Svalbard

Male Ptarmigan 

Female Ptarmigan 

Arctic Skua 

Little Auks 

Glaucous Gulls 

Glaucous Gull and Eider 

Arctic Fox with Eider egg (above and below) 

Spent the last few days chilling on Svalbard. 

North Atlantic Boat Trip

The Plancius in the Arctic

Killer 

Blue Whale 

Blue Whale at Jan Mayen 

Jan Mayen 

Bonxie 

Brunnich's 

Little Auks 

Fin Whale 

Ivory Gull 

Belugas 

Walrus 

Arctic Fox 

Snow Bunting 

Arctic Skua 

King (queen?) Eiders 

Long-tailed Skua 

Grey Phalarope 

Reindeers

Got a bit bored with Beddington so popped up to the Arctic. It was alright. Got on a boat at Aberdeen and sailed to Svalbard island hopping at Fair Isle, Mousa and Yan Mayen on the way. Here's a few pics.

Booked it with this lot: http://www.wildwings.co.uk/nao.html

More photos here:  http://www.facebook.com/peter.alfrey.10?ref=name

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Sutton Ecology Center Bio-blitz

Poplar Hawk Moth 

Broad-bodied Chaser 

Slow Worm 

Common Spotted Orchid

Moth Trapping 

Bug id 

Beddington Farmlands Information Stand 

Bugging 

Smooth Newt 

Lesser Stag Beetle 

Yellow Flag

Sunset over the Aqua Zone

Spent a lot of the weekend at the Sutton Ecology Center Bioblitz. We recorded over 300 species in 24 hours using various methods including Sweep netting, Pit Fall Traps, Small Mammal Traps, Survey Mats, Bat Detectors, Moth Traps and even tried some Worm Charming.
The aim of the event was to promote species recording to the public, bring local wildlife groups together and showcase the Biodiversity Gardens Project and the Garden Survey Initiative.
Links to the Biodiversity Gardens Project
 http://projectdirt.com/group/biodiversitygardens
and some of our meadows and garden work
http://peteralfreybirdingnotebook.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/meadows-and-wildlife-gardening.html