Jack Pettit
@desertwarbler.bsky.social
🦤🦜 Obsessed 19 year old birder/twitcher/wildlife photographer, currently volunteering at Spurn Bird Observatory - BOU: 3️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ - IOC: 3️⃣8️⃣4️⃣
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Jack Pettit
@desertwarbler.bsky.social
· Nov 18
I JUST FOUND A LONG-TAILED SKUA AT @BeddingtonFarm !!! I couldn’t believe it when I nearly stood on it hidden in the grass 😭 Looks exhausted but not injured - in the process of being taken into care 🙏🙏(this is a repost from X from September ) #birding #BirdsSeenIn2024
Super happy to find a Golden Oriole at the Point today @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social!! Been wanting to find a good bird here all spring and it finally happened 😍😍 It shared a bush with a Fieldfare at one point too 😮 #birds #birding #PWC2025
June 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Super happy to find a Golden Oriole at the Point today @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social!! Been wanting to find a good bird here all spring and it finally happened 😍😍 It shared a bush with a Fieldfare at one point too 😮 #birds #birding #PWC2025
Was really happy to find the Purple Sandpiper on the Breach this morning at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social, you rarely see summer-plumaged birds in the UK and it’s safe to say this one showed quite well 😍😍 #birds #birding #NaturePhotography #birdsphotography #PWC2025
May 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Was really happy to find the Purple Sandpiper on the Breach this morning at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social, you rarely see summer-plumaged birds in the UK and it’s safe to say this one showed quite well 😍😍 #birds #birding #NaturePhotography #birdsphotography #PWC2025
Ridiculous views of a Dotterel this morning @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social, I still can’t believe how these guys will just walk up to you as though you aren’t there!! 🤯🤯 #birds #birding #NaturePhotography #PWC2025
May 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Ridiculous views of a Dotterel this morning @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social, I still can’t believe how these guys will just walk up to you as though you aren’t there!! 🤯🤯 #birds #birding #NaturePhotography #PWC2025
Red-backed Shrike putting on a performance at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social 😍 Can’t believe these cute little guys impale other birds on thorns and then eat them 😰 #birds #birding #naturephotography #PWC2025
May 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Red-backed Shrike putting on a performance at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social 😍 Can’t believe these cute little guys impale other birds on thorns and then eat them 😰 #birds #birding #naturephotography #PWC2025
Cattle Egret living up to its name this evening at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social 👀🐮 #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #naturephotography #PWC2025
May 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Cattle Egret living up to its name this evening at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social 👀🐮 #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #naturephotography #PWC2025
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May 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Got super lucky with this Cattle Egret at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social this morning deciding to show really close, my first summer-plumaged bird ever in the UK! 😍👀 #birds #birding #naturephotography #PWC2025 #BirdsSeenIn2025
May 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Got super lucky with this Cattle Egret at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social this morning deciding to show really close, my first summer-plumaged bird ever in the UK! 😍👀 #birds #birding #naturephotography #PWC2025 #BirdsSeenIn2025
The radio message of a Nightjar at Chalk Bank at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social had me racing down the peninsula on my bike to catch a glimpse of this cryptic species during the daytime, the first one l've ever seen in sunlight ☀️👀 #birds #birding #naturephotography #PWC2025 #BirdsSeenIn2025
May 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The radio message of a Nightjar at Chalk Bank at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social had me racing down the peninsula on my bike to catch a glimpse of this cryptic species during the daytime, the first one l've ever seen in sunlight ☀️👀 #birds #birding #naturephotography #PWC2025 #BirdsSeenIn2025
Woke up this morning to a radio message of @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social’s 5th ever Melodious Warbler singing at Chalk Bank! A nervy 40 minute bike ride was rewarded with some excellent views of this little gem #birds #birding #pwc2025
May 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Woke up this morning to a radio message of @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social’s 5th ever Melodious Warbler singing at Chalk Bank! A nervy 40 minute bike ride was rewarded with some excellent views of this little gem #birds #birding #pwc2025
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The April review of #PWC2025 is now on the blog! Detailing how the spring in progressing, leaderboards and patch finds as well as some of the great pictures competitors have shared. Hope you enjoy! patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com
Patchwork Challenge
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May 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The April review of #PWC2025 is now on the blog! Detailing how the spring in progressing, leaderboards and patch finds as well as some of the great pictures competitors have shared. Hope you enjoy! patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com
Adult Male Kentish, Little Ringed and Common Ringed Plover in a row front of Kilnsea Wetlands hide, unbelievable!!!! @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Adult Male Kentish, Little Ringed and Common Ringed Plover in a row front of Kilnsea Wetlands hide, unbelievable!!!! @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social
My first month and a half of volunteering at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social have flown by! I’ve loved meeting all the other volunteers and sharing my passion for birds. Seen some really amazing birds too like Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Bee-eaters, Red-rumped Swallow, 7 Cranes, Temminck’s Stint and more! #birds
May 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
My first month and a half of volunteering at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social have flown by! I’ve loved meeting all the other volunteers and sharing my passion for birds. Seen some really amazing birds too like Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Bee-eaters, Red-rumped Swallow, 7 Cranes, Temminck’s Stint and more! #birds
