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Norfolk Hawker - Anaciaeschna isoceles
Habitat
The optimum conditions for breeding appear to be unspoilt grazing marsh dyke systems with clean, non-saline water, rushy margins, preferably with an abundance of water soldier as well as other aquatic plants.
Threats
Conversion of grazing marsh to arable farming.
Inappropriate ditch management.
Nutrients enrichment.
Pollution.
The impact of global climate change and fluctuations in water levels.
Status & Distribution
The Norfolk Hawker is currently restricted to the fens and grazing marshes that are relatively isolated from polluted water in the Broadlands of Norfolk and Northeast Suffolk. A Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) for the Norfolk Hawker has been drafted for Norfolk.
Similar Species
Brown Hawker
Brown wings.
Blue-brown eyes.
Blue and yellow markings.
Management
Norfolk Hawker Management Profile
General management principles include maintaining grazing marshes, controlling saline intrusion, controlling nutrient enrichment. There are also best practice guidelines for managing inhabited sites, particularly the dyke vegetation and the surrounding terrestrial habitats.
Case Study
Work is underway to restore habitats for this species in Norfolk.
Image taken on a recent trip to Norfolk.
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Early visit to St Benet's, Nr Ludham, Norfolk. the light was wonderful and there is a slight mist over the fields. Glorious day!
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Trying to get on with the gardening but I was distracted by this Norfolk Hawker flying erratically around the garden. Described as Red Listed and Rare and Local but there seems to be quite a colony now in East Kent.
……A bit of bright sunshine to brighten us up! I thought we needed it. Happy Thursday everyone, Alan:-)
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Yes I know I've captured this scene several times, but it's one of our favourite places to sit and stare. Always something to hear and see. Skylarks today.
But can be quite moody.
This must be one of the most photographed old boats in Norfolk. I can't pass without taking a shot of it at Thornham Staithe.
Oxburgh Hall is a moated country house in Oxborough, Norfolk, today in the hands of the National Trust. Built around 1482 by Sir Edmund Bedingfeld, Oxburgh has always been a family home, not a fortress.
I spent the last weekend in Norfolk, thought there was a chance of a great sunrise. Always wanted to shoot one of the windmills at sunrise with mist and frost. Of course that didn't happen, although it was very cold, there was no frost at Thurne windmill, no mist, no colour in the sky, no reflections on the river, basically it was one boring sunrise. At lunch time I stopped at Horsey Windpump but the conditions were not very favourable and sun right above the windmill so I didn't take any photos. Ended up at Horsey Gap which was full of grey seals, it was an amazing experience to witness them. On the way back to London I was passing the windmill again and saw the stunning reflections so quickly took a u-turn and took few shots at sunset time. The water was so calm, it was like a mirror!