Matt Pringle
@pringlebirder.bsky.social
Watcher of Birds & Botherer of Moths.
Swindon, Wiltshire
VC7
Local patch: Wichelstowe, Swindon
Swindon, Wiltshire
VC7
Local patch: Wichelstowe, Swindon
Woodcock on the patch was a nice surprise this morning. My second here after the first about 15 years ago before I moved to the area. #UKBirds.
November 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Woodcock on the patch was a nice surprise this morning. My second here after the first about 15 years ago before I moved to the area. #UKBirds.
No sign of the Twite at Farmoor this morning from 08:30 - 11:30. Marsh Harrier over & Rock Pipit on the causeway. #UKBirding
October 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
No sign of the Twite at Farmoor this morning from 08:30 - 11:30. Marsh Harrier over & Rock Pipit on the causeway. #UKBirding
Really good morning at Slimbridge. Found a vocal Yellow-browed Warbler next to the Kingfisher hide. Year ticked Temminck’s Stint. 2 Bittern also showed well #GlosBirds #UKBirds
October 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Really good morning at Slimbridge. Found a vocal Yellow-browed Warbler next to the Kingfisher hide. Year ticked Temminck’s Stint. 2 Bittern also showed well #GlosBirds #UKBirds
Just found a very vocal Yellow-browed Warbler at Slimbridge from the Kingfisher Hide #GlosBirds #UKBirds
October 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Just found a very vocal Yellow-browed Warbler at Slimbridge from the Kingfisher Hide #GlosBirds #UKBirds
Trip finished on 121 species. Pallas’s Warbler added to the year list & Black-faced Bunting added to my life list today at spurn. American Golden Plover year ticked at Eyebrook on the way home #UKBirds
October 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Trip finished on 121 species. Pallas’s Warbler added to the year list & Black-faced Bunting added to my life list today at spurn. American Golden Plover year ticked at Eyebrook on the way home #UKBirds
After a quite seawatch we decided to dash up to the potato field for the Pallas’s Warbler which we had great views of. Walking back we were some of the first on scene for the Black-faced Bunting getting id’d. Spurn magic. #UKBirds
October 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
After a quite seawatch we decided to dash up to the potato field for the Pallas’s Warbler which we had great views of. Walking back we were some of the first on scene for the Black-faced Bunting getting id’d. Spurn magic. #UKBirds
Day 3 spent at Spurn & The Outstrays. Got my 1st lifer of the year with a Long-tailed Skua heading north past spurn. 2 Scaup, 4 Glossy Ibis, my 5th Yellow-browed Warbler of the weekend & a big arrival of Goldcrest today. Finished with a few pints at The Granby. Trip total on 114 so far #UKBirding
October 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Day 3 spent at Spurn & The Outstrays. Got my 1st lifer of the year with a Long-tailed Skua heading north past spurn. 2 Scaup, 4 Glossy Ibis, my 5th Yellow-browed Warbler of the weekend & a big arrival of Goldcrest today. Finished with a few pints at The Granby. Trip total on 114 so far #UKBirding
Spent our second day birding Spurn. Pectoral Sandpiper & Jack Snipe new for the year. Barnacle Goose, Woodcock, 3 Yellow-browed Warbler, Wheatear seen. Goldcrest & winter thrushes everywhere. Sad to see some birds not making it across the coast & crashing into the sea. 102 for the trip #UKBirding
October 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Spent our second day birding Spurn. Pectoral Sandpiper & Jack Snipe new for the year. Barnacle Goose, Woodcock, 3 Yellow-browed Warbler, Wheatear seen. Goldcrest & winter thrushes everywhere. Sad to see some birds not making it across the coast & crashing into the sea. 102 for the trip #UKBirding
Really good first day in Yorkshire spent at Flamborough. Little Gull & Yellow-browed Warbler added to the year list. Good numbers of winter thrushes & Brambling around. 7 Pomarine Skua were the birds of the day though. 73 species for the trip list #UKBirding
October 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Really good first day in Yorkshire spent at Flamborough. Little Gull & Yellow-browed Warbler added to the year list. Good numbers of winter thrushes & Brambling around. 7 Pomarine Skua were the birds of the day though. 73 species for the trip list #UKBirding
My first Redwing of the autumn today with 31 flying west over work #UKBirding
October 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My first Redwing of the autumn today with 31 flying west over work #UKBirding
Interesting morning on the patch with 26 Cormorant in loose flocks heading north & my 2nd record of Mistle Thrush. #UKBirding
September 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Interesting morning on the patch with 26 Cormorant in loose flocks heading north & my 2nd record of Mistle Thrush. #UKBirding
More Glossy Ibis seen at Cley today but the best bird was an Arctic Skua sat on the beach. Bean’s Boat trip out to Blakeney got us all the seals plus another really close Arctic Skua. #UkBirding
September 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
More Glossy Ibis seen at Cley today but the best bird was an Arctic Skua sat on the beach. Bean’s Boat trip out to Blakeney got us all the seals plus another really close Arctic Skua. #UkBirding
Pink-feet coming in off the sea. Thousands of Hirundine along the beach including a very brown Swift in off. 5 Arctic Skua harassing the terns. Holkham Gap 06:30 - 08:00. Love it here. #UKBirding
September 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Pink-feet coming in off the sea. Thousands of Hirundine along the beach including a very brown Swift in off. 5 Arctic Skua harassing the terns. Holkham Gap 06:30 - 08:00. Love it here. #UKBirding
I was hoping to see some Glossy Ibis this autumn with the influx but finding my own was even better. 2 Glossy Ibis west past Snettisham at 16:05. Also 7 Spoonbill & 4 Turtle Dove. #UKBirding
September 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I was hoping to see some Glossy Ibis this autumn with the influx but finding my own was even better. 2 Glossy Ibis west past Snettisham at 16:05. Also 7 Spoonbill & 4 Turtle Dove. #UKBirding
Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint & Red-necked Phalarope added to the year list. Wall butterfly also NFY. Titchwell was brilliant as always. #UKBirding
September 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint & Red-necked Phalarope added to the year list. Wall butterfly also NFY. Titchwell was brilliant as always. #UKBirding
Just found a Great Crested Newt on my walk home from work. Cheered me up after a long shift.
September 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Just found a Great Crested Newt on my walk home from work. Cheered me up after a long shift.
Migration was in full swing this morning at Fyfield Down. 4 Swift, 300+ Swallow, 100+ House Martin, 7 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 29 Yellow Wagtail & an amazing 57 Small Copper butterfly. #UKBirding
August 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Migration was in full swing this morning at Fyfield Down. 4 Swift, 300+ Swallow, 100+ House Martin, 7 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 29 Yellow Wagtail & an amazing 57 Small Copper butterfly. #UKBirding
110 of 42 in the trap. Oak Hook-tip, Small Dusty Wave & Common Wave NFG. Chinese Character & Garden Carpet NFY. 2 Hedgehog together in the garden last night 🦔 #TeamMoth
August 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
110 of 42 in the trap. Oak Hook-tip, Small Dusty Wave & Common Wave NFG. Chinese Character & Garden Carpet NFY. 2 Hedgehog together in the garden last night 🦔 #TeamMoth
Lovely walk around Keyhaven Marshes today. Whimbrel added to the year list & my first Clouded Yellow butterfly of the year. Spoonbill, all the usual waders including a ridiculously close Ruff & Yellow-legged Gull also seen. Pub lunch to finish #UKBirding
August 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Lovely walk around Keyhaven Marshes today. Whimbrel added to the year list & my first Clouded Yellow butterfly of the year. Spoonbill, all the usual waders including a ridiculously close Ruff & Yellow-legged Gull also seen. Pub lunch to finish #UKBirding
52 of 21 last night. Mostly Vine’s Rustic. Orange Swift & Square-spot Rustic NFY. 2 White-point also of note. The Hedgehog was back in the garden last night. #TeamMoth
August 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
52 of 21 last night. Mostly Vine’s Rustic. Orange Swift & Square-spot Rustic NFY. 2 White-point also of note. The Hedgehog was back in the garden last night. #TeamMoth
Spent the morning walking the red route round Knepp before it got too hot. 2 White Stork, Goshawk, Hobby, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Nightingale & Grass Snake (that was too quick for my camera) seen. #UKBirding
August 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Spent the morning walking the red route round Knepp before it got too hot. 2 White Stork, Goshawk, Hobby, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Nightingale & Grass Snake (that was too quick for my camera) seen. #UKBirding
21 of 12 last night. Wasn’t expecting much with the clear night. Surprised to get 3 New for garden. Yellow-barred Brindle, Black-fronted Straw & Svensson’s Copper Underwing. #TeamMoth
August 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
21 of 12 last night. Wasn’t expecting much with the clear night. Surprised to get 3 New for garden. Yellow-barred Brindle, Black-fronted Straw & Svensson’s Copper Underwing. #TeamMoth
59 of 32 this morning. Marbled Green, Dark-marked Tortrix, Common Wainscot, Bronze Case-bearer & White-lined Pollen Moth NFG. Cabbage Moth NFY #TeamMoth
August 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
59 of 32 this morning. Marbled Green, Dark-marked Tortrix, Common Wainscot, Bronze Case-bearer & White-lined Pollen Moth NFG. Cabbage Moth NFY #TeamMoth