Marc Hunt
@somersetbirder.bsky.social
❤️ Outdoors, nature & amateur wildlife photography. Keen Birder & naturalist around Somerset & beyond. My own 📷 +📱 🐦 🐦⬛🦅🦉🦆🦢🦋🐝🪰🦇🦟🐞🦎🪱🦌🦡🦔🐬🐳🦭
A Razorbill (Centre) & Bridled Guillemot (Left) on Handa Island, in Scotland, back in the Summer 😍
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A Razorbill (Centre) & Bridled Guillemot (Left) on Handa Island, in Scotland, back in the Summer 😍
A female Penduline Tit in Reed Mace at Northwick Wharf on the Severn Estuary, yesterday 😍
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A female Penduline Tit in Reed Mace at Northwick Wharf on the Severn Estuary, yesterday 😍
Common Crossbills at East Harptree Woods, Somerset 😍
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Common Crossbills at East Harptree Woods, Somerset 😍
The sociable Boat-tailed Grackle delighting many birders at Calshot Castle yesterday 😍
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The sociable Boat-tailed Grackle delighting many birders at Calshot Castle yesterday 😍
Very lucky & delighted to spot this Long-tailed Tit in my garden this morning 😍 A first here 🙏🏼
October 31, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Very lucky & delighted to spot this Long-tailed Tit in my garden this morning 😍 A first here 🙏🏼
A beautiful Snow Bunting at Sand Bay Beach, Kewstoke, Weston Super Mare this morning 😍
October 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A beautiful Snow Bunting at Sand Bay Beach, Kewstoke, Weston Super Mare this morning 😍
A beautiful Male Kingfisher fishing at Herriots Bridge, Chew Valley Lake this weekend 😍
October 27, 2025 at 9:37 AM
A beautiful Male Kingfisher fishing at Herriots Bridge, Chew Valley Lake this weekend 😍
Late Summer & early Autumn brought memorable sightings of Osprey at Chew Valley Lake as they passed through on their way to winter in West Africa 😍
October 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Late Summer & early Autumn brought memorable sightings of Osprey at Chew Valley Lake as they passed through on their way to winter in West Africa 😍
A Male Ring Ouzel (1st Winter Bird) in a Hawthorn Bush at RSPB Ham Wall this afternoon 😍
October 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A Male Ring Ouzel (1st Winter Bird) in a Hawthorn Bush at RSPB Ham Wall this afternoon 😍
A Mourning Dove (1st Winter Bird) on the Scilly Isles. Well worth the day trip to St. Agnes Island to see this mega rare North American visitor to the UK
October 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A Mourning Dove (1st Winter Bird) on the Scilly Isles. Well worth the day trip to St. Agnes Island to see this mega rare North American visitor to the UK
Video of a 1st Winter Eastern Yellow Wagtail feeding around horses as they disturb insects in their paddock in Porlock, Somerset.
October 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Video of a 1st Winter Eastern Yellow Wagtail feeding around horses as they disturb insects in their paddock in Porlock, Somerset.
My first Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1st Winter) in a horse Paddock in Porlock, Somerset, this afternoon 😍
October 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
My first Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1st Winter) in a horse Paddock in Porlock, Somerset, this afternoon 😍
Rose-coloured (Rosy) Starling still in trees & gardens around the Park at Bawler Road, West Monkton, Somerset, this afternoon.
March 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Rose-coloured (Rosy) Starling still in trees & gardens around the Park at Bawler Road, West Monkton, Somerset, this afternoon.
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My first new bird of 2025 - the Least Sandpiper (with Little Stint) at Steart Marshes on Friday @andy-1963.bsky.social @somersetbirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @wwtworldwide.bsky.social
January 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My first new bird of 2025 - the Least Sandpiper (with Little Stint) at Steart Marshes on Friday @andy-1963.bsky.social @somersetbirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @wwtworldwide.bsky.social
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My retinas are still recovering - Yellow Warbler - New Hythe, Kent 27th Dec. 9th Record for the UK and only the second mainland record. #UKBirding
December 28, 2024 at 2:44 PM
My retinas are still recovering - Yellow Warbler - New Hythe, Kent 27th Dec. 9th Record for the UK and only the second mainland record. #UKBirding
Great morning at Wall Common (Steart), where highlights included a Short-eared Owl, Grey Plover, 100’s of Golden Plover & Curlew & circa 5000 Dunlin, most which formed an amazing murmuration 😍
November 18, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Great morning at Wall Common (Steart), where highlights included a Short-eared Owl, Grey Plover, 100’s of Golden Plover & Curlew & circa 5000 Dunlin, most which formed an amazing murmuration 😍