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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

BIRDS IN S. GLOUCESTERSHIRE: SEPTEMBER 30th: 🔎 From the archives on this day! LESSER YELLOWLEGS in 2024 - @matthall95.bsky.social BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER in 1989 - @severnsidebirds.bsky.social www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

SEPTEMBER 27th: Just back from a splendid couple of weeks in Bonnie Scotland! Highlights included: Golden Eagle (8), stacks of Raven, Buzzard and Red Kite, Ptarmigan, Red and Black Grouse, Scottish Crossbill, Crested Tit, Hooded Crow and a spanking pair of Hen Harrier! #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

BIRDS IN S. GLOUCESTERSHIRE: SEPTEMBER 13th: 🔎 A juvenile/ 1st winter Grey Phalarope seen from Severn Beach by @severnsidebirds.bsky.social takes the S. Glos 2026 Year List to - 2️⃣1️⃣7️⃣😊 www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

BIRDS IN S. GLOUCESTERSHIRE: SEPTEMBER 9th: 🔎 Five Glossy Ibis to the south-west over the Shire Valley, Marshfield today represents the first ever record of this species for the 'Marshfield Patch' taking the total to 166! 😊 www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

BIRDS IN S. GLOUCESTERSHIRE: AUGUST 24th: 🔎 A Cattle Egret spotted over Chipping Sodbury Common today by @markcoller.bsky.social represents the first ever August record of this species for S. Glos! 😊 www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

BIRDS IN S. GLOUCESTERSHIRE: AUGUST 15th: 🔎 A Glossy Ibis noted briefly on Northwick Warth Flash today represents the first August record of this species for S. Glos! 😊 www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

DRAGONS & DAMSELS IN S. GLOUCESTERSHIRE 🐉 AUGUST 12th: A Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly found on Aust Wetlands, Aust takes the S. Glos Dragons & Damsels Year List 2026 to twenty-three (23)! 😉 📸: ©Paul Godwin, many thanks. 👍🏻 #UKdragonflies #Southglosdragonflies

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

AUGUST 12th: Managed to drag my sorry ar*e over to Monk Sherbourne for some splendid Queen of Spain Fritllary... very nice! Returning via a second helping of the Long-tailed Shrike: Eastleach Turville... #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

BIRDS IN S. GLOUCESTERSHIRE: August 3rd: 🔎 The 1st summer Bonaparte's Gull put in an all too brief appearence on the 1st Sentry Box Pool, Pilning Wetland, New Passage this morning... 📸: @matthall95.bsky.social 👍🏻 www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

BIRDS IN S. GLOUCESTERSHIRE 🏸 JULY 29th: A female Goosander in Chestle Pill and a further six north over New Passage this morning represents the earliest and first ever July record for S. Glos! 📸 @severnsidebirds.bsky.social www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Dragons & Damsels In South Gloucestershire 🐉 JULY 29th: Two Migrant Hawkers today in Kingsgate Park, Yate takes the S. Glos Dragons & Damsels Year List 2026 to twenty (20)! 😉 #UKdragonflies #Southglosdragonflies

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

JULY 29th: A 1st summer Bonaparte's Gull in the New Passage/ Northwick Warth area this morning. Pitched up and there it was... 😊 #UKbirding

From an original photograph by @severnsidebirds... thank you. 👍🏻

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

JULY 25th: Long-tailed Shrike: Eastleach Turville, Gloucestershire July 2026. #UKbirding

From an original photograph by Matthew Mellor.

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

JULY 25th: Well, after a frustrating wait to get to the Gloucestershire Long-tailed Shrike, this evening those frustrations were amply rewarded! Faithful to it's favoured Bramble bush it performed brilliantly! A huge thank you to @andy-1963.bsky.social 👍🏻 #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The Dragons & Damsels Of South Gloucestershire 🐉 JULY 21st: An Emerald Damsefly found today in Kingsgate Park, Yate by @markcoller.bsky.social is the first site record and takes the S. Glos Dragons & Damsels Year List 2026 to nineteen (19)! 😉 #UKdragonflies #Southglosdragonflies

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The Butterflies Of South Gloucestershire 🦋 JULY 18th: Several Clouded Yellow (helice) were on the wing at Western Distribution, Severn Beach today moveing the S. Glos 2026 Butterflies Year List to thirty-three (33) 😉 📸 @severnrover.bsky.social #UKbutterflies #Southglosbutterflies

