Matt Hobbs

Great views of all the interesting geese @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social today with 15 Tundra Bean*, 110 Russian White-Fronted*, and single Pink-Footed seen
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The Tack Piece at Slimbridge today was an absolute wetland delight. 1000s of wildfowl and waders turned into swirling marvels of life by regular marsh harrier and peregrine passes.
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Bewick's #Swans at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire today for #BirdOfTheDay yesterday ...
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A Black-Winged Stilt coming in to land at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire in July 2022
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Lesser Redpolls at @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social this morning
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A Wood Warbler in song in ancient oak woodland in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire in May 2024 for the #BirdOfTheDay theme which is #singing
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"The UK does not have enough land to feed its population and rear livestock: a wholesale change in consumer diets would be required." re: the challenge of food security under nature collapse.

from a UK govt national security assessment out today…

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Nice find Andy 👌 What were we talking about on Saturday ....

Drake Green-winged Teal, Noah’s, Shapwick - proper one! The ducks are well-flighty today though… @birdguides.bsky.social

Pacific Diver, Glamorgan #Wales in January 2022, in the glow of sunrise
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Another day on the Levels today which began wrong when I had my first bust scope in 40 years of birding 🥲Despite that and endless rain it was still great. Water rails at Greylake, double RND at Long Drove, penduline tits and whooper swans at Shapwick @somersetbirds.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds

Surviving a British winter?
How do Green Sandpipers cope?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/01/18/w...
Blog based on research by Ken Smith, Mike Reed & Barry Trevis, published 18 Jan 2019 🎂
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YouTube video by 새덕후 Korean Birder 멸종 직전인 초희귀조가 사람을 안 무서워하면 생기는 일..!

Well worth ten minutes of your time. Some of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper footage is simply phenomenal, with some rarely documented behaviour.
Talk about up close and personal.
youtu.be/s0zZpbo1Jbg

Beijing Nocturnal Flight Call Library This page provides examples of nocturnal flight calls (NFCs), including spectograms and audio files, all of which have been recorded in Beijing.  Dates and recording location are given for eac…

A library of nocturnal flight calls from Beijing, including many eastern species that could be recorded in Europe. See wildbeijing.org/beijing-noct... #nocmig #china #beijing #migration #birds

Happy New Year. Here’s to 2026 and a few more little gems like this Penduline Tit seen this week at Aust , S Glos.. 1 of 3 seen together #ukbirding

Water Pipit, Grey Wagtail and Chiffchaff also feeding around the reedbed and frozen channels at @rspb.bsky.social Ham Wall yesterday
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Marsh Harriers from @rspb.bsky.social Ham Wall #Somerset yesterday
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Another set of Water Rail pics from @rspb.bsky.social Ham Wall yesterday in #Somerset
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I enjoyed a glorious afternoon on the Levels yesterday, capped off with American Wigeon at Shapwick but starting with watching Water Rails feeding along frozen reedbed channels at @rspb.bsky.social Ham Wall. @somersetbirds.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds #nikon #wildlifephotography

Thanks Andy. Fortunately I'd only been scanning the ducks for about five minutes when this appeared and the light was ok, which helped 😀 but yes Noah's can be a nightmare I agree

Well it's still there today so 🤞 Are you planning a visit?

Thanks Andy. I'll try but first I have to get to the patch ... 😂

Very chuffed indeed to pick out this drake American Wigeon on Noah's Lake, Shapwick Heath this afternoon. Pretty poor shots but it was a long way !! @birdguides.bsky.social

A last couple of flight shots of Bewick's Swans from Slimbridge on Monday. It's so sad that the Euro population of this species declined by >1/2 in 25 years and 86% in the UK over 50 years. Birds are also arriving later and later @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social #ukbirding #nikon #naturephotography

Bewick's swans at Slimbridge on Monday - a beautiful evening for watching them coming in to roost
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Bewick's swans coming in to roost at Slimbridge on Monday with the sun setting ahead of them
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Every day I'm shovelin'

Shoveler's feed by filtering aquatic invertebrates and plant matter through the bristles (lamellae) on their bills, as do many other ducks and flamingoes. The shoveler just takes it a step further 🦆. Pics from @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social on Monday #ukbirding #birds

Female Pintail coming in to land at Slimbridge WWT on Monday #ukbirding #birds #nikon #naturephotography
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Eurasian Teal - male and female. At Slimbridge WWT on Monday. The colour named after the duck can be seen as irridescence on the inner secondary wing feathers, as in the female on the right #ukbirding #birds #nikon #naturephotography @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social