Will Jobbins
@will-j.bsky.social
UK amateur wildlife photographer, surveyor & aspiring ecological nerd.
Jack snipe at @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social today. Very shy!
November 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Jack snipe at @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social today. Very shy!
A water rail - swimming! At @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social on Saturday.
#birding #birds #ukwildlife #wildlife @colnevalley.bsky.social
#birding #birds #ukwildlife #wildlife @colnevalley.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A water rail - swimming! At @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social on Saturday.
#birding #birds #ukwildlife #wildlife @colnevalley.bsky.social
#birding #birds #ukwildlife #wildlife @colnevalley.bsky.social
Always lovely to spend an afternoon with the kingfishers at @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social. This female was out fishing immediately after the rain on Sunday.
Plus bonus migrant hawker dragonfly pic.
#birdwatching #ukbirding #kingfisher #dragonfly #odonata @colnevalley.bsky.social
Plus bonus migrant hawker dragonfly pic.
#birdwatching #ukbirding #kingfisher #dragonfly #odonata @colnevalley.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Always lovely to spend an afternoon with the kingfishers at @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social. This female was out fishing immediately after the rain on Sunday.
Plus bonus migrant hawker dragonfly pic.
#birdwatching #ukbirding #kingfisher #dragonfly #odonata @colnevalley.bsky.social
Plus bonus migrant hawker dragonfly pic.
#birdwatching #ukbirding #kingfisher #dragonfly #odonata @colnevalley.bsky.social
Grumpy crayfish...
September 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Grumpy crayfish...
September @webs-gsmp.bsky.social survey done. So many ducks! Tufties, pochards, shoveller, gadwall etc. Above average numbers. Also 2 green sandpipers passing through.
Algae has now died back slightly & water improved. At least 1 grumpy crayfish has survived... #birding #birdwatching #ukwildlife
Algae has now died back slightly & water improved. At least 1 grumpy crayfish has survived... #birding #birdwatching #ukwildlife
September 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
September @webs-gsmp.bsky.social survey done. So many ducks! Tufties, pochards, shoveller, gadwall etc. Above average numbers. Also 2 green sandpipers passing through.
Algae has now died back slightly & water improved. At least 1 grumpy crayfish has survived... #birding #birdwatching #ukwildlife
Algae has now died back slightly & water improved. At least 1 grumpy crayfish has survived... #birding #birdwatching #ukwildlife
@btoengland.bsky.social WeBS survey recently at @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social Broadwater Lake. Low water level with algae/oxygen issues judging by many dead crayfish. Bird numbers very good, presumably enjoying the buffet. Fishing activity from herons, egrets, cormorants & remaining common terns.
August 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
@btoengland.bsky.social WeBS survey recently at @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social Broadwater Lake. Low water level with algae/oxygen issues judging by many dead crayfish. Bird numbers very good, presumably enjoying the buffet. Fishing activity from herons, egrets, cormorants & remaining common terns.
Finally managed to catch up with the young kingfishers at the marvellous @maplelodgersrve.bsky.social on a (very) wet Saturday morning. I *think* these are two different juveniles.
#birds #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife #kingfisher #wildlifephotography
#birds #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife #kingfisher #wildlifephotography
July 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Finally managed to catch up with the young kingfishers at the marvellous @maplelodgersrve.bsky.social on a (very) wet Saturday morning. I *think* these are two different juveniles.
#birds #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife #kingfisher #wildlifephotography
#birds #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife #kingfisher #wildlifephotography
June 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
June 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Also one of our many cuckoos in the @colnevalley.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Also one of our many cuckoos in the @colnevalley.bsky.social
May WeBS done. Common terns are back 🥰
The big news; in 2024 4 oystercatchers were prospecting this site but didn’t nest or breed. Imagine my delight to see a chick last weekend! Probable first for Broadwater(?).
@hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social
@colnevalley.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
The big news; in 2024 4 oystercatchers were prospecting this site but didn’t nest or breed. Imagine my delight to see a chick last weekend! Probable first for Broadwater(?).
@hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social
@colnevalley.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
May WeBS done. Common terns are back 🥰
The big news; in 2024 4 oystercatchers were prospecting this site but didn’t nest or breed. Imagine my delight to see a chick last weekend! Probable first for Broadwater(?).
@hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social
@colnevalley.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
The big news; in 2024 4 oystercatchers were prospecting this site but didn’t nest or breed. Imagine my delight to see a chick last weekend! Probable first for Broadwater(?).
@hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social
@colnevalley.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
May 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This bittern at @rspbengland.bsky.social Minsmere on Sunday emerged from the reeds and paraded around in front of 20-odd shocked birders with all the confidence of a Parisian catwalk model. Quite a treat!
#birds #ukbirding @birdguides.bsky.social #suffolkbirds #suffolkwildlife
#birds #ukbirding @birdguides.bsky.social #suffolkbirds #suffolkwildlife
April 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This bittern at @rspbengland.bsky.social Minsmere on Sunday emerged from the reeds and paraded around in front of 20-odd shocked birders with all the confidence of a Parisian catwalk model. Quite a treat!