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The Dragons & Damsels Of South Gloucestershire 🐉 JULY 16th: A Ruddy Darter today in Kingsgate Park, Yate takes the S. Glos Dragons & Damsels Year List 2026 to eighteen (18)! 😉 #UKdragonflies #Southglosdragonflies

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

TBOSG: JULY 11th: 🔎 A flock of c.30 Ring-necked Parakeet over a private garden in Bradley Stoke this evening constitutes the highest ever count of this species for S. Glos! The previous highest: 12 - 21/07/2025 - Oldbury Court www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The Dragons & Damsels Of South Gloucestershire 🐉 JULY 11th: A Southern Hawker today in Kingsgate Park, Yate takes the S. Glos Dragons & Damsels Year List 2026 to seventeen (17)! 😉 📸 @markcoller.bsky.social #UKdragonflies #Southglosdragonflies

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

The Dragons & Damsels Of South Gloucestershire 🐉 JULY 10th: My first ever 'garden' Beautiful Demoiselle! 😉 #UKdragonflies #Southglosdragonflies

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The Dragons & Damsels Of South Gloucestershire 🐉 JULY 9th: A Willow Emerald Damselfly was spotted today in Kingsgate Park, Yate taking the S. Glos Dragons & Damsels Year List 2026 to sixteen (16)! 😉 📸 @markcoller.bsky.social #UKdragonflies #Southglosdragonflies

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The Butterflies Of South Gloucestershire 🦋 JULY 8th: My first ever 'garden' Small Skipper! 🧨 #UKbutterflies #Southglosbutterflies

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

JULY 6th: A longhaul 'filthy twitch' to the far north bagged the UK's second ever Long-tailed Shrike. 😊 Eventually showing well but at times illusive at Crail throughout the day. Many thanks to: @0100011s.bsky.social top bloke! 📸 Barry Johnson. 👌🏻 #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

JUNE 6th: A successful 'twitch' for this 'first for Britain' Western Reef Heron in Gwynedd! 😎 Despite the weather and gloomy conditions the heron showed really well early evening in Fforyd Bay, Caernarfon! My best efforts! 😊 #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

MAY 30h: A trip to Wales to catch up with an ol' pal turned spectacular. 😎 Male Hen Harrier kicked off the day quickly followed by, Spotted and Pied Flycatcher, Redstarts, numerous Red Kite, Wood Warbler, Tree Pipit and Dipper. Also SPB Fritillary. Nightjar rounded off the day. 😴😴😴 #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

MAY 24th: An early but rather pleasing start to the day! Great Reed Warbler on show from Noah's Hide, Shapwick Heath, Somerset this morning. 😎 #UKbirding

This one from Loxton’s Marsh, Ham Wall, Somerset in May 2023.

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

MAY 19th: Had the absolute pleasure of watching these two beauties on Tealham Moor, Somerset today. 😎 A 1st summer female Montagu's Harrier* and the intergrade male 'Channel' Wagtail**. #UKbirding 📸* @berrowbirder.bsky.social 📸** @merv1965.bsky.social

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

MAY 8th: Two Temminck's Stint on Pilning Wetland this morning takes the S. Glos 2026 year list to 195! 🤫 www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

MAY 6th: My best efforts digiscoping one of two Black-winged Stilt on Pilning Wetland today! 🤫 The 6th and 7th S. Glos records... 1st: May 1848 2nd: May 1997 3rd: May 2017 4th and 5th: June 2021 (2) www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

April 12th: A visit to Slimbridge this morning... quite nice 😊 Immature Spoonbill, Tundra Bean Goose and Spotted Redshank were the star birds! Also notable, Avocet, good numbers of Bl-T Godwit, two Marsh Harrier and a handful of Common Crane. #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

April 8th: Spent a very pleasant day in glorious sunshine on the Severnside Patch with 'Team Saga' watching Little Ringed Plover, Wheatear and a spanking male Yellow Wagtail. Also present, Sandwich Tern, Dunlin, Ringed Plover. #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

March 28th: Spent a very pleasant afternoon watching this pair of Lesser Scaup at CVLake, Somerset. Also present, female Scaup, Osprey and Peregrine. #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