Photo of the Male Hawfinch at Spurn yesterday 😍 - still cannot believe how confiding he was. I don’t think I’ll get another Hawfinch experience like this in the UK for a long time. @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 #nature #naturephotography
March 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Photo of the Male Hawfinch at Spurn yesterday 😍 - still cannot believe how confiding he was. I don’t think I’ll get another Hawfinch experience like this in the UK for a long time. @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 #nature #naturephotography
I thought Hawfinch views like this were impossible in the UK!! 🤯🤯 Genuinely the most confiding male Hawfinch I’ve ever seen/heard of in the UK at Spurn today. Still feeling giddy with excitement 45 minutes after seeing him! #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 #nature #naturephotography
March 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I thought Hawfinch views like this were impossible in the UK!! 🤯🤯 Genuinely the most confiding male Hawfinch I’ve ever seen/heard of in the UK at Spurn today. Still feeling giddy with excitement 45 minutes after seeing him! #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 #nature #naturephotography
Really nice day with @bc-s.bsky.social yesterday going to twitch the Black Scoter at Hoylake, I was expecting it to be pretty distant so when it came within ~50 metres of me I was pretty happy 😅 #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
March 16, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Really nice day with @bc-s.bsky.social yesterday going to twitch the Black Scoter at Hoylake, I was expecting it to be pretty distant so when it came within ~50 metres of me I was pretty happy 😅 #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
Black Scoter showed amazingly close at Hoylake this morning with @bc-s.bsky.social, at its closest point it was maybe 50-70 metres out, no wind and amazing light too 😍 @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025
March 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Black Scoter showed amazingly close at Hoylake this morning with @bc-s.bsky.social, at its closest point it was maybe 50-70 metres out, no wind and amazing light too 😍 @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025
One week before I was set to start my position as a spring volunteer for Spurn Bird Observatory, my first ever volunteering position in wildlife conservation after finishing college last year. I was so excited, what great fucking luck I have 😭😭😭
March 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
One week before I was set to start my position as a spring volunteer for Spurn Bird Observatory, my first ever volunteering position in wildlife conservation after finishing college last year. I was so excited, what great fucking luck I have 😭😭😭
Flushed this Jack Snipe at Beddington today 😍 Trying to get a photo as it raced away from me was a nightmare, but luckily I managed to get this one in focus 🤞 #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #pwc2025
March 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Flushed this Jack Snipe at Beddington today 😍 Trying to get a photo as it raced away from me was a nightmare, but luckily I managed to get this one in focus 🤞 #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #pwc2025
Got very lucky that this Great Crested Grebe at Beddington Farmlands didn’t seem to mind my presence at all, it was busy calling and dancing for a mate but was left all alone 😅🥲 #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 #nature #naturephotography
March 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Got very lucky that this Great Crested Grebe at Beddington Farmlands didn’t seem to mind my presence at all, it was busy calling and dancing for a mate but was left all alone 😅🥲 #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 #nature #naturephotography
Firecrest at Beddington Farmlands 😍 So hard to photograph as it flitted amongst the Ivy, I think I got 20 decent photos after taking about 1000 images 😭 #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #nature #naturephotography
March 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Firecrest at Beddington Farmlands 😍 So hard to photograph as it flitted amongst the Ivy, I think I got 20 decent photos after taking about 1000 images 😭 #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #nature #naturephotography
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Mind blowing views of this pair of White-tailed Eagles food passing an unfortunate drake Long-tailed Duck. Such a special birding experience!
March 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Mind blowing views of this pair of White-tailed Eagles food passing an unfortunate drake Long-tailed Duck. Such a special birding experience!
Can’t believe how well this Teal showed on patch today, and the light was perfect too! Super happy with how this photo turned out 😁🙏 #birds #birdsseenin2025 #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
March 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Can’t believe how well this Teal showed on patch today, and the light was perfect too! Super happy with how this photo turned out 😁🙏 #birds #birdsseenin2025 #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
Black-throated Thrush in Hampshire this morning, luckily showing very well as soon as I arrived 👀 Thanks to the homeowners for allowing access to their garden. My first Black-throated Thrush for the UK ✅ #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #birdphotography #naturephotography
March 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Black-throated Thrush in Hampshire this morning, luckily showing very well as soon as I arrived 👀 Thanks to the homeowners for allowing access to their garden. My first Black-throated Thrush for the UK ✅ #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #birdphotography #naturephotography
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Mickleham Downs, Surrey: after a 4 hour search, plus the collective eyes of a dozen birders, a minimum total of 400 Hawfinches was agreed upon this morning #UKBirding #LowCarbonBirding @mallalieum.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Mickleham Downs, Surrey: after a 4 hour search, plus the collective eyes of a dozen birders, a minimum total of 400 Hawfinches was agreed upon this morning #UKBirding #LowCarbonBirding @mallalieum.bsky.social
Nice to see 4 Serins at Sandwich Bay today, especially since they weren’t too skittish and kept returning to the same patch of brambles. My first Serins for the UK ✅ #birds #birding #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #naturephotography
February 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Nice to see 4 Serins at Sandwich Bay today, especially since they weren’t too skittish and kept returning to the same patch of brambles. My first Serins for the UK ✅ #birds #birding #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #naturephotography