#birds #ukbirding @birdguides.bsky.social #suffolkbirds #suffolkwildlife
#birds #ukbirding @birdguides.bsky.social #suffolkbirds #suffolkwildlife
Grass snake (subadult I think) swimming at @maplelodgersrve.bsky.social at the weekend.
Swam right across open water under the gaze of a cormorant. I willed it across all the way, with apologies to the cormorant.
Swam right across open water under the gaze of a cormorant. I willed it across all the way, with apologies to the cormorant.
April 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Grass snake (subadult I think) swimming at @maplelodgersrve.bsky.social at the weekend.
Swam right across open water under the gaze of a cormorant. I willed it across all the way, with apologies to the cormorant.
Swam right across open water under the gaze of a cormorant. I willed it across all the way, with apologies to the cormorant.
WeBS done last week at Broadwater Lake. Plenty of winter ducks still around; tufties, shoveller, pochard.
The great relief was the return of Canada & greylag geese, as they've been worryingly sparse this winter.
@btobirds.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social
The great relief was the return of Canada & greylag geese, as they've been worryingly sparse this winter.
@btobirds.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
WeBS done last week at Broadwater Lake. Plenty of winter ducks still around; tufties, shoveller, pochard.
The great relief was the return of Canada & greylag geese, as they've been worryingly sparse this winter.
@btobirds.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social
The great relief was the return of Canada & greylag geese, as they've been worryingly sparse this winter.
@btobirds.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social
“Why does a silly bird go on saying "chiff-chaff" all day long? Is it happiness or hiccups?” - AA Milne.
March 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“Why does a silly bird go on saying "chiff-chaff" all day long? Is it happiness or hiccups?” - AA Milne.
Barn owl in south Bucks yesterday at dusk (Denham area) with a ring (that I can’t read).
@borgowl.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social
@borgowl.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Barn owl in south Bucks yesterday at dusk (Denham area) with a ring (that I can’t read).
@borgowl.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social
@borgowl.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social
Winter Gull Survey completed on Sunday evening on the Denham/Harefield gravel pits. Very low numbers indeed, just a handful of BH gulls.
Luckily the red-necked grebe was still around to entertain me as the sun sank behind the cement works. @btobirds.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
Luckily the red-necked grebe was still around to entertain me as the sun sank behind the cement works. @btobirds.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Winter Gull Survey completed on Sunday evening on the Denham/Harefield gravel pits. Very low numbers indeed, just a handful of BH gulls.
Luckily the red-necked grebe was still around to entertain me as the sun sank behind the cement works. @btobirds.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
Luckily the red-necked grebe was still around to entertain me as the sun sank behind the cement works. @btobirds.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
Red-necked grebe today at Harefield No4 gravel pit.
9/1/2025, 1230, TQ 05414 86494. Easily found, just walk down the West Bank from the bridge, past the slightly-amused fishermen.
@birdguides.bsky.social
9/1/2025, 1230, TQ 05414 86494. Easily found, just walk down the West Bank from the bridge, past the slightly-amused fishermen.
@birdguides.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Red-necked grebe today at Harefield No4 gravel pit.
9/1/2025, 1230, TQ 05414 86494. Easily found, just walk down the West Bank from the bridge, past the slightly-amused fishermen.
@birdguides.bsky.social
9/1/2025, 1230, TQ 05414 86494. Easily found, just walk down the West Bank from the bridge, past the slightly-amused fishermen.
@birdguides.bsky.social
December 30, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Apparently there’s a thing called #festivedailyrobin, so here’s one from SW Herts at the weekend.
#birds #birdlife #ukwildlife
#birds #birdlife #ukwildlife
December 18, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Apparently there’s a thing called #festivedailyrobin, so here’s one from SW Herts at the weekend.
#birds #birdlife #ukwildlife
#birds #birdlife #ukwildlife
Interesting hybrid (pintail/mallard?) in SW Herts on Sunday. #birdhybrid
December 10, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Interesting hybrid (pintail/mallard?) in SW Herts on Sunday. #birdhybrid
One of my two BTO WeBS survey sites; Broadwater Lake in NW London. It’s largely deserted by humans apart from a yacht club, and fantastic for wildfowl, especially in winter.
Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust are running a campaign to stop a watersports centre development going ahead on this SSSI.
Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust are running a campaign to stop a watersports centre development going ahead on this SSSI.
December 5, 2024 at 10:44 AM
One of my two BTO WeBS survey sites; Broadwater Lake in NW London. It’s largely deserted by humans apart from a yacht club, and fantastic for wildfowl, especially in winter.
Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust are running a campaign to stop a watersports centre development going ahead on this SSSI.
Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust are running a campaign to stop a watersports centre development going ahead on this SSSI.