James Emerson
@norwichbirder.bsky.social
Naturalist living in Norfolk (UK) - particularly interested in birds, fungi, psyllids and shieldbugs (also real ale, Forteana etc) Local patch = Whitlingham C.P. and the wider Norwich area.
Sporadically updated blog: http://jamesbirdsandbeer.blogspot.com/
Sporadically updated blog: http://jamesbirdsandbeer.blogspot.com/
Thanks Vanna - Andrew mentioned that you had been round so I assumed that it hadn't been present or you would have made a suggestion at the time.
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Thanks Vanna - Andrew mentioned that you had been round so I assumed that it hadn't been present or you would have made a suggestion at the time.
Thanks for looking. The hole is in a Prunus tree in a garden in Norwich, and the web was described "[in] September a medium-sized spider (unidentified species) was occupying the nest entrance and had constructed a diffuse sheet of silk across its lower half"
November 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Thanks for looking. The hole is in a Prunus tree in a garden in Norwich, and the web was described "[in] September a medium-sized spider (unidentified species) was occupying the nest entrance and had constructed a diffuse sheet of silk across its lower half"
It is associated with the lime leaf - I don't think I would class it is a parasite as it is associated with decomposing leaves. It is often on the petioles (you can see one spike on that image). However, in this case it was also growing on the gall (unusual, but it is also made of Tilia tissue)
November 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It is associated with the lime leaf - I don't think I would class it is a parasite as it is associated with decomposing leaves. It is often on the petioles (you can see one spike on that image). However, in this case it was also growing on the gall (unusual, but it is also made of Tilia tissue)
ebird.org/hotspot/L303... for Boughton Fen
Making sure you're not a bot!
ebird.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
ebird.org/hotspot/L303... for Boughton Fen
The two main sites for online bird records are BirdTrack and eBird. Unfortunately BirdTrack only allows you to view sightings from the past 14 days, but eBird displays all records and once you pick a site can show you the last time a species was recorded there.
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The two main sites for online bird records are BirdTrack and eBird. Unfortunately BirdTrack only allows you to view sightings from the past 14 days, but eBird displays all records and once you pick a site can show you the last time a species was recorded there.