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Jackie Hull

@jackiedh.bsky.social
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Dorset birder & nature lover. Home patch Lytchett Bay.

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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A late decision to go for the Semi-p at Pennington this morning nearly thwarted by rain, forgetting scope and the bird moving lagoons but persevering paid off and the Little Stint too. No photos for Nick @lytchettbirder.bsky.social but had worse days
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martinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Painted Ladies are gathering along the Dorset coast today, having vanished from my garden a few weeks ago. They will head south to France at altitude, probably waiting for favourable winds that are due tomorrow @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Waiting to go out on a BoPH bird boat when the Barfleur sailed out in the mist on one of its very last trips over to Cherbourg from Poole.
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
White-tailed Eagle high in area north of Lodmoor and climbing @birdguides.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Despite the heatwave we did get out and this is our August round-up blog. @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2026/09/wild...
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Wildlife in August
August is an odd month I always think, mid summer the kids are off school and this year full on heatwave. Which means that the reptile surve...
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Good morning with @lytchettbirder.bsky.social at Black Hole Marshes with very close views of Pectoral and Wood Sandpiper. Curlew Sandpiper and Ruff along with 2 moulting Spotted Redshank and Common Sandpiper @birdguides.bsky.social
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A bit late but our blog for Wildlife in July. @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2026/08/july...
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July Wildlife
July continued as June finished with a number of surprises the first of which came in the guise of a Golden Oriole on the 4th.  Jackie was i...
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A late blog for June @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2026/08/bird...
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Birds, Butterflies and Odonata June 2026
The birds, Jackie and I are still playing catchup and are still little  behind on our average year count but we did manage to add eight spec...
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Garry Hayman @purbeckpilgrim.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Always a joy to see a beautiful Marsh Gentian out in flower on the Isle of Purbeck.
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Heard a distress call and couldn’t see anything at first it was from behind a now dry water butt. It turned out to be a frog half swallowed by a grass snake, which is a first for the garden, unfortunately for the snake but lucky for the frog as both bolted in opposite directions.
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Nick Hull @lytchettbirder.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Very occasionally when the Butterfly count starts we often get Grayling in the garden and this morning is no exception with two on the buddleia. found by @jackiedh.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Did my first “big butterfly count” this morning and very disappointed that my 2 Grayling don’t count, not on their list! I did have 9 Gatekeeper, 1 Small White & 6 spot Burnet as well. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Last night we got an amazing bit of footage from one of our Osprey monitoring cams at RSPB Arne with a Nightjar landing on a perch, before taking off & landing again before a shooting star then passes straight over!! @peter-purbeck.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Another conservatory first with this lovely Emperor dragonfly, taken with my iPhone so not a great photo and safely released to the garden.
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Lovely wildlife walk at Longham Lakes with friends this morning. Several Reed Warblers and Reed Buntings singing, Swifts and Swallows swooping round us and Butterflies included this Marbled White and my first Banded demoselle this year. And so much more
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Birding and more on our River Cruise on the Douro, Portugal @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2026/06/
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TwO Owls Blog
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A wonderful morning by the Cerne Giant. Lots of Marsh Fritillaries on the wing but only this one photo sadly deceased in a web. I’m not a photographer! The Dukes performed wonderfully and so much more at this amazing site @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In little over 24 hours, the petition for government to stage a UK-wide briefing on the climate & nature crisis has passed the 10,000 milestone. Please help us get this to 100,000 to secure a parliamentary debate - by sharing widely. #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
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Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk/butterfly/sm... Small Copper
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Small Copper - Britain’s Favourite Butterfly
The Small Copper is one of the 60 beautiful butterflies found across the UK. Will it be Britain's Favourite Butterfly?
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Whilst trying to photograph this Small Copper with my iPhone I disturbed a Common Blue butterfly, ffy in the garden but no photo.
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Alice Risely @alice-risely.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Please don’t put out hair for bird nests. Chicks get entangled in hair balls. Just had to cut hair strands that were tying 3 blue tit chicks together, and wrapped round the throat of one skinny chick that couldn’t swallow food. Hopefully saved in time 🤞
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
April birding and noc. mig news @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2026/05/
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
March blog @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2026/04/marc...
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March with Two Rarities and Seven year ticks
March started well with Joe from Birds of Poole Harbour finding the Forster's Tern in Parkstone Bay on the 2nd this is the third year it has...
