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Jeff Hazell

@levelsbirder

I'D RATHER BE BIRDING, even if I have been doing so since the mid-1950's. Ex ringer (in the 70's) and helped build an inland heligoland trap in Middx.

 Somerset UK
Joined July 2013
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A short video-clip of y'day's Jack Snipe at Chew Valley Lake, from the Stratford Hide.
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Chris Hazell@ChilternNatureOct 23
New for the garden this morning. Western conifer seed bug
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Chris Hazell@ChilternNatureNov 1
Some nice specimens of Devil’s Fingers (Clathrus archeri) in the Chilterns today.
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A day off Friday, weather not the best but still decided to make the trip to one of our favourite places in Mid-Wales. Not disappointed as a Ring Ouzel was the days highlight!! #ElanValley
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Drama at Langness #isleofman. In 4 photos a Kestrel ambushes an unfortunate Twite. Perched, hunting low, catch and carry off. Mixed feelings as Twite are a favourite of mine...
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A 3 hour wait but the Croston Moss pallid harrier showed very well when it did finally show. Brilliant birds and always a pleasure to watch. Would have been nice to have a little less fog!
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Baby Skimmer cuddled up with mom.
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The Greater Short-Toed Lark at Whitburn yesterday. Great find by Mark Harper. @teesbirds1 @DurhamBirdClub
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Thanks to @CraigerUK500 patience, eventually saw the back-on sleeping Jack Snipe at CVL y'day. Left my camera video recording it & was surprised to see that it had woken up when I checked thro' the long clip at home (Photo is a video-still frame converted to a Jpeg image).
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This Zitting Cisticola looked rather grumpy yesterday even though the weather was a beautiful 21 degrees. Have a wonderful weekend everyone. #birds #birdphotography #birding #naturephotography #Alicante
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OTD 07-Nov-1971: My UK 1st Cetti's Warbler, when it was a big rarity, with a group of fellow twitchers at Thatcham, Berkshire. My photo 2019.
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Under mom-Baby Skimmer heading for safety.
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Jo King@JoKingDevonNov 6
I got chance to see the 3 #Waxwings this morning in #Norwich #Norfolk as I happened to drop Deric off at the hospital nearby, terrible light for photos at 8.30am but still lovely to see them
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Bittern showed a few times briefly from the Ziess Hide at Slimbridge WWT today.
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Andrew Kirby@AndrewKirby18Nov 5
4 Whooper swans out on Westhay moor this morning. Clip of the 4 together. @somersetbirds @SomersetWT @AvalonMarshes
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Marc Hunt@SomersetBirderNov 5
Barn Owl close to Chew Valley Lake 😍
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BMcCloskey@BMcCloskey_98Nov 5
A call from @PaulBirder had all of today’s plans go out the window. He had just found a Desert Wheatear at Ballycotton, Cork. The 9th for Ireland. 15 years after I dipped one in Dublin. A massive relief to score this evening as I fly to Hungary in 12 hours… @BirdGuides
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Scott Black@scottblack72Nov 4
After many years sifting through the local geese flocks, I finally turned up 2 red breasted geese with 3500+ pinks and a couple of barnies in fields between Carstairs Junction Bridge and Eastfield Farm. Great egret on Clyde also @Clydebirding @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK
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Not a bird anyone expected in the centre of Dundee! Crag Martin at Cox’s Stack, 5 November 2026. Hopefully it has roosted on the stack overnight, only a few folk managed to catch up with before dusk.
Crag Martin, Cox’s Stack, Dundee 5 November 2026

ALT Crag Martin, Cox’s Stack, Dundee 5 November 2026

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2 Jack Snipe very distant from VP-1 at RSPB Ham Wall. Told about one and saw it 200m to the right of the Sand Martin Cote and far back from it midway along the water-edge of obvious line of smallish bright green reed. After a while another, a metre to its right! Archive photo.
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