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Dave Hobson
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Birder and Photographer based in Hornsea East Yorkshire with the odd trip to some amazing countries.
Seawatching on the patch challenging this morning with four hrs producing 2 Leachs,
6 Bonxies, 3 Poms, 3 Manx,
4 Velvets, 31 L Gulls,
3 G N Divers and 3 Poms being the highlights.
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Western Paroti doing a mesmerising out of this world dance for the nearby female.
In my 45 years as a birder this tops everything I have seen.
The male did the "full" dance on four occasions in the two hours we were there.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Blyth's Hornbill a beast of a bird, several seen on most days throughout West Papua.
October 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Common Paradise-Kingfisher
one of ten species of Kingfisher recorded in West
Papua Sept 2025
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October 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Male Magnificent Riflebird, we only had a limited amount of time with this stunner as the mother of rain storms descended upon us.
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October 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
One of the first Birds of Paradise we saw in West Papua was the Twelve Wired BOP
October 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Male Great Frigatebird Jakarta Bay Sept 25 with Wise Birding.
October 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Picked up these seven Glossy Ibis as they drifted down from Flamborough this evening along the seafront then did a left turn and flew onto the mere.
August 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Found 2nd Lesser
Emperor today at Hornsea two weeks after finding the first, well pleased.
July 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Hornsea seawatch this evening produced ad Pom north, 3 A Skua, 51 Manx,
and 34 L Gull being the highlights.
July 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Three hour sea watch at Hornsea this morning.
C Scoter 85n 51s
Teal 4n
Gannet 216n 70s
Fulmer 1n
Manx 4n
Med Gull 3n
L Gull 6n 1s
Curlew 1n
Whimbrel 2n
A Tern 1n
C Tern5n 1s
S Tern 6n 10s
Puffin 1n 2s
Auk sp 50n 1869s
July 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
An obliging 2cy Caspian at Hornsea yesterday.
July 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Two hour sea watch at Hornsea this morning saw
Manx 2n 11s
Scoter 89n 139s
Teal 13n 25s
L Gull 9n
Puffin 1s
Gannet 80n 55s
S Tern 5n 11s
July 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Well pleased to find a
Lesser Emperor at Hornsea mere this morning, the sites first.
June 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The Great reed Warbler at Hornsea mere today only gave its self up when a boat was hired!
May 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Drake Lesser Scaup this morning at Hornsea mere.
April 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Have a great trip Dale.
April 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Very nice to see this half mile from home on the cliff top, Hornsea. A very heavy crop with an annoying heat haze.
March 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A productive walk along the local river today produced drake Smew, three Goosander, five Great Egrets, ten Buzzard and three Red Kites.
February 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM