chiffchaff on start of main path to the sea. Then LTD, Slav Grebe, GND,RTD. Sib Chiff again on return and water rail,tried for an hour for Firecrest, no luck. #RICHIEGANNON
December 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
#Earlham_Cemetery @vannabartlett.bsky.social Hi Vanna, a silver-washed fritillary record to add to others for the year.
August 3, 2025 at 8:42 AM
#Snettisham Good day out with @richiegannon.bsky.social
Eventually clear but distant views of White-rumped Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Spoonbill x25, Turtle Dove heard and seen, Clouded Yellow. Bonus Turtle Dove o.w.
July 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#Warham_Hill_Fort Chalk Hill Blue x30 (lifer), Hummingbird Hawk Moth x3. @richiegannon.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
#Garden My wife called me to the pond, she had found our first smooth newt. We live near the city centre so it was a very pleasant surprise. It's life may be short as the two cats next door have cleared out most of the frogs. 😬 @richiegannon.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#Minsmere Roseate Tern, Tawny Owl, LRP, Bittern in flight,a Hobby hide height and a wasp crabro peltarius.
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June 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Excellent day out with @richiegannon.bsky.social at Devil's Dyke and Magog Common for Adonis Blue (lifer) and Small Blue. OWH stopped off for Redstart and Raven. Yes that is my boot!
May 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Good day out with @richiegannon.bsky.social & @macrolunchtimes.bsky.social at Strumpshaw. Cranes circling overhead x2, Spotted flycatcher year tick x3+, 1st Green-eyed Hawker of the year, great diving beetle and some nest maintenance for a sedge warbler.
May 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Sat #Minsmere ares with @richiegannon.bsky.social Mon #Carlton 19 year ticks. Yes the highlight was RF Falcons x5, backup by RN Phalarope, singing Nightingales x10, Little gull, wood sand, cuckoo.
May 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#Sotterley First visit, noted permissive path to church starts just after the village sign. Hawfinches. Group of four at church and a single bird in the grounds. Group of four on way back and later a single bird in flight across the public road @richiegannon.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Friday #Abberton Excellent day out with @richiegannon.bsky.social Hen Harrier ♂️, Smewx3, BTD, Slav and BNG, Spoonbill, Merlin (10m), Caspian Gull, GG Shrike. Sunday #Whitlingham RNG, #Cantley Eventually Taiga Beanx3.
January 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
#Cley #St_Benets cattle egret×9, h harrier, peregrine, merlin( landed 20m away), water rail,crane x48, seo,barn owl,kingfisherx4, w piptx2, bearded reedling 4+9, raven kronking, bewick and whooper. @richiegannon.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#Garden #Birds #City_living Good spot by the wife continental style male blackbird in the garden. Actually at least two and a female with them. Also a winter blackcap. Over thirty goldfinches in a tree at the back and this beast of a greenfinch. Superzoom shot through glass and early light.
December 1, 2024 at 11:29 AM
#nature #dragonflies I visited my brother in Sussex July 2023 with Southern Damselflies and Common Hawker in mind. Both seen. I liked the mark variation of the Southerns.
November 23, 2024 at 12:26 PM
#Birds Many years ago I used my father's place in Somerset for two days of twitching. I picked up Rock Thrush, Two Barred Warbler, Spotted Sandpiper and Cirl Bunting. All new to me.
November 23, 2024 at 12:20 PM
#nature #garden During lockdown over a few weeks period, I had three clearwing types in the garden. I did not use pheromone attractors and I did not know what they were. I also found 37 different bee types. Keep checking the garden.
November 23, 2024 at 12:10 PM
#Nature When in the garden or out birding you notice weather features. Here is a sun halo and from Minsmere a few year back a sun dog as I was leaving the carpark.
November 23, 2024 at 12:05 PM
#Nature #Dragonflies This year at long last Southern Emerald Damselfies pics and even better in Norfolk. I have had near misses in Essex and Kent in recent years.
November 23, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Day release from symbol. No! No, it's X. Recent outs included to Trimley for the Amur Stonechat and out with WBC which picked up this sparrowhawk. I read the marking are a male plumage variation.
#Birds
November 23, 2024 at 11:52 AM