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1 A systematic list of butterflies seen in Norfolk. 15th March to 18th October 2009 (Version 3) SPECKLED WOOD Pararge aegeria LARGE HEATH Coenonympha tullia SMALL TORTOISESHELL Aglais urticae LARGE WHITE PIERIDAE Pieris brassicae WALL Pararge megera GATEKEEPER Maniola tithonus MEADOW BROWN Maniola jurtina SMALL HEATH Coenonympha pamphilus SMALL PEARL- BORDERED FRITILLARY Clossiana selene UNIDENTIFIED FRITILLARY RED ADMIRAL Vanessa atalanta PAINTED LADY Vanessa cardui LARGE TORTOISESHELL Nymphalis polychloros PEACOCK Nymphalis io COMMA Polygonia c-album COMMON BLUE LYCAENIDAE Polyommatus icarus HOLLY BLUE LYCAENIDAE Celastrina argiolus SMALL WHITE PIERIDAE Pieris rapae GREEN-VEINED WHITE PIERIDAE Pieris napi SMALL SKIPPER HESPERIIDAE Thymelicus sylvestris R. A. HILLIER

2 Cantley to Buckenham (Norfolk). Sunday 11th April 2010 Cloudy, cool, sunny (Version 2) R. A. HILLIER

3 Cantley to Buckenham (Norfolk). Sunday 11th April 2010 Cloudy, cool, sunny (Version 1) R. A. HILLIER

4 Cantley to Buckenham (Norfolk). Sunday 11th April 2010 Cloudy, cool, sunny (Version 3) R. A. HILLIER

5 A systematic list of birds seen in Norfolk GREAT CRESTED GREBE (Podiceps cristatus) CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax carbo) LITTLE EGRET (Egretta garzetta) GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea) MUTE SWAN (Cygnus olor) BEAN GOOSE (Anser fabalis fabalis) GREYLAG GOOSE (Anser anser) CANADA GOOSE (Branta canadensis) BARNACLE GOOSE (Branta leucopsis) EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Alopochen aegyptiacus) SHELDUCK (Tadorna tadorna) WIGEON (Anas penelope) GADWALL (Anas strepera) TEAL (Anas crecca) MALLARD (Anas platyrhynchos) SHOVELER (Anas clypeata) POCHARD (Aythya ferina) FERRUGINOUS DUCK (Aythya nyroca) TUFTED DUCK (Aythya fuligula) COMMON SCOTER (Melanitta nigra) MARSH HARRIER (Circus aeruginosus) SPARROW HAWK (Accipiter nisus) COMMON BUZZARD (Buteo buteo) KESTREL (Falco tinnunculus) HOBBY (Falco subbuteo) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Alectoris rufa) GREY PARTRIDGE (Perdix perdix) QUAIL (Coturnix coturnix) PHEASANT (Phasianus colchicus) MOORHEN (Gallinula chloropus) COOT Fulica atra) COMMON CRANE (Grus grus) OYSTERCATCHER (Haematopus ostralegus) AVOCET (Recurvirostra avosetta) LAPWING (Vanellus vanellus) KNOT (Calidris canutus) DUNLIN (Calidris alpina) COMMON SNIPE (Gallinago gallinago) BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (Limosa limosa) CURLEW (Numenius arquata) REDSHANK (Tringa totanus) MEDITERRANEAN GULL (Larus melanocephalus) BLACK-HEADED GULL (Larus ridibundus) LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Larus fuscus) HERRING GULL (Larus argentatus) YELLOW-LEGGED GULL (Larus cachinnans) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Larus marinus) COMMON TERN (Sterna hirundo) FERAL PIGEON (Columba livia) domest. WOOD PIGEON (Columba palumbus) COLLARED DOVE (Streptopelia decaocto) BARN OWL (Tyto alba) SWIFT (Apus apus) KINGFISHER (Alcedo atthis) GREEN WOODPECKER (Picus viridis) GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Dendrocopos major) SKYLARK (Alauda arvensis) SAND MARTIN (Riparia riparia) SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica) HOUSE MARTIN (Delichon urbica) MEADOW PIPIT (Anthus pratensis) ROCK PIPIT (Anthus petrosus) YELLOW WAGTAIL (Motacilla flava) PIED WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba) WAXWING (Bombycilla garrulus) WREN (Troglodytes troglodytes) DUNNOCK (Prunella modularis) ROBIN (Erithacus rubecula) BLACKBIRD (Turdus merula) FIELDFARE (Turdus pilaris) SONG THRUSH (Turdus philomelos) REDWING (Turdus iliacus) SEDGE WARBLER (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) REED WARBLER (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) GARDEN WARBLER (Sylvia borin) BLACKCAP (Sylvia atricapilla) WILLOW WARBLER (Phylloscopus trochilus) GOLDCREST (Regulus regulus) BEARDED TIT (Panurus biarmicus) LONG-TAILED TIT (Aegithalos caudatus) COAL TIT (Parus ater) BLUE TIT (Parus caeruleus) GREAT TIT (Parus major) JAY (Garrulus glandarius) MAGPIE (Pica pica) JACKDAW (Corvus monedula) ROOK (Corvus frugilegus) CARRION CROW (Corvus corone corone) STARLING (Sturnus vulgaris) HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus) TREE SPARROW (Passer montanus) CHAFFINCH (Fringilla coelebs) GREENFINCH (Carduelis chloris) GOLDFINCH (Carduelis carduelis) SISKIN (Carduelis spinus) LINNET (Carduelis cannabina) REED BUNTING (Emberiza schoeniclus) CORN BUNTING (Miliaria calandra) BLACK SWAN (Cygnus atratus) MISTLE THRUSH (Turdus viscivorus) R. A. HILLIER

