A day out walking on the edge of Breckland. We did a long circuit of Knettishall Heath followed by a quick visit to Market Weston Fen on the way home.
Knettishall produced some very pleasing records. The first was another new plant for me growing in the water of the Little Ouse near the carpark - Unbranched Bur-reed. One I’ve been keeping an eye out for a while. Arrowhead was also much in evidence. Insects provided the main interest with Median Wasp, Rhombic Leatherbug, Beewolf and Common Ectemnius all close to the carpark. Latter on I examined a large area of Ragwort finding 3 Forester Moths and quite a few Black-horned Nomad Bees. A bare sandy area at a coffee stop mid-walk had Red-banded Sand Wasp.
At Market Weston Fen there were loads of female Pantaloon Bees in the marshy area with Small Longhorn Moth, Furry Dronefly and Ferruginous Bee-grabber.
An impromptu stop at the pond by the main road near Garboldisham confirmed my hunch with Fringed Waterlily plus Yellow Waterlily, White Waterlily and Flowering Rush.
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