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About hootbot

Professional design agency photographer and amateur birder.

Rounding Off The Year

Posted on November 14, 2020 by hootbot

After we came back from Norfolk, things quietened right down. I had started to get deeper into a project with my large format camera so that gave us the excuse to spend time in Epping Forest. Birding wasn’t a priority … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amwell, Bramfield, Caspian Gull, Coal Tit, connaught water, corn bunting, eagle pond, epping forest, firecrest, fungi, Goldcrest, goldeneye, goosander, Hen Harrier, Kingfisher, limpsfield chart, mandarin, Mandarin Duck, Merlin, Muntjac, red kite, red-crested pochard, Reed Bunting, rickmansworth, short-eared owl, siskin, snaresbrook, starling, stocker's lake, stockers lake, Wallasea Island, Whooper swan | Leave a comment

Norfolk

Posted on November 14, 2020 by hootbot

As October came around, so did our annual trip to Norfolk. Day One We went up by train as usual, via Cambridge to Kings Lynn, and then got the bus across the coast to Wells. After settling in we went … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged avocet, Bar-tailed Godwit, bearded tit, birdtour, Black-tailed Godwit, blackbird, Blackcap, blakeney, blue tit, brambling, Brent Goose, buzzard, cattle egret, Cetti's Warbler, cettis warbler, chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Cley, Coal Tit, Curlew, Dunlin, Fieldfare, friary hills, Gannet, godwit, Goldcrest, Golden Plover, great egret, great tit, Great White Egret, Green Woodpecker, Greenshank, Grey Partridge, grey phalarope, Grey Plover, Guillemot, Holkham, hooded merganser, jack snipe, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Little Stint, long-tailed tit, Marsh Harrier, mediterranean gull, Norfolk, Oystercatcher, peregrine, pink-footed goose, Pintail, Razorbill, red kite, Red-breasted Merganser, red-throated diver, Redshank, Redwing, Ring Ouzel, ruff, Sanderling, sheringham, siskin, Song Thrush, Spoonbill, Stiffkey, stiffkey fen, stone curlew, Stone-curlew, Stonechat, thornham, Titchwell, Turnstone, walsey hills, warham greens, water rail, water shrew, wells woods, wells-next-the-sea, whinchat, yellow-browed warbler, yellowhammer | Leave a comment

Spring & Summer

Posted on November 14, 2020 by hootbot

With my concentration turned to film photography, birding was far more relaxed after we’d returned from North America. We visited Dev for a weekend in Woking and spent much of the two days at Thursley and Frensham. Starting at Thursley … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amwell, ashdown forest, barbastelle, Barn Owl, bats, birds, bittern, Black Redstart, brambling, Bramfield, Bullfinch, common pipistrelle, common sandpiper, cuckoo, Dartford Warbler, fishers green, frensham, garganey, Greater Scaup, Hobby, Little Owl, Little Ringed Plover, nightingale, nightjar, Norfolk, pipistrelle, red kite, redstart, ring-necked duck, Scaup, soprano pipistrelle, thetford, thursley common, Titchwell, Tree Pipit, Walthamstow Marshes, Walthamstow Reservoirs, walthamstow wetlands, welborne, west lexham, wester barbastelle, whinchat, woking, woodcock, woodlark, Yellow Wagtail, yellowhammer | Leave a comment

North America

Posted on February 15, 2020 by hootbot

I’ve been fascinated by owls since I was about five years old. I can’t remember how or why it began, but it’s just my thing. It was after going on an owl-centric guided birding tour to Sweden in 2009 that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged America, american crow, american kestrel, american tree sparrow, american wigeon, arctic redpoll, bald eagle, black-backed woodpecker, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, bohemian waxwing, bufflehead, canada, canada jay, cedar waxwing, common grackle, cooper's hawk, downy woodpecker, eagle-eye tours, eastern bluebird, eastman museum, evening grosbeak, goshawk, gray jay, great horned owl, hairy woodpecker, hoary redpoll, hooded merganser, manitoba, mockingbird, mourning dove, new york, niagara falls, northern cardinal, northern shrike, owls, pennsylvania, pileated woodpecker, pine grosbeak, pittsburgh, pittsburgh penguins, pittsford, red-bellied woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, red-tailed hawk, ring-billed gull, ring-necked duck, rochester, ruffed grouse, saw-whet owl, sharp-tailed grouse, snowy owl, song sparrow, toronto, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, USA, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, winnipeg | Leave a comment

New Year, New Challenge

Posted on July 27, 2019 by hootbot

Last year was all about the 200 bird challenge. It was a great way of getting myself out of bed in the morning, and it was great fun. But with that completed I’m going to spending my spare time this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abney park cemetery, balham, Birding, Birdwatching, Common Buzzard, epping forest, Fieldfare, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greater Scaup, green sandpiper, Hainault, Kingfisher, Mistle Thrush, mute swan, ornithology, peregrine, Redwing, skylark, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Treecreeper, Tufted Duck, Walthamstow Reservoirs, walthamstow wetlands, waxwing | Leave a comment