6 A systematic list of birds seen on a walk from Cantley to Buckenham (Norfolk). Sunday 11th April 2010 Cloudy, cool, sunny GREAT CRESTED GREBE (Podiceps cristatus) TEAL (Anas crecca) LAPWING (Vanellus vanellus) WOOD PIGEON (Columba palumbus) ROOK (Corvus frugilegus) GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea) MALLARD (Anas platyrhynchos) REDSHANK (Tringa totanus) COLLARED DOVE (Streptopelia decaocto) CARRION CROW (Corvus corone corone) MUTE SWAN (Cygnus olor) TUFTED DUCK (Aythya fuligula) BLACK-HEADED GULL (Larus ridibundus) MEADOW PIPIT (Anthus pratensis) STARLING (Sturnus vulgaris) GREYLAG GOOSE (Anser anser) SCAUP (Aythya marila) HERRING GULL (Larus argentatus) BLACKBIRD (Turdus merula) HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus) CANADA GOOSE (Branta canadensis) EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Alopochen aegyptiacus) SHELDUCK (Tadorna tadorna) WIGEON (Anas penelope) KESTREL (Falco tinnunculus) GREY PARTRIDGE (Perdix perdix) COOT (Fulica atra) OYSTERCATCHER (Haematopus ostralegus) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Larus marinus) FERAL PIGEON (Columba livia) domest. STOCK DOVE (Columba oenas) DUNNOCK (Prunella modularis) BLUE TIT (Parus caeruleus) GREAT TIT (Parus major) JACKDAW (Corvus monedula) CHAFFINCH (Fringilla coelebs) REED BUNTING (Emberiza schoeniclus) R. A. HILLIER

7 A systematic list of live performers Friday 31st October 1969 to Tuesday 28th October 2008 Version 2 A CERTAIN RATIO THE MICK ABRAHAMS BAND KATHY ACKER ADAM AND THE ANTS THE ADVERTS ALTERNATIVE TV AMAZULU LAURIE ANDERSON ARGENT ASWAD THE AU PAIRS BE BOP DELUXE BEES MAKE HONEY THE BELLE STARS BIG BOTTOM THE BIRTHDAY PARTY BLACK SLATE BLACK UHURU BLACKFOOT SUE THE BLUES BAND DAVID BOWIE BILLY BRAGG BURNING SPEAR THE BUZZCOCKS THE BYRDS MICHAEL CHAPMAN CHAPMAN-WHITNEY STREETWALKERS DON CHERRY CHELSEA CHOPPER ERIC CLAPTON THE CLASH RITA COOLIDGE JOHN COOPER CLARKE THE CORTINAS THE COUNT BISHOPS WAYNE COUNTY AND THE ELECTRIC CHAIRS LOL COXHILL CRAZY CAVAN AND THE RHYTHM ROCKERS CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG THE CURE CURVED AIR THE DAMNED DARTS DEAF SCHOOL KIKI DEE DESMOND DEKKER DEPECHE MODE DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS THE DICKIES BO DIDDLEY DILLINGER THE DRONES DUCKS DELUXE CLINT EASTWOOD AND GENERAL SAINT EATER ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN EDDIE AND THE HOTRODS DAVE EDMUNDS AND ROCKPILE MARC ELLINGTON THE FABULOUS POODLES THE FACES THE FALL GEORGIE FAME FAMILY FANNY THE FATBACK BAND GRAHAM FELLOWS PATRICK FITZGERALD FLEET FOXES FOCUS GALLAGHER AND LYLE GENERATION X THE STEVE GIBBONS BAND GARY GLITTER GLORIA MUNDI THE GO-GO S CAROL GRIMES GRUPPO SPORTIVO MIKE HARDING THE DON HARRISON BAND HELP YOURSELF STEVE HILLAGE HOT TUNA HORSLIPS THE HOUSE OF LOVE HUMBLE PIE THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND THE JAM LINTON KWESI JOHNSON JONATHAN KELLY KILBURN AND THE HIGH ROADS KILLING JOKE B.B. KING CAROLE KING KING SWAMP KOKOMO THE KURSAAL FLYERS LINDISFARNE THE LURKERS LYNYRD SKYNYRD MADNESS MAN BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS RALPH McTELL THE MEMBERS THE MERTON PARKAS MISTY IN ROOTS THE MONOCHROME SET VAN MORRISON MOTT THE HOOPLE MR. FOX NASH THE SLASH NATIONAL FLAG NINE BELOW ZERO 999 THE NIPPLE ERECTORS THE NIPS HAZEL O CONNOR THE 101 ERS OSIBISA JOHN OTWAY AND WILD WILLY BARRETT GRAHAM PARKER AND THE RUMOUR THE PASSAGE PERE UBU PINK MILITARY COURTNEY PINE THE PIRATES THE PIRANHAS POET AND THE ROOTS THE POLICE THE POP GROUP IGGY POP DUDU PUKWANA AND ZILA Q TIPS QUEEN THE RAINCOATS THE RAMONES THE REDSKINS LOU REED THE RICH KIDS THE TOM ROBINSON BAND THE JESS RODEN BAND THE ROLLING STONES ROOGALATOR ROXY MUSIC TODD RUNDGREN S UTOPIA THE RUTS STATUS QUO STEEL PULSE SHAKIN STEVENS AND THE SUNSETS STACKRIDGE THE STRANGLERS STRAWBS THE STRAY CATS STRETCH THE STREET BAND STRIDER STIFF LITTLE FINGERS STONE THE CROWS THE STYLE COUNCIL THE SUBURBAN STUDS THE SUBWAY SECT SUPERCHARGE JONATHAN SWIFT TOM WAITS JUNIOR WALKER AND THE ALL STARS WALLY THE HANK WANGFORD BAND WARSAW WHAM! WHIRLWIND BARRY WHITE AND THE LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA THE WHO WIRE WISHBONE ASH X-RAY SPEX XTC RYUICHI SAKAMOTO SECRET AFFAIR THE SEX PISTOLS SHAM 69 ROCKY SHARPE AND THE RAZORS SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES THE SKIDS SLAUGHTER AND THE DOGS THE SLITS THE SMITHS THE PATTI SMITH GROUP PATTI SMITH AND KEVIN SHIELDS T. V. SMITH S EXPLORERS SNIPS SONIC YOUTH THE SPECIALS SPIZZ OIL TRAPEZE JAMES TAYLOR 10cc THE THE THROBBING GRISTLE JOHNNY THUNDER S HEARTBREAKERS JOSH TILLMAN TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS TRIO BULGARKA UB40 U.K. SUBS ULTRAVOX UROPA LULA THE USERS THE VIBRATORS VIVA LULA YES SPLIT ENZ THE WAILIN JENNYS R. A. HILLIER

