Matt Hull17

Sand Point/Middle Hope AM watch: 1 Egyptian Goose, 14 Stock Dove, 72 Woodies, 2 Grey Plover, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Merlin (m+f), 1 Firecrest, 30 Redwing, 15 Fieldfare, 824 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling, 1 Hawfinch, 21 Greenfinch, 4 Redpoll, 36 Siskin & 1 Cirl Bunting. @bristolbirding

Day trip to west Cornwall last Sunday w/ Leach's Petrel, Storm Petrel, GND, Sooty Shearwater, Golden Plover, Grey Phalarope, Great Skua, Arctic Skua, Long-tailed Skua, Little Gull, Com Scoter, Arctic Tern & Purple Sand on Pendeen seawatch & 2 Snow Bunting at Penzance. @CBWPS1

Despite being in Sweden for a week, September gave me 2 new birds for my W-s-M list. These being Grey Phalarope in Sand Bay on 03/09 & flock of 27 Cattle Egret at St. George's on 05/09, followed by a flock of 6 birds feeding at MH on 25/09 & 3 over SP on 29/09. @bristolbirding

Super-close views of this Red-necked Phalarope on the Brue Estuary this afternoon. Also a Greenshank overhead and at least one Curlew Sandpiper at Cheddar Reservoir this morning. #somersetbirding

Black Woodpecker calling in Falsterbo, Sweden. Unfortunately the bird didn’t show but I was lucky enough to get views of 15 Honey Buzzard, 2 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier, 6 Hobby, 2 Redstart, 1 Red-breasted Flycatcher & 2 Pied Flycatcher all in a 3 mile walk!

Excellent BH weekend birding w/ c.30 Great Shearwater + Sooty & Cory's off Falmouth pelagic on Sat, Black Tern at Cheddar Res on Sunday & Redstart, Wheatear & Shag at Sand Point on Monday. Highlight was seeing my first ever UK Ortolan Bunting at Merthyr Tydfil. @bristolbirding

Sand Point/Middle Hope: 2 Swift, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 S. Martin, 30 Swallow, 50 H. Martin, 10 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffs, 6 Blackcap, 9 Lesser Whitethroat, 38 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Fly, 4 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 11 Yellow Wag & 1 Tree Pipit @bristolbirding

Sand Point/Middle Hope (08/08/26): 1 Whimbrel, 7 Swift, 1 Sedge Warbler, 32 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 15 Lesser Whitethroat, 35 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 8 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 20 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Tree Pipit, 23 Mipit & 2 Bullfinch. @bristolbirding

Watercress Farm: Azure Damselfly, c.15 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 13 Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, 2 Willow Emerald, 1 Emerald Damselfly, 1 Brown Hawker, 1 teneral Red-veined Darter, 2 Ruddy Darter, 12 Clouded Yellow, 3 Small Copper, c.15 Brown Argus & 1 Hobby. @BDSdragonflies

Migrant action in full swing @WWTSteart today. 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redstart, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Southern Migrant Hawker, 1 Brown Hawker, 2 Migrant Hawker, 1 Lesser Emperor, 2 Clouded Yellow, 3 Small Copper, 2 Brown Argus, 17 Common Blue & 2 Painted Lady. @BDSdragonflies

Distant views of the Long-tailed Shrike late this afternoon at Eastleach Martin on the Cotswolds. Cracking bird! Lifer number 491😀 Think I may have caught the twitching bug... @GlosterBirder

Silverlake, Dorset (11/07/26): 6 Emperor, 1 Lesser Emperor, 20+ Scarlet Darter, c.35 Black-tailed Skimmer, 2 Keeled Skimmer, 1 Common Darter, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary & 1 Red Kite. @BDSdragonflies @BC_Dorset

Ham Wall (14/06/26): 2 Red-eyed Damselfly, 2 Brown Hawker, 11 Norfolk Hawker, 1 Lesser Emperor, 3 Scarce Chaser, 450+ Four-spotted Chaser, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Common Tern, 1 Bittern, 1 Hobby, 1+ Bearded Tit & 3 Garden Warbler. @BDSdragonflies

Butterfly/dragonfly transect at Watercress Farm today: Banded & Beautiful Demoiselle, Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Scarce Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer, Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell & my 1st Marbled White of 2026. @BDSdragonflies

Shock surprise to see this Great Shearwater off Sand Point this morning. First ever combined records of this species for Avon @matthewjhall95. Also 4 Razorbill, 1+ Storm Petrel, 1 Fulmar, 1 Manx Shearwater & 1 Gannet. @bristolbirding

Dragonflies really out in abundance now everywhere w/ Scarce Chaser & Common Clubtail yesterday on a trip up to Gloucestershire & Red-veined Darter at Spurn last weekend. At least 4 freshly-emerged Norfolk Hawker at Shapwick Heath on Tuesday evening. @BDSdragonflies

First time on east coast of England w/ @reuben_veal1. Thousands of Kittiwakes, Razorbills, Guillemots, Fulmars & Gannets w/ smaller no's of Puffin & Tree Sparrow at Bempton Cliffs. Grey Partridge, Yellow Wag, Yellowhammer & Corn Bunting also seen.

Despite only having brief views of the Montagu's Harrier at Tealham, I was very pleased to catch up with this stunning Channel Wagtail along Jack's Drove. Another life tick! @bto_somerset1

Spring in full-swing on the Quantocks today: 3+ Cuckoo, Goshawk, Hobby, 16 Wood Warbler, 19 Willow Warbler, 3 Garden Warbler, 3 Dartford Warbler, 10 Firecrest, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 42 Pied Flycatcher, 13 Redstart, 3 Tree Pipit, 2 Crossbill & 1 Yellowhammer. @bto_somerset1

Excellent weekend in northern France. Turtle Dove, B-n-Grebe, Kentish Plover, 3 Temminck's Stint, Pom Skua, Bonxie, ++ Common/Arctic/Little/Black Tern, Black & Red-throated Divers, 75+ Spoonbill, Hen Harrier, SE Owl, Zitting Cisticola, Bluethroat, Savi's & Serin.