Jackie Hull
@jackiedh.bsky.social
Dorset birder & nature lover. Home patch Lytchett Bay.
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
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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
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
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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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Please do add your name to this petition for the sake of wildlife!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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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October 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Please do add your name to this petition for the sake of wildlife!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Outdoor irritants
From drones and dogs to birders without binoculars, Lucy McRobert vents her pet peeves when it comes to outdoor annoyances:
From drones and dogs to birders without binoculars, Lucy McRobert vents her pet peeves when it comes to outdoor annoyances:
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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October 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Outdoor irritants
From drones and dogs to birders without binoculars, Lucy McRobert vents her pet peeves when it comes to outdoor annoyances:
From drones and dogs to birders without binoculars, Lucy McRobert vents her pet peeves when it comes to outdoor annoyances:
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Sensitive Species in Winter #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK
October 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
September birding @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/patc...
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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October 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
September birding @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/patc...
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
September 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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
September 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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
September 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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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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
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
NatureScot has lost the plot. Licensing the brutal killing of 500 gannet chicks - after a 22% population crash from avian flu!
Sign our petition to end this madness 👇
protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
Sign our petition to end this madness 👇
protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
Gannet petition - Protect the Wild
Petition to NatureScot: Revoke the Licence to Kill Gannets on Sula Sgeir 0 people have taken action so far. Help us reach 10000 First name Last name Email Phone Subject Letter To: NatureScot We, the…
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August 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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
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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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.
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
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July 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
No more Beewashing please! Why beekeeping doesn't help conserve bees. Pls RT if you agree.
youtu.be/fiBYBmlKSYU
youtu.be/fiBYBmlKSYU
Moth blog for June @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/07/new-...
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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July 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Moth blog for June @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/07/new-...
Wildlife birding in June blog twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/07/june... @lytchettbirder.bsky.social
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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July 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Wildlife birding in June blog twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/07/june... @lytchettbirder.bsky.social
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.
June 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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.
Purbeck NNR Heathland survey this am with @lytchettbirder.bsky.social Stonechats and Linnets busy with their families, Tree Pipit, a single Woodlark, singing Redstart and a gorgeous showy pair of Spotted Flycatchers. @harbourbirds.bsky.social
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #dorsetbirds
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #dorsetbirds
June 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Purbeck NNR Heathland survey this am with @lytchettbirder.bsky.social Stonechats and Linnets busy with their families, Tree Pipit, a single Woodlark, singing Redstart and a gorgeous showy pair of Spotted Flycatchers. @harbourbirds.bsky.social
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #dorsetbirds
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #dorsetbirds
Catch-up on our May birding at home and East Yorkshire @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/06/home...
Home and Away in East Riding of Yorkshire
May birding started for us on the 3rd, at home whilst doing home chores and taking it easy to allow my injured calf muscle to heal we were m...
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June 8, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Catch-up on our May birding at home and East Yorkshire @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/06/home...
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Irreplaceable habitats are on the line. This is the reality if an unamended Part 3 of the Bill passes.
It must not.
It must not.
June 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Irreplaceable habitats are on the line. This is the reality if an unamended Part 3 of the Bill passes.
It must not.
It must not.
New blog April birds and moths @lytchettbirder.bsky.social
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April Birds and Moths
After getting back from Cyprus I think we suffered a little from after holiday blues and it wasn't until the 2nd April that we managed or fe...
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May 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New blog April birds and moths @lytchettbirder.bsky.social
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Great morning at Martin Down with 15 butterflies including Cinnabar moth and Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth. Hard to think of when I've seen so many Marsh Fritillaries, also Dingy and Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak - an absolute delight @savebutterflies.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Great morning at Martin Down with 15 butterflies including Cinnabar moth and Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth. Hard to think of when I've seen so many Marsh Fritillaries, also Dingy and Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak - an absolute delight @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Last part of our Cyprus trip showing the many orchids and some of the other beautiful plants @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/05/cypr...
Cyprus Part 3 Botany
Our holiday in Cyprus was a "go slow" wildlife holiday for birds and botany, though the botany was aimed at mainly Orchids and Cypriote ra...
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May 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Last part of our Cyprus trip showing the many orchids and some of the other beautiful plants @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/05/cypr...
We sat eating lunch next to a singing Nightingale looking over a valley when an adult White-tailed Eagle comes into view, just amazing. A wonderful day at RSPB Pulborough Brooks in W Sussex.
April 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
We sat eating lunch next to a singing Nightingale looking over a valley when an adult White-tailed Eagle comes into view, just amazing. A wonderful day at RSPB Pulborough Brooks in W Sussex.
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If a crime is suspected a PM should be done within days to establish cause of death and if necessary inform a police investigation. A poor show by Natural England, a public body, not to keep the public informed.
One on a grouse moor in North York Moors National Park, one near a grouse moor in Lammermuirs, two at 'confidential sites' in Scotland. All since January.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #BanDGS
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#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #BanDGS
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Four more satellite-tagged hen harriers have ‘gone missing’ since January 2025
Last Friday afternoon, Natural England quietly published its latest sporadic update on the status of its satellite-tagged hen harriers. This is essentially an excel spreadsheet that provides the pu…
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April 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
If a crime is suspected a PM should be done within days to establish cause of death and if necessary inform a police investigation. A poor show by Natural England, a public body, not to keep the public informed.
2nd part of our Cyprus trip @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/04/marc...
March - Home and Away Birding Cyprus Part 2
Day 5 Most of those interested in the birds were up early and out to walk the area around the hotel before breakfast. As I exited our buil...
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April 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
2nd part of our Cyprus trip @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2025/04/marc...
Did our Heathland Bird survey this morning with @lytchettbirder.bsky.social on Purbeck NNR and great to record a family party of Woodlark, several Tree Pipit, Linnet, Stonechat but not even one Dartford! A singing Redstart was a nice surprise. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Did our Heathland Bird survey this morning with @lytchettbirder.bsky.social on Purbeck NNR and great to record a family party of Woodlark, several Tree Pipit, Linnet, Stonechat but not even one Dartford! A singing Redstart was a nice surprise. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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After the recent Dorset fires, I am campaigning to ban disposable BBQs.
Sign my petition to show your support.
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Sign my petition to show your support.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
After the recent Dorset fires, I am campaigning to ban disposable BBQs.
Sign my petition to show your support.
Link here – tinyurl.com/vikkibbqban -
Sign my petition to show your support.
Link here – tinyurl.com/vikkibbqban -