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Mark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
NEWS: @rspb.bsky.social advice on bird feeding; Feed Seasonally, Feed Safely. My blog: markavery.info/2026/04/10/g... I think the RSPB has called this right. @btobirds.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk
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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Nice comparison of wheatear ‘types’ this AM at Greenlands Farm, Studland with both nominate Northern Wheatear (left) and Greenland sub species (right) feeding next to one another @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
022 delivering a huge bass to CJ7 on first arriving at the nest this morning! @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Looking over Studland Bay from Middle Beach 6 Common Scoter, 1 black-necked grebe. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Glossy Ibis 10 still Wareham Common @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Good to catch up with the super Red-rumped Swallow over the River Wey now after first going to The Fleet for the Long-tailed Duck, 2 good year ✔️
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Passing Wareham Common on the by-pass the Glossy Ibis were still there middle of the common. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
First blog for 2026, January birding @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2026/02/
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Last post for 2025 birding & mothing @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2026/01/dece...
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December 2025
December is a time when you always go through your list and see what is missing and are they still a possibility.  One glaring miss to our y...
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Popped into Waddock Cross cress beds and 10 Glossy Ibis, Green Sandpipers.
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
November blog with @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/12/
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Phil Saunders @beardybirder.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Support your county bird club! Dorset Bird Club is a fantastic organisation that funds conservation initiatives, collates ornithological data from across the county, & provides a social & focal hub for local birders. If you're not one already, DBC have a fab new membership offer for the next... 1/n
Front cover of the Dorset Bird Report 2024, showing a 1st winter 'Isabelline' Shrike perched on the top of a narrow branch, set against a blurred green. The report's title is in large white font in the top left of the image, & the club's logo (a Hoopoe overlaid on an outline of the county boundary) is in the bottom right.Screengrab from the Dorset Bird Club website explaining the Christmas membership offer, with a photograph of a Hoopoe and the club name forming a narrow banner at the bottom of the image.
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Nick Hull @lytchettbirder.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Jackie and I took a trip down Wyke Regis today and caught up with the very obliging Desert Wheatear. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Visit to Shapwick Heath and Decoy Hide was fairly quiet but 2 drake Ring-necked duck showed very nicely & very actively feeding @somersetwildlands.bsky.social
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Good raptor day at Lodmoor this am, quite prolonged views of an adult White-tailed Eagle, 2 Marsh Harrier & a Sparrowhawk all in the air & showing well at the same time, later added Kestrel. 136 Golden Plover, 1/2 Great egrets and just 1 Dunlin in with some Lapwing @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Please do add your name to this petition for the sake of wildlife! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Petition: Make it an offence to carry a catapult in public without lawful defence
Change the law so catapult possession in public is an offence. Currently, police must prove intent or use to cause harm. We propose it becomes an absolute offence, like air rifles, without lawful…
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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Outdoor irritants From drones and dogs to birders without binoculars, Lucy McRobert vents her pet peeves when it comes to outdoor annoyances:
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Lucy McRobert: outdoor irritants
From drones and dogs to birders without binoculars, Lucy McRobert vents her pet peeves when it comes to outdoor annoyances.
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Cornwall Birds (CBWPS) @cbwps.org.uk · 20/10/2025
Sensitive Species in Winter #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
September birding @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/patc...
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Patch excitement plus
September began very wet and the first chance I had to get out was on the 5th to do a reptile survey with Terry.  Whilst walking through som...
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Pleasant hour at RLV, Lytchett Bay high tide am good to see Wigeon back, juv & male ad Marsh Harrier, Green Sandpiper flyby. Also an unseen but calling Grey Plover over, plus a Kingfisher zipped through @narwhalsh.bsky.social @ianballam.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
August moths & birding catch-up twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/09/ @lytchettbirder.bsky.social
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Along Soldiers Road, Hartland Moor at Stud farm 1 Hobby put up a small flock of Meadow Pipit, Yellow Wags, 3 Wheatear, further up Redstart & Hobby best @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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St Aldhelms Birder @staldhelmsbirder.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Madness from @naturescot.bsky.social Pls sign petition The practice dates from when locals were forced to survive by any means. Now they can go to a supermarket & do NOT need to kill Gannets for the fun of eating them. Some traditions just need to be stopped for good @naturescot.bsky.social
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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
No more Beewashing please! Why beekeeping doesn't help conserve bees. Pls RT if you agree. youtu.be/fiBYBmlKSYU
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No More Beewashing! Why beekeeping doesn't help conserve bees.
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Moth blog for June @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/07/new-...
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New for the Garden Scarce and Rare Moths
I was going to end the previous blog with a summary of the month's moths which have been rather good if I say it myself so I changed my mi...
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Wildlife birding in June blog twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/07/june... @lytchettbirder.bsky.social
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June's Wildlife Mix
June is I think an odd month in that spring migration has finished and all the birds have settled on territories with some young fledged and...
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Jackie Hull @jackiedh.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
It must be flying ants coming out in the front garden. Black-headed Gulls are swooping around our front garden really low quite an amazing sight.
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