8 A systematic list of live performers seen in Manchester. Friday 31st October 1969 to Thursday 9th December 1976 (Version 1) THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND (Friday 31st October 1969) JAMES TAYLOR (Sunday 11th July 1971) JONATHAN KELLY (Saturday 12th February 1972) DAVID BOWIE (Thursday 7th June 1973) 10cc University of Manchester (Date unknown 1974) FAMILY (Monday 16th November 1970) THE MICK ABRAHAMS BAND (Sunday 20 June 1971) MARC ELLINGTON (Sunday 20 June 1971) CURVED AIR (Sunday 20 June 1971) RITA COOLIDGE (Tuesday 11th May 1971) THE BYRDS (Tuesday 11th May 1971) CAROLE KING (Sunday 11th July 1971) YES (Friday 1st October 1971) FANNY (Date unknown 1971) MIKE HARDING Platt Fields Festival (Date unknown 1971) Mr. FOX Platt Fields Festival (Date unknown 1971) RALPH McTELL Platt Fields Festival (Date unknown 1971) GALLAGHER AND LYLE (Monday 17th April 1972) ARGENT (Monday 17th April 1972) STRAWBS (Saturday 12th February 1972) WISHBONE ASH (Saturday 5th February 1972) BEES MAKE HONEY Didsbury College of Education (Date unknown 1972) STONE THE CROWS (Date unknown 1972) JONATHAN SWIFT (Date unknown) 1972) MICHAEL CHAPMAN Hardrock Concert Theatre (Wednesday 31st January 1973) FOCUS Hardrock Concert Theatre (Wednesday 31st January 1973) THE ROLLING STONES (Wednesday 12 September 1973) STATUS QUO (Friday 5th October 1973) THE FACES (Tuesday 11th December 1973) THE WHO (Date unknown 1973) B.B. KING (Date unknown 1973) ROXY MUSIC (Friday 18th October 1974) THE FACES (Sunday 24th November 1974) BARRY WHITE AND THE LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA (Date unknown 1975) ERIC CLAPTON (Friday 6th August 1976) THE BUZZCOCKS Electric Circus (Thursday 9th December 1976) THE CLASH Electric Circus (Thursday 9th December 1976) JOHNNY THUNDER S HEARTBREAKERS Electric Circus (Thursday 9th December 1976) THE SEX PISTOLS Electric Circus (Thursday 9th December 1976) R. A. HILLIER

9 Chelsea School of Art Student Union Private Party Friday 5th December 1975, 7.30 p.m. Admission by S.U. card only Tickets 40p, Chelsea Students 20p THE SEX PISTOLS Machine Bubble Disco R.A.HILLIER

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