March 26th: A bumble around locally: Notable were... Osprey (2+), Marsh Harrier (2) and drake Mandarin at CVLake. On 'The Levels' Marsh Harrier (6), Spotted Redshank, Common Crane (Meg), Bearded Tit and streaming flocks of Sand Martin. #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

March 22nd: A terrific day for raptors locally today... 😊 Buzz (50+), RK (10), Gos (3), Sprawk, Kes, Pegs, MarHar! Plus at least six Little Gull and a 1st winter Bonaparte's Gull on Cheddar Reservoir.... 📸 @bri-thompson.bsky.social TA! 👍🏻 #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

March 19th: The highlight of a yomp around Pilning Wetland, New Passage this morning... Little Ringed Plover! #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

A super 'springlike' morning on Severnside today bagging the very first Hooded Merganser (a 1st winter female on Pilning Wetland) for S. Glos! Nearby a 'passage' Scandinavian Rock Pipit on Shaft Beach. Many thanks to @andy-1963.bsky.social

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Plenty of Hawfinch and Goshawk on show in the Forest of Dean yesterday on a glorious sunny, 'Bluesky' day... for a change! Also Crossbill, Goosander, Raven, Buzzard advancing my year list to a whopping 118... Catch me if you can! 🙄🤣😂🤣

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

February 4th: A bright, blustery day on the lake today with this very accommodating drake Ring-necked Duck! What a treat. 😊 #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

January 30th: I spent a few hours in Somerset today... particularly around CVLake... Stacks of Cattle Egret (42) supported by Little and Great White, three Marsh Harrier, several pairs of Goldeneye and Red Kite. The second photo shows my view of the drake Ring-necked Duck... 🤣😂🤣 #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

January 22nd: Managed to battle my way down to Hampshire for the very accommodating Killdeer this afternoon. 😉 📸 @nigewarren.bsky.social Also a bonus White-tailed Eagle over the site too! 👍🏻 #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

January 17th: A New Forest and Poole Harbour thrash today advanced my 2026 year list to 102! 🤣 New Forest Crossbills but no GG Shrike... 🙄 Poole Harbour Grebes (Black-necked 10, Slavonian 7, Red-necked and G Crested lots!) plus at least six Great Northern Diver. #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

January 3rd: A rather splendid first 'real' birding day of the year logging 75! Slimbridge highlights: Bewick's Swan, Tundra Bean, Pink-footed and White-fronted Geese, Cattle Egret and Firecrest. Aust Wetland: Penduline Tit (3) plus all members of 'Team Saga'! 🤣😂🤣 #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

December 20th: A family group of three Penduline Tit on Aust Wetlands with Team Saga... @severnsidebirds.bsky.social @nigewarren.bsky.social #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

December 13th: Connected with the Pallid Harrier at Llanrhidian, great views... ... and here's my view of the Scops Owl at Killay... can't see it? ... nor did I! #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Stardate: 03.12.two-zero.2.5: Impulse engines dropped us off in the B-o-S system for a very confiding Kentish Plover then on 'breaking news' a Warp 9 flash down to 'The Exe' (piloted by Commander Nige 'Whiskers' Warren in the shuttle Mazda 3) for a resolved Lesser Crested Tern! Top twitching! 😎

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

December 3rd: A nice little pick-up this morning at Burnham-on-Sea... Female KP! 😊

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

November 13th: A pleasant 'Team Saga' amble around Slimbridge WWT then seconds of the Northwick Warth Penduline Tit... #UKbirding

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

November 10th: What a delight to catch up with this 1st winter Penduline Tit on Aust Warth this morning... A S. Glos. ✔ Company excellent, weather atrocious... 🌧☔ Just the 2nd record of this diminutive tit in S. Glos. The first was on March 11th 2015 at Dyrham Park. ⬇ #UKbirding

Penduline Tit at Dyrham Park, S. GLoucestershire in March 2015 thanks to Mick Sheldon.

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Martyn Hayes @martynhayes.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

October 19th: What a spanking couple of weeks 'filthy twitching' that included a pair of 'lifer' grip-backs... ☺️ White-throated Needletail 8th (© Simon King), Baird's Sandpiper 10th (© Matthew Deans) and Mourning Dove 15th (© Will Wagstaff). Many thanks! 👍🏻 #UKbirding

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