The Final Run

Posted on July 23, 2019 by hootbot

After returning from Morocco it was time to turn our attention back to the mission of trying to get 200 bird species in the UK before the year came to an end. Surprisingly, we were back in the game before … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #my200birdyear, ashdown forest, Bullfinch, Caspian Gull, cliffe, Cliffe Pools, crossbill, eagle pond, grey phalarope, Little Owl, owls, rustic bunting, snaresbrook | Leave a comment

Southern Morocco

Posted on December 30, 2018 by hootbot

Normally we have our main holiday abroad each year in spring, but after we were unable to fly for a while due to medical reasons and knowing we weren’t going to get the all-clear until April anyway, we decided instead … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged african crimson-winged finch, agadir, atlas mountains, bar-tailed desert lark, barbary falcon, barbary partridge, black wheatear, black-crowned tchagra, black-winged kite, bonelli's eagle, booted eagle, boumalne, boumalne dades, common bulbul, cream-coloured courser, dades gorge, desert, desert lark, desert warbler, desert wheatear, egyptian nightjar, erfoud, greater flamingo, greater hoopoe-lark, hoopoe, house bunting, lanner falcon, little swift, maghreb lark, maghreb magpie, marrakesh, merzouga, morocco, moussier's redstart, naturetrek, northern bald ibis, Osprey, ouarzazate, pin-tailed sandgrouse, plain martin, purple heron, sahara, sardinian warbler, short-toed eagle, southern grey shrike, southern morocco, spectacled warbler, spotted sandgrouse, Stonechat, subalpine warbler, temminck's lark, thekla lark, tristram's warbler, turtle dove, white-crowned black wheatear, woodchat shrike, zitting cisticola | Leave a comment

Summer Additions

Posted on December 27, 2018 by hootbot

After returning from Norfolk with a healthy-looking yearlist it was time for the usual lull as spring calmed down and summer took hold. I had a few ideas of species we could look for during this time, with specific plans … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ashdown forest, bat, Birdfair, black tern, Cliffe Pools, cuckoo, daubentons bat, fishers green, Hobby, Lee Valley, lesser whitethroat, nathusius's pipistrelle, natterer's bat, nightingale, nightjar, Osprey, Pied Flycatcher, pipistrelle, Rainham Marshes, red-backed shrike, soprano pipistrelle, spotted flycatcher, staines reservoir, Stone-curlew, tawny owl, Walthamstow Marshes, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Wanstead Flats, weeting heath, whinchat, woodcock | Leave a comment

Norfolk in Spring

Posted on August 21, 2018 by hootbot

Ah, mid-May and it’s time to return to Norfolk with Marcus of the Bird ID Company. We go at least once a year but this was the first time we’d gone in spring, with arriving migrants being the main targets. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged avocte, Bar-tailed Godwit, Barn Owl, bearded tit, bittern, Black-tailed Godwit, Blackcap, Brown Hare, buzzard, Chiffchaff, Cley, common sandpiper, Common Scoter, Common Tern, cuckoo, Curlew, Dunlin, fulmar, garganey, Greenshank, Grey Plover, Hobby, Holkham, holme, House Martin, kelling, kestrel, Kittiwake, lesser whitethroat, Linnet, little gull, Little Ringed Plover, Little Stint, Little Tern, Marsh Harrier, mediterranean gull, Norfolk, orange tip, peregrine, Pied Wagtail, red kite, Redshank, Reed Warbler, ringed plover, sandwich tern, Sedge Warbler, siskin, Spoonbill, stiffkey fen, Stonechat, Swallow, temmnck's stint, Titchwell, Turnstone, turtle dove, wells, Wheatear, whimbrel, whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Wood Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail | Leave a comment

Spring Additions

Posted on August 4, 2018 by hootbot

After a great time in Scotland the next day out was a damp Saturday where we headed over to Wimbledon Common in the hope of finding the Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers that had been there, but to no avail. Plenty of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ashdown forest, Black-necked Grebe, brambling, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, common sandpiper, Common Tern, Garden Warbler, Hobby, House Martin, lesser whitethroat, Little Ringed Plover, Rainham Marshes, red kite, redstart, Reed Warbler, Sand Martin, Sedge Warbler, short-eared owl, skylark, staines moor, staines reservoir, Swarovski, swift, Tree Pipit, Walthamstow, Walthamstow Reservoirs, walthamstow wetlands, Wanstead Flats, Wheatear, whitethroat, Willow Warbler, woodlark | Leave